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Ash Monument Chair
Posted February 17th, 2008 by Real Ok Design
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Simple aesthetics, simple construction.
Lounge style White Ash Hardwood Seating-
2 3/4 White Ash blanks Are CNC milled to the contour of the seat, and also to accept the 1 3/4 White Ash dowels.
The Dowels Are bought in bulk and cut to the correct length before being glued to the solid seat base.
Each Chair or bench has a plaque of stainless steel and laser sintered emulsion which reads "MONUMENT"
The seat of each chair was dyed with Black India ink prior to being glued.
VOC compliant clear sealer will work over the ink and natural white ash.
The idea behind the chair is that many Michigan communities cut ash trees down to stop the spread of EAB. Aside from wood chips and or fire nothing much comes the inert material. Thus making the it free to any one who can harvest and mill the Michigan native White Ash Tree.
huh?
huh?
too short and excess length
too short and excess length would buckle your dowels. the back of that chair is stupefying.
Someone explain to me how
Someone explain to me how this is not a good eco friendly idea.
Minimal waste from the cnc and using material that would otherwiser be wasted. I once read a comment somewhere, "do we really need more custom chairs?" I would think the answer is yes. As long as designers are thinking of new and better ways to make those custom chairs - I mean we all need to sit somewhere, sometime. Love the concept behind this design!
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