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This is the 2nd of two chairs I’ve made with a seat that is made of folded paper strips that are woven together. There’s also a smaller woven paper shelf underneath, with a paper box that includes a special message inside for the person who bought it, which is part of why it’s called “Offering”.
The chair was recently sold during the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts 11th Annual Art Auction. The Bemis Center is an organization that provides arts programming in Omaha, NE, and has an internationally renowned artists-in-residency program. It’s also where I have my shop. The wood is a cheap piece of honey locust I got from a sawmill in Eastern Iowa. It’s finished with a semi-gloss polyurethane. This chair is part of my ongoing project called Share-a-Chair. If you’re interested, you can learn more about that at http://www.share-a-chair.com
-- Learn more about me at www.measurecutcut.com or www.share-a-chair.com
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OhVlyArtisan
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#1 posted 1255 days ago
Fascinating – good job!
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#2 posted 1255 days ago
Good idea and nice work!
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#3 posted 1255 days ago
your chair is very interesting, and a neat concept indeed. And I really like the rounded “soft” ends on the back pieces. Nice design, and beautiful execution
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#4 posted 1255 days ago
Is it useable?
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#5 posted 1254 days ago
I’m sure the new owner will know they have a one of a kind chair and helped their own arts programming. Very cool.
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pgcales
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#6 posted 1254 days ago
Yes, the chair is, in fact, useable. I get that question a lot. The paper I used is pretty thick – and paper, in general, is pretty strong stuff if it’s twisted, folded, etc. The woven pattern actually helps spread the weight across the entire seat so that all the weight isn’t on one strip or specific spot. Believe it or not, I can actually stand on these seats without them breaking or tearing, and I’m north of 200lbs.
-- Learn more about me at www.measurecutcut.com or www.share-a-chair.com
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