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sui chair CH cloth seat 2251 [Exhibit]
sui chair CH cloth seat 2251 [Exhibit]
Delivery time: about 2 weeks
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*As this is an exhibition item, there may be color changes due to aging and minor scratches.
*Please note that we also sell these products in stores, so please forgive us if they are sold out.
*There may be slight individual differences in shape and size.
*Although we use thoroughly dried wood, due to it being natural wood, slight movement (such as small misalignments or warping at the joints) may occur.
*Please contact us if you would like to see the actual product.
*Please contact us if you would like delivery to Okinawa Prefecture or a remote island.
This dining chair has been undergoing a series of model changes since 2009. When designing a chair, we prioritize comfort and functionality over form. We value the "beauty of utility" that naturally emerges once functionality is fulfilled. With this in mind, we draw the details while taking into account the manufacturing process. When designing a dining chair, we particularly value the beauty of the back. This is because chairs set at a table are almost always viewed from behind. We design chairs that naturally straighten the sitter's back, enhancing their appearance. Around 2009, when the first sui chair model was created, KOMA was a company of three employees, with no directly managed stores and only a few chairs per month. For small production runs of one or two chairs, it can be surprisingly efficient to rely on instinct and carve the chair by hand rather than using machine tools. While retaining the original design and undergoing repeated model changes, the sui chair remains almost entirely hand-carved.
Sui chair is a dining chair we have been making since 2009, going through model changes on the way. When designing a chair, the form never comes first, but when I probe into the level of comfort according to the purpose of the chair, beauty of the design comes to be. Keeping that in mind, I put details to paper taking manufacturing process into account as I advance.
The back view of these chairs are especially important, as they are normally set in the table to look from the back side. Also, I design so that the backs straighten, and postures of the person sitting down looks attractive.
In 2009, when sui chair was initially made, there were only three people working at KOMA. We didn't have a shop, and an order was rare, couple a months at the most. So, back then, if we were making one or two chairs at a time, it was much easier to carve it out by hand, than to use the machine for the purpose. Even though it has gone through model changes, sui chair is still designed in the same way, and most of the parts are shaped out by hand.