Sussex Chairs
August 14, 2020Sussex Chairs looking at home!
This set of ten elegant Sussex Chairs are a welcome addition to our Sussex Collection and look stunning in their new home.
These limited-edition chairs a real feat of engineering, and incorporate several different traditional techniques alongside the use of hi-tech machinery. The chairs are made of elements that combine wood turning, steam bending, mortise and tenon joints, cane weaving, hand shaping and finishing, all juxtaposed with hi-tech 5-axis CNC milling.
The arm of the chair is in fact steam bent twice to achieve the final curved shape – a process not for the faint-hearted! The wedged mortise and tenon joints add a simple yet beautiful detail with the ‘herringbone’ texture of the end grain exposed.
These chairs epitomise the essence of Edward’s Sussex Collection which ‘reflects his natural design aesthetic that expresses a classic yet contemporary feel, with clean, elegant lines, curved forms and stylish detailing’.
The chairs are made in oak with a white oil finished with the seat upholstered with natural woven cane. The chair back features an upholstered cushion in leather with brass detailing.
We are so pleased to see them looking at home in their new surroundings and thoroughly enjoyed working on this project and pulling together all these different and varied techniques.
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