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Stuck Chair by Oato
Product news: the backrest of this chair by Dutch designers Oato seems to be simply wedged between its criss-crossing legs.
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Stuck Chair is made from oak with a backrest of blue powder-coated steel. The seat is lodged firmly in place by the chair legs that pass diagonally through it.
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In fact, the legs are secured by screws where they intersect with each other and the steel backrest, with the holes then filled to reduce their visibility.
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When discussing the concept behind the design, chief designer Stefan Tervoort told Dezeen: "We are interested in a more poetic side in design, so a more conceptual, shape driven approach, but still we are interested in reproducibility."
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Oato received an honourable mention for Stuck Chair at the Thonet-initiated ARC12 Chair Design competition in Utrecht this August.
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