Cedar Sâlao Accent Chair

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My Cedar Sâlao lounge chair is notable for its easy comfort and its distinctive curved seating surfaces, which were inspired … Read more My Cedar Sâlao lounge chair is notable for its easy comfort and its distinctive curved seating surfaces, which were inspired by ergonomics – that's always where I start! The Sâlao chair's dimensions and angles are all calculated to enhance the chair's laid-back, relaxed comfort. The lowest point of the front edge of the chair's seat is 17½” above the floor.

Those unusual, curved parts are celebrated by being installed atop steel standoffs so that they suggest that they're being presented by a waiter's fingers holding up a delivery tray.

The structure of the chair's frame is highlighted by the featured mortise and tenon joints that connect its legs and back. I'm showing you some detailed photos.

The Cedar Sâlao is made out of Cedrela odorata (Spanish cedar), which is a species that thrives in Central America and northern South America. It grows so prolifically that it's often used in reforestation projects. These days it's far more responsible than teak – plantation grown teak is usually not very high quality and wild grown is now an over-harvested threatened species.

I have signed the chair by hand on the seat, and I've included a detail photo.

It's a prototype for a collection that never went into production so it's one of a kind – it's similar to my Sâlao accent chair but differs significantly. See less