Round Table: The Chair

More than any other piece of furniture the chair has been subject to the wildest experimentations and ideas by makers, craftspeople, engineers and designers. The most used piece of furniture, it is lauded for its honest functionality and celebrated for its many shapes and forms.

For this live Round Table discussion, award-winning designer and craftsperson Damien Wright will lead a conversation between three makers featured in The Chair. With each maker having approached the design challenge through vastly different materials and techniques, the panel will explore the possibilities of this classic piece of furniture within the context of contemporary craft practice.

The chair is an ever-evolving indicator of trend, design, and application of material and technology. Obsessed over by creative practitioners, it is one of the ultimate design challenges.

Photography by Annika Kafcaloudis