Knowlton : Loczi Design

Build Prompt: A rectangular dining table, a coffee table, and two upholstered counter height stools.

The Fratelli Bofi Q1 Stool by Archer Humphreys Architects draws inspiration from cathedral rose windows paired with modern elements.

The Servomuto Giardino Pendant

Kitchen

Fireclay Tile “Ensenito” in Neutral

Upholstered Counter-Height Stools

Walnut Stain Sapele Counter Height Stools

25” Seat Height, 43” Overall Height

Materials Testing : integrated Resin with option to match any Pantone color, varying translucencies available

Forms found in Cathedral Rose Windows

Geometry + Color

Layering for multiple reveals, levels of translucency, and unique compositions between the front/backside

To Reference: Fair Isle Blue

Stool Legs

Stool Option One (S1)

Stool Option Two (S2)

Post-Meeting Stool Update :

-More “Spindly” Leg Proportion

-Cross Bar in Front, Rather than Side

Updated Stool 8/29/22

-S1 with “Spindly Leg” proportion and Cross Stretcher

Pre-Upholstery In-Shop Completion Photos:

From the back, the two chairs both have a resin point at their crest, which makes the design feel similarly aligned, intentional and "upright", then when one looks into the front faces of the chairs, the conversation between the two of them becomes apparent. (Where Catrina circled in the photograph.)

These two chairs feature quiet changes in their featured circles, like phases of the moon shifting subtly from night to night.

We wanted to provide the sensation of a freeze-framed zoetrope, like time is taking a moment to catch its breath, you can see both positions at once, but they are both balanced and equally aligned. (I have attached a video and a .pdf featuring multiple views of the chairs for your reference.)

The real magic of these chairs happens when they are viewed from the front and brightly backlit, the changes in the vignettes gives the viewer every possible combination they could desire in the chairs.

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