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ARCHITECT the AiA mAgAzine February <strong>2014</strong> WWW.arCHITeCTMaGaZINe.COM<br />
material goods<br />
The Wrap on Wood<br />
reSeArCHerS And deSiGnerS Are renderinG<br />
wood To Be inCreASinGLy reSiLienT, AddinG new<br />
USeS—FroM TALL BUiLdinGS To MiCroFiBerS—For<br />
THe CLASSiC BUiLdinG MATeriAL.<br />
Text by Hallie Busta<br />
Edited by Wanda Lau<br />
rabbet joinery<br />
attaches the seat<br />
to the chair’s<br />
monolithic leg<br />
forms.<br />
smOOTH cOnnecTIOns<br />
designed and manufactured by Auburn, Maine–based<br />
Thos. Moser, the Hunt chair’s Minimalist, sweeping frame<br />
offers a contemporary redux of the classic Bank-of-england<br />
style chair. originally commissioned for the Quiet reading<br />
room in north Carolina State University’s James B. Hunt Jr.<br />
Library, which was designed by Snøhetta, the solid-wood<br />
unit is “a legacy chair” for libraries, conference rooms, and<br />
dining areas, says Aaron Moser, director of the company’s<br />
contract division. “it’s one thing to design a chair that<br />
is really strong and lasts a long time, and it’s another<br />
to make sure it has [design] appeal.” Available with or<br />
without a seat back, and in several wood species (cherry,<br />
shown). thosmoser.com Circle 101<br />
The material was used<br />
to construct the 1947<br />
prototype Hughes H-4<br />
Hercules timber airplane.<br />
LIGHT LOAD<br />
London designer Benjamin Hubert crafted a wood table that’s light enough to lob across<br />
the room. Three-ply, 0.8mm-thick pressure-laminated plywood sheets give the 20-lb.<br />
Ripple its high strength-to-weight ratio. benjaminhubert.co.uk Circle 102<br />
it takes 10 hours to<br />
fabricate one Hunt<br />
Chair, a process that<br />
occurs from start to<br />
finish at the furniture<br />
maker’s Auburn<br />
workshop.<br />
Mortise-and-tenon<br />
construction connects<br />
the chair’s steam-bent<br />
legs and back rail.<br />
The solid-wood<br />
socket comes in ash,<br />
bamboo, and oak.<br />
Basic (shown) is one of<br />
three interchangeable<br />
metal and silicone<br />
shades in the series.<br />
OppOsITes ATTRAcT<br />
Achieve design versatility and material contrast with this pendant designed by German<br />
studio Schneid. eikon’s wood socket connects to its shade using hidden magnets.<br />
The luminaire will be available in the U.S. in March. schneid.org Circle 103
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