Splinter Chair by Matthew Kroeker

Breaking up is easier to do given the Splinter Chair by Matthew Kroeker for Jane Hamley Wells. It's designed to break. The chair is made of uneven slats in a right and left version. The two can fit together to form a bench, and likewise break apart to form two separate chairs.

On the materials for the chair (teak with stainless steel legs), Matthew says: The bench is teak because it wears well outdoors, but I don’t want it to be seen only as a piece of garden furniture. The wood is responsibly harvested, either plantation-grown or from a managed forest.

I didn’t want anything to distract from the seat and back, so the stainless-steel legs are quite sparing. It’s the next best thing to having the bench just hover above the ground. Via Metropolis.

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I love them, so whimsical! Can I ask the blunt question? how much $ or the range of price?

posted by kitabklyn on July 27th 2007 at 6:38am
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awesome! the boston globe featured these yesterday or the day before and i thought they were neat and meant to pass the word along to AT. very cool that you're showin' 'em off, too.

posted by biskinikill on July 27th 2007 at 6:47am
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I love this. I must "borrow" this bench for my Chair of the Day. It's too whimsical to pass up. Thanks for the find.

posted by DesignHole on July 27th 2007 at 8:49am
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I loved it when I saw (and blogged) it at ICFF two years ago.

posted by patrick (the other one) on July 28th 2007 at 6:01pm
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A great chair and a great idea.
Do the two pieces just fit together or is there some kind of fixing bracket as well ?

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posted by enquiries on August 8th 2007 at 9:44am
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