The "Cord-chair" was designed for Nendo´s private exhibition “Ghost Stories. The designers explain the concept:

- Rather than assembling wood panels around 9mm steel frame,we decided to hollow out pieces of wood to clad each part of the frame. We were particularly interested in showing off the flawlessness of the wood material.

Each of the chair's parts is carved from wood, left simple and undecorated to bring out the
flawlessness of the material. Since each part is only 3 mm wide, the chair must be made by hand, rather than with mass-production machinery. Each chair is carved by artisans who took special care to align the wood grain. Like reinforced concrete, the chair separates and highlights the role of each element. It liberates wood from structure, allowing the material's natural warmth and softness to come into sharp focus.

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