Unstable Stool  

Culture & Context

A rocking asymmetric stool that allows you to rock and lean forward at a desk or table, a movement that keeps the spine straight and engages core muscles.  A single length of wood is steamed and bent to create a strong asymmetric rocker for an exceptional ergonomic stool. The rockers have round tenons brought through the seat and traditionally wedged and pegged, creating a lovely detail. The spindles are hand turned and pegged and the seat is sculpted for comfort.

Material  –  Oak/Ash sourced locally as part of our ethos to use locally grown native hardwoods and link “woodlands to workshops”.  By actively managing the trees, not only doing we provide our material source, but we increase the biodiversity and resilience of our native woodlands.

Process & Production

Process  –  Steambending –  using steam to saturate and unlock the fibres of the wood, allowing for a brief moment, the fibres to slide over each other, and the shape of the wood to be changed, by bending over a former.   Loops for the asymmetric rockers of the Unstable stool.  Splits for the legs of the Prism Table.