Post Hana Dining Chair with Spindle Back in Walnut

On the island of Maui there is a stretch of coast that is as isolated and remote as it is surpassingly beautiful. This area, on the island’s east side, is home to a small community of hearty, back to the land types, many of whom grow their own food and built their own homes. As a result, there is a certain organic aesthetic to the architecture that we find very charming. The Hana Dining Chair...

Light and strong, the Beachcomber Counter Stool evokes the sight of an old wooden single hull; it's lean, sturdy mast together with the rigging worthy of the high seas. Constructed of hand shaped legs and stretchers, each piece is carefully fit and pinned with hardwood pegs and wedges to last for generations, much like the sea craft that inspire them. For every bar stool, we start with scrupulously chosen lumber; each board must consist of straight grain and have absolutely no defects. This is not just for aesthetics, the clear grain gives the stool its strength. The boards are then milled to dimension and shaped by hand using a combination of machines and time honored hand tools. They are then given a polish by taking thin shavings with well sharpened planes and spokeshaves; rarely is sandpaper used in our shop. Once assembled, the Beachcomber bar stool...

Our Oxbend Windsor chair, incorporates our first serious steam-bent pieces. It’s our first time working with green wood (as opposed to kiln dried), and watching green wood rebel agai...

The LW chair draws on the shaker tradition of simplicity by finding subtle ways to prioritize comfort and aesthetic through careful consideration of proportion. Our goal was to creat...