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Both design lovers and thrill-seekers will be lured in by the new Adna Chaise by David Weeks Studio. The chaise, with its interlocking base, is an homage to the classic wooden roller coaster and the inventive spirit of LaMarcus Adna Thompson, the "Father of the Gravity Ride."

 

"Wooden coasters are better aesthetically – much better than the steel structures now being made. The wooden coasters' network of timber is a thing of beauty with its curves and extreme dips and turns." David Weeks Studio. Using this as a leaping off point, they created his newest and most dynamic piece of furniture.

 

Unlike most seating–where the structure is hidden from view–the chaotic base of the Adna Chaise is left un-upholstered to bring the idea of the roller coaster front and center. The seemingly scattered legs of Adna are instead sculpted pieces of maple that seamlessly interweave with one another without the appearance of hardware. The seating for Adna is an elegant fiberglass and leather form cradled in the maple support beams

 

The Adna Chaise is a featured work in the MatterMade Collection Number Two, "New America." Jamie Gray, owner of the New YorkCity-based contemporary design store Matter, curated this collection of furniture, lighting, and accessories. All the items in this eclectic collection focus on new ways to utilize materials and technology, embrace a distinct moment in American design history, and were produced in the United States.

 

Weeks Studio used the opportunity to be part of the MatterMade collection to create something unexpected from his line of lighting, furniture and wooden toys. "Make what you want to make and then decipher it," explains Weeks. "It's the mantra for the studio. Many of the other factors – materials, scale measurements, applications – come into play after the fact as you try to solve."

 

 

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