Developed for indoor spaces through Activa Leisure
An accent chair developed within the category-development program that took an outdoor furniture business into indoor furniture for a national warehouse-club retailer. The assortment research pointed to two woven directions then defining the category — cane-and-rope weaves and the leather-strap seating that specialty retailers like Crate & Barrel and Bernhardt were carrying heading into 2020. Skagway took the strap-leather direction and built it onto a structure-forward frame, letting a single continuous arc carry the design where the program's other accent concepts let the weave lead.
The frame is built from segmented wood elements joined with concealed reinforcement, letting the continuous curve read as fluid while staying buildable and grounded. The stance references natural motion without excess, suggesting lightness through structure rather than ornament. A woven leather seat and back supply tactile contrast and tie the piece to the strap-seating language running through the research.
The Skagway Accent Chair resolves a researched material direction through sculptural restraint — flowing geometry held in proportion and structure.