PAIR OF MONOXYL TEAK LOUNGE CHAIRS

TWO SCULPTURAL LOW CHAIRS CARVED FROM SOLID TEAK BY JÉRÔME ABEL SEGUIN, EXECUTED CIRCA 1990. EACH SEAT IS MONOXYL — FORMED FROM A SINGLE BLOCK OF WOOD — PRESERVING THE FULL DENSITY, STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND EXPRESSIVE GRAIN OF THE MATERIAL.

THE SILHOUETTES ARE ORGANIC AND INSTINCTIVE. THE BROAD RECLINING BACKS EMERGE DIRECTLY FROM THICK, HAND-CARVED SEATS, WITH CONTOURS LEFT PURPOSELY IRREGULAR.


NATURAL FISSURES, KNOTS AND SUBTLE TOOL MARKS REMAIN VISIBLE, EMPHASISING THE RAW HONESTY OF THE WORK. ONE CHAIR FEATURES A NATURAL APERTURE IN THE BACKREST, CREATING A QUIET DIALOGUE BETWEEN MASS AND NEGATIVE SPACE.

RESTING ON SIMPLE CYLINDRICAL LEGS, THE CHAIRS BALANCE PRIMITIVE PRESENCE WITH ARCHITECTURAL RESTRAINT. THE TEAK HAS DEVELOPED A DEEP, WARM PATINA OVER TIME, ENHANCING ITS TACTILE QUALITY AND TONAL RICHNESS.

JÉRÔME ABEL SEGUIN IS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED FOR PIONEERING A NATURAL AND CONTEMPORARY AESTHETIC, TRANSFORMING RARE WOODS INTO FUNCTIONAL SCULPTURE. THIS PAIR EMBODIES THAT PHILOSOPHY — GROUNDED, ELEMENTAL AND TIMELESS.