Conduit chair by Silla
Dezeen Showroom: Texas-based design studio Silla has launched a chair with a frame made from a continuous 10-foot-long steel tube.
The Conduit chair is made from – and named after – powder-coated steel conduit: a tubing system normally used to protect electrical wiring in industrial settings.
For the legs and base of this lounge chair, the half-inch-thick tubing has been bent to create a seat that recalls the look of retro deck chairs.
The chair was designed by the brand's founder Joey Benton, who established the brand three decades ago in the small Texan city of Marfa – utilising the few resources available there is a core part of Silla's philosophy.
"Leaving the total available length of the material intact was an imposed design factor, which acknowledged the origin of the material," said Benton.
"Finding the necessary bends and angles produced the final aesthetics of the chair."
The conduit frame has milled-bronze end caps, while the chair's armrests are made from Honduran mahogany, and a woven textile sling forms the seat and back of the chair.
Product details:
Product: Conduit chair
Designer: Joey Benton
Brand: Silla
Contact: info@sillamarfa.com
Materials: powder-coated steel, milled bronze, mahogany, woven textile
Colours/finishes: cha-cha purple, lichen green
Dimensions: 775 x 826 x 864 millimetres
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