How does someone say chair in Portland? Is there a specific vernacular when it comes to the furniture produced in Portland? A chair in Portland would utilize reclaimed or recycled materials and be built by hand in a way that showcases the process in which it was created.

The chair I have made is constructed of floorboards reclaimed from a Portland home, and is accompanied by wool fabric salvaged from a local mill. This chair speaks to the location in which it was created. If someone were to try and recreate this chair in another part of the country it may look similar but it would have to be adapted to account for whatever materials may be available locally to the creator. Thus giving that chair its own vernacular for the place in which it were made. The resulting relationship between the chair and the location is more important than the aesthetic value of the chair.

The purpose of the deep and low shape and presence of wool fabric is to allow the user to build out their own nest in which they may sit and relax. Weather they choose to completely envelope the chair in wool or use no wool at all, the chair becomes the users ideal place to sit until someone else comes along and changes it to fit their preference.

Completed fall 2018