Lounge Chair
The Lounge Chair by Studio Goons is built from two components. It was designed to test a simple concept.
Seat and back are combined into one element, and that element is compressed between the arms and legs, which are also one element. Two components, one connection, nothing else. Reducing it that far is what produces the profile.
From the front the chair reads as robust, which it is. From the side it is slim, because there is no frame, no stretcher and no upholstered mass to carry. The weight is in the structure rather than in the padding. The assemblage stays visible. The tectonics and the connection detail are expressed rather than covered, so the logic of the chair can be read from any angle. An exposed edge is more honest than a veneer. An exposed joint is more honest than one which is hidden.
Upholstery is specified per commission and sits on the structure rather than being built into it. That keeps the chair serviceable. A piece should outlast the room it sits in, and fixed upholstery is usually the first element to date.
It was designed for a living room and is most often bought in pairs, facing each other or set at an angle.
Studio Goons is a Paris-based collectible furniture and design atelier founded in 2020 by architect Paul Trussler and designer Mia Kim. Our work has been shown with Philia, ST Vincents, JAG, Monde Singulier and The Oblist, and featured in AD Collector, Elle Decoration, Monocle and The New York Times. Every work is made to order and hand-built by us in Paris, signed and numbered.
- Material
- Scandinavian birch plywood
- Dimensions
- 68 × 70 × 65 cm
- Finish
- Wenge, Black Satin, Natural Satin
- Lead Time
- 4 to 7 weeks
- Edition
- Signed, numbered
- Made in
- France
Standard finishes shown. Custom finishes and materials available on request.
Each work, made to measure. Dimensions, finishes, and materials are resolved in conversation with the studio.
