Solid Birch School Chair From Closed Chicago Public School, With Reclaimed Plastic Swivel Base
Civil Defense: Partial Dining Set. As seen at the Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago. The chairs in this series (there are 2 existing. price listed is for each chair.) are part of Preus's Social Furniture project which takes materials salvaged from the closed Chicago Public Schools and refashions them into art/design objects. Preus is currently working with Chicago developers and social service organizations to develop some of these objects into limited production items, using local labor.
Base
- pedestal
Shape
- rectangle
Type
- wood
Material
- exotic wood
- oak
- reclaimed
Style
- eclectic
Features
- eco-friendly
Meet the Maker
John Preus
Dilettante Studios
Dilettante Studios (DS) is a small, full-service design/build studio specializing in hand-crafted furniture, cabinets, carpentry, built-ins, environments, installations and art fabrication, using primarily found, inherited, re-purposed and salvaged materials. We also work with virgin materials when necessary, but do our best to go second-hand whenever possible, as both a principle and an invited opportunity for adaptive design. We hope you will work with us for our expertise as much as our commitments to waste reduction and creativity.