Plywood Chair


Last month I was in Phoenix for work and our day off I made a trip to Taliesin West.  On our tour one of the items that stood out most was a set of plywood chairs.  At the time plywood was a relatively new material.  The chair designed by Frank Lloyd Wright was made from a single sheet of plywood.  Obviously I designed my own version the minute I got back to the hotel that night. 

It was a fun exercise and I highly recommend.  On my list of constraints was all the parts would need to fit on a single sheet of plywood and it would need to be assembled with out glue or screws.  So far I just have a 1/6 scale model made to test the concept but the finished size is designed to be 48 inches tall.  If you want to see the rest of my photos from the tour for your own inspiration there is a gallery at the link below. 

 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/XSHxen5H8rgrx5jAA