CONCEPTUAL

Slat Dining Chair

A comb-back dining chair with eight tapered walnut spindles fanning from a shaped plywood seat.

Walnut dining chair with a comb-back of eight tapered vertical wood spindles rising from a shaped plywood seat, on splayed legs, against a plain neutral background.

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Slat takes its cue from the classic Windsor comb-back but strips the ornament out of it. Eight tapered walnut spindles rise straight from a single shaped plywood seat, fanning just enough to support the back without ever feeling stiff. Each spindle is hand-sanded to a slightly different taper so the comb reads as a single woven gesture rather than eight identical dowels.

The seat is saddled — scooped and rounded at the front edge — the one piece of joinery hidden from view, everything else left honest. Legs splay at a slightly steeper angle than a traditional Windsor for a lower, more contemporary stance at the table.