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Beautiful, Waste-Minimizing Chair Design Cut from a Single Board

Berlin- and Munich-based industrial designer Pascal Hien created this striking Migo chair from American red oak:

If it’s not obvious, the chair can be sat upon facing in either direction, with the uppermost elements either serving as a backrest or elbow rest. It can also be used as a stool.

“Made in the workshop of BENCHMARK out of red oak to provide strength, it can be cut from a single plank of wood for optimal grain consistency and minimised wastage.”

The Benchmark he’s referring to is the British furniture design-build company founded by Terence Conran and Sean Sutcliffe.

Migo was recently selected for the permanent collection of the Design Museum in London. Congratulations to Hien!

Check out Hien’s works-in-progress on his Instagram.