Strut Chair

The Strut Chair is a study of the certainty of curves, and the accuracy of angles. The compression-set arm served as the initial catalyst for the design — where the studio developed its focus on applying traditional upholstery know-how to new (and deceptively complex) forms.

for A. RUDIN

Strut Chair by Jake Oliveira Studio — solid oak dining chair with upholstered seat and arm, photographed in Topanga Canyon.
Strut Chair in solid black stained oak with upholstered leather seat and arm, shown at iconic brutalist architecture building in Malibu California.
Elevation sketches illustrating the proportions and geometry of the Strut Chair.

Profile studies.

Detail of Strut Chair’s compression-set upholstered leather arm and solid black oiled oak frame.

At the peak of the Topanga Canyon, the latest collection for A. Rudin is presented — amongst an architect re-imagined cold war era bunker.

Video by: WEWRKWKNDS

“Your Shape” Film

Strut Chair and Strut Stool arranged outdoors, showing their angled stance and minimalist profile.
Technical sketch of the Strut Chair showing silhouette elevation.
Hand render gesture sketche of the Strut Chair showing side view.
Side profile of the Strut Chair showing angled leg stance and upholstered construction.
Strut Chair photographed in a concrete architectural corridor.
Jake Oliveira reviewing a Strut Chair prototype in the fabrication workshop.

Client: A. Rudin

Photography: Alyssa Danae

Video: WEWRKWKNDS

Shown In: Blackened oak, white oak, and leather

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