"Ngáo" is a word in the Vietnamese, it is mean fashionable and confident, but showing a bit lack of respect. The design draws inspiration in equal parts from the modernist legacy of Chandigarh’s mid-century furniture, and the level of skill that traditional Vietnamese craft based production offers.
The chair is completely handmade and nuances such as finger joints, inclination of the seat, bowed backrest, gentle rounding of edges along the length of the arms & legs - are given due attention in my edition. Rustic elements of the originals are preserved; for example, the cane is not coloUred or polished and the frame is finished with sealer and transparent wood polish, applied by hand.
The Ngao chair can be adorned with a leather pad for softer seating.
DIMENSIONS
L586 x W520 x H855 mm
MATERIALS
Frame in solid oak/teak
Blackened steel
Mesh cane / cowhide pad and PU foam seat cushion (optional)
