Toddler Chair

Ryo Kashiwazaki for Hender Scheme

• Introduction

  I am a Toddler Chair. To keep up with any kid’s play and growth, you gotta be as tough as leather.

   

• Curator's Notes 

   

  Commissioned and designed in collaboration with Ryo Kashiwazaki for our Starter Chair exhibition, Hender Scheme’s Toddler Chair breathes new life into a piece of furniture that is often outgrown and then forgotten. The chair’s tubular metal frame is salvaged from a discarded kindergarten chair traditionally found in many Japanese classrooms. The low back creates a profile that feels approachable for smaller children, and its lightweight construction makes the chair easy for even a toddler to lift and move. Its seat, backrest and legs are reupholstered in Hender Scheme’s signature raw, vegetable-tanned leather. Built to age with time, this leather chair will gradually develop a rich patina to mark a child’s development on its surface. 

   

• Designer/Maker 

   

  Maker: Hender Scheme

   

  Designer: Ryo Kashiwazaki

   

• Specifications

   

  Dimensions: 

  11.5” (w) x 11.8" (l) x 17.4” (h) or 292mm (w) x 300mm (l) x 442mm (h)

  Seat height: 12.3" (h) or 312mm (h)

   

  Weight: 

  4.6 lb or 2.1 kg

   

  Materials:

  Leather, Metal

   

• Details
  • Made in Japan
  • Ideal for 2-6 year-olds
  • One-of-a-kind commission made for the Starter Chair exhibition
  • The tubular metal frame is an old repurposed child-sized chair 
  • The frame has marks, wear and rusting on the underside consistent with its vintage age
  • The seat is made of a thick double-layer of natural veg-tan leather and reinforced with metal rivets and topstitching
  • Backrest and feet are upholstered with durable natural veg-tan leather and features a spiral pattern held with hand-stitching in thick waxed thread
  • The leather will naturally age and patina over time
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