The Squatting Chair
Hello there! 👋🏻
I'm Juan, and I craft wood furniture right here in my workshop. I am often found in the back. Chances are, you'll catch me hard at work. This particular chair is a design I'm genuinely excited about. Crafted from buttery American maple and finished with teak oil, it's ready for your front porch or backyard.
Should you wish, we can create a matching twin chair and a stylish coffee table to complete the set. These pieces are designed to be a sanctuary for reading a captivating book, fostering meaningful conversations, or getting lost in the endless scroll of life. Feel free to give it a try, and if you desire more details, just scroll down, ring my doorbell, or pop by my workshop at the back!
Purpose and Design
My wife is often referred to as Walter from the Big Lebowski. She is almost never wrong, but she can be an a$$ hole. A very beautiful, kind, and smart a-hole, that is. In one of those Walter times, she told me: "Isn't it funny you teach people how to squat and move better and now you are building chairs?" I answered, with half a smile ... “yeah, so funny.”
She was obviously right, it was funny and great. That was a while ago. But it stuck in my head and so it kept coming back. That motivated me to create a chair that was both comfy and reinforced good squat mechanics. Definitely not your mainstream guiding design principles. I said f it. And so I embarked on the design and tried to make it beautiful, interesting, and squatty.
It does require something from you to get in and out of this chair, but once you are there it feels so good. This is for people who value both form and function and maybe are a bit unconventional, like me. My aim is to make sure you actively engage with your furniture, to be present and mindful of your body even when you are sitting down. A little wacky? Maybe. Yet, every time I look at the chair, I can't help but smile at the beautiful anomaly I've created - a chair that doesn't just let you sit but encourages you to sit better, move better.
Does it work?
Yup! It does. This char is as much of an a$$ hole as my wife. If you squat poorly to sit on it, it will tilt forward. You will be safe, but your ego will get bruised 🥴.
And if you want to stand up, there is but one way to do it:
Squatting up with great form! 💪🏻 😉
How about the comfort?
It is comfy and excellent for reading, scrolling, or enjoying a bubbly drink, a warm beverage, or a bowl of soup —I really have no idea what you like. The angles guarantee that your hips will get a very gentle and delicious stretch while your back rests at an optimal angle with respect to your pelvis. Chilling and good posture, what can be better?
A cheesecake, of course. So have one while sitting. 🍰
Try it!
And if you want to ask me more just rang the doorbell or come through the back to my shop!