Bassam Fellows Spindle Stools
SPINDLE STOOLS
GEOMETRIC CHAIR
The classic English Windsor Chair dates back to the 18th century but has become a touchstone of Modernist design.
The starting point for our Spindle Chair and accompanying bar and counter designs was a visit to Louis Kahn’s Exeter Library, where we were inspired by the juxtaposition of a traditional Windsor Chair and the Brutalist geometry of the architecture.
We wanted to create that same frisson between old and new by stripping the distinctive silhouette to its essence, making the legs and spindles as slender as possible, and crafting them from metal rather than wood.
In each design, the ergonomic carved wooden elements appear weightless, with minimal supports. The result is an updated classic that draws an elegant, refined line across three centuries.
Each chair and stool is engineered with a commercial grade return swivel for ease of use and a neat appearance, also making them a highly practical solution for hospitality environments.
INFORMATION
PRODUCT TYPE
stool
TYPE
Steel and wood stool with armrests
WOOD
- Solid Ash
- Solid Oak
- Solid Walnut
BRAND
BassamFellows
PRODUCTION
Made in Italy
DESIGN
2014
DESIGNER
Craig Bassam
DIMENSION CB-282 SPINDLE LOW BACK COUNTER STOOL
- Width : 19", 48.2 cm
- Depth : 19 1/2", 49.5 cm
- Height : 28 3/8", 72 cm
- Seat Height : 24 1/4", 61.5 cm
DIMENSION CB-283 SPINDLE LOW BACK BAR STOOL
- Width : 19", 48.2 cm
- Depth : 19 1/2", 49.5 cm
- Height : 34 1/8", 86.7 cm
- Seat Height : 30", 76.2 cm
DIMENSION CB-285 SPINDLE BAR CHAIR
- Width : 22 1/4", 56.5 cm
- Depth : 21 3/8", 54.3 cm
- Height : 41 1/8", 104.5 cm
- Seat Height : 30", 76.2 cm
- Arm Height : 37 1/2", 95.3 cm
DIMENSION CB-284 SPINDLE COUNTER CHAIR
- Width : 22 1/4", 56.5 cm
- Depth : 21 3/8", 54.3 cm
- Height : 35 3/8", 89.8 cm
- Seat Height : 24 1/4", 61.5 cm
- Arm Height : 31 1/4", 80.7 cm
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COLLECTION
Spindle
BASE
Solid steel with black powder coat finish, or satin nickel, satin brass, bronze, gunmetal, or custom metal nanoceramic coated solid steel, all with return swivel.
FINISH
Ebonized black lacquer on Ash or bleached, white pigment, matte acrylic on Ash. Raw effect lacquer on Oak. Hand rubbed natural oil on Oak or Walnut, or hand rubbed black oil on Walnut.
DETAIL
The Spindle Chair was inspired by a visit to Louis Kahn’s Exeter Library. Designer Craig Bassam’s imagination was ignited when he noticed the traditional utilitarian chair juxtaposed against the powerful geometry of Kahn’s building. Seduced by its elemental simplicity, Bassam wanted to offer a new take on the classic piece, a descendent of the classic English Windsor Chair. One first notices its weightless quality, which Bassam achieved by using metal for the chair’s legs and spindles, giving the illusion of two floating surfaces. A counterpoint to the metal spindles is the chair’s timber elements, including an ultra-comfortable ergonomic seat carved from solid wood.
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WOOD
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