It is easy to change the design to create different pieces of furniture.

Once you have the basic chair geometry, the truss sides, you can modify it to make different pieces. Lengthen the seat and back pieces and you have a bench.

The space for this chair was a little tight, you have to squeeze between it and a group of plants. I shortened the arms to create a wider aisle. The shorter arms change the proportions and feel of the chair-the arms feel less horizontal, the chair looks like its leaning back rather than moving forward.

The bench and short arm chair in their natural habitat. Things tend to get absorbed into our lush garden. Its hard to see the details, but I know they’re there.

These chairs are on the ground level of our two story deck. The chairs and the deck, although very different in size, feel similar. That’s because they share the same approach to design and constructing with wood. Lisa says that the chairs are “like sitting on the deck”.