The Biseau Chair

was born as a discreet homage:

to Jeanne, faithful friend and wordsmith,

with whom ideas would take shape

in conversation

as much as in matter.

A simple gesture, a fine angle,

like a remark

whispered softly, 

slightly altering the balance.

 

Its name comes from there:

from the biseau - that beveled cut,

slant-carved,

structuring without weight.

The oak is worked with precision,

the fabric stretched with sober seams

over its asymmetrical backrest,

while the two rear legs

splay outward,

against expectation.

 

Playful, complicit, delicate,

the Biseau Chair is conceived

for those who write between the lines,

who prefer allusion to emphasis.

It carries within itself

the harmony of a light breeze,

and the unexpected accord

of juniper and wild strawberry.