Post Collection Brings Solidity and Substance to Seating

Post Collection brings contrast-driven design into metal furniture created with Los Angeles-based designer Sam Klemick. The collection adapts and expands Klemick’s wooden Bell Chair into pieces with hefty metal legs that firmly ground each form in space. Collaboration combined RAD’s craft and process focus with Klemick’s integrated approach to comfort and form. The collection includes a bench, ottoman, and lounge chair, each with plush cushions secured by solid, sturdy ties. The frames maintain a sense of solidity even without cushions, supporting relaxed use. Color and fabric choices shape the look, including burgundy corduroy with glossy black powdercoat for a lustrous, luxurious, yet playful presence.

"Much of design is conversation between what is and what isn't-in binary code, the specific weave patterns in fabric, and the weight found in negative space. RAD Furniture brings this sensibility of contrasts to life in the Post Collection, devised in collaboration with Los Angeles-based designer Sam Klemick. An adaptation and expansion of Klemick's wooden Bell Chair into furniture made out of metal, Post Collection features hefty metal legs that ground each piece firmly in space."

"In the past, each Bell Chair was made to order and crafted entirely by the designer. Wood and metal require different design approaches, though, so both teams had the opportunity to foster an appreciation for what the other does well-RAD's commitment to craft and process, with Klemick's integrated approach to comfort and form. "Collaborating with RAD felt like hanging out with friends in design school- it was effortless. Metal is very different from wood. From my point of view, metal has more limitations, which pushes you to make smart, specific decisions and really consider design from a production standpoint.""

"The Post Collection features a bench, ottoman, and lounge chair, all outfitted with gorgeously plush cushions, held on to the frame with solid, sturdy ties. The pieces give off a distinct air of solidity, even without the cushions, so one feels that these chairs are quite well equipped for flopping down upon, dramatically, after the end of a long day. Choices of color and fabric make all the difference: a gorgeous burgundy Corduroy paired with a glossy black powdercoat makes the pieces lustrous and even luxurious, while the form remains quite playful, large ties and all."

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