KLICKS RESTAURANT CHAIR AND BAR STOOL
Tasmanian oak, Tasmanian oak veneered ply back and seat. Collins Place for IM Pei.

The brief from the project architect was to create a ‘solid’ craft-based chair and bar-stool with flora iconography at a ‘commercial’ furniture price point, to be manufactured in Australia, in Australian timber. In the event, Lueckenhausen designed an abstracted tree trunk and canopy motif for the chair back and by cutting a standard bent ply form at an acute angle, created the illusion of a complex bend. The ergonomics were based on the Dreyfus specifications, resulting in a level of comfort that surprised patrons – probably because of the lines of the chairs, and the un-upholstered seats. The chairs were manufactured by James Bradley in Launceston, Tasmania.