Seat of the Matter is an early furniture project focused on learning through making, material reuse and repairable construction.

The ottoman was made by repurposing an old wooden chair and an upholstered armchair, using their existing timber, foam and upholstery as the starting point for a new piece of furniture. The X-shaped support came directly from the underside of the original wooden chair, where it had already served a structural purpose. Instead of removing it, I kept and reworked it as part of the ottoman’s new frame.

The upholstered seat was designed as a removable slot-in component rather than being permanently fixed in place, allowing the softer materials to be repaired or replaced without discarding the whole piece.

Working with existing furniture meant the design had to respond to the materials, dimensions and structures already available. The project became an early introduction to ideas that continue through my practice today, including reuse, repair, disassembly and designing from what already exists.