Occam Stools

Occam stools are created using a set of rules designed to best make use of offcut materials. The rules dictate the design and assembly of each piece, taking cues from the actual material allowing them to speak for themselves. The goal here is to design a system of making rather than individual objects. The project used No.1 Common, an underutilised grade of American Hardwoods. This grade of timber has large amounts of waney edge, inconsistent grain and colour changes. Occam stools celebrate these ‘defects’ and highlights them as features not problems. The result is three stools, two low and a bar stool. Each size of stool is dictated by the material used. Components weren't cut to size, but used as they came.