Iron Furniture Design · 2021
Chloe Chair
- A' Design Award 2021 Iron Winner in Furniture Design
- Awarded April 15, 2021
- CLIENT: Minimal Studio
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 6,340
- Verification code A592D80354 · Verify this award
About Chloe Chair
Chloe is an armchair in which its straight lines stand out, by playing with angles achieves this minimalist and imposing design that dominates Minimal Studio. Its main inspiration was the need to create a large piece that evoked the primordial sensations of balance and "about to break" at the same time. The concept of this project is based on its slender geometry. Its skeleton is made of tinted French oak, forming a geometric structure identifiable with the general aesthetics and concept of the brand.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Chloe is an armchair in which its straight lines stand out, by playing with angles achieves this minimalist and imposing design that dominates Minimal Studio.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 55 x 147 x 115cm
- Tags
- Chair, Lounge Chair, Armchair, Wood, Marble, Leather
- Production Technology
- French oak wood has been chosen to produce this armchair for its warmth and at the same time, its quality. Quality brown coloured leather to shape the cushion and for the support strips of the marble piece, which allows for perfect adjustment of the cushion.
- Design Challenge
- The combination between the angles, unions and material resistances during the production tests, became the major challenge in order to achieve a big and aesthetic piece as we present.
- Project Duration
- The project was developed in Mallorca during 2018, ending its execution and presentation in 2019.
- Operation Flow
- The main concept of this project is based on its slender geometry.
Its skeleton is made of tinted French oak, forming a geometric structure identifiable with the general aesthetics and concept of the brand. - Research
- The design process started by drawing simple lines and angles with the idea of making the profile view of the chair iconic and very recognizable.
- Inspiration
- Its main inspiration was the need to create a large piece that evoked the primordial sensations of balance and "about to break" at the same time.
- Image Credits
- #1 - José Urbano
#2 - José Urbano
#3 - José Urbano
#4 - José Urbano
#5 - José Urbano
Colors of Chloe Chair
Design Interview about Chloe Chair
Chloé is born from duality — strength and delicacy, weight and levity. It embodies the dialogue between brutalism and elegance. The chair translates architectural tension into furniture: a structure where every angle has intention and every void has meaning. Its inspiration lies in purity, in the discipline of reduction — to reach emotional silence through geometry.
The main focus was to express balance through proportion and material honesty. I wanted to achieve a piece that feels almost architectural — something that commands space yet remains human. Chloé was conceived not to decorate, but to define the atmosphere around it.
Chloé will continue to be a collectible piece within Minimal Studio's curated collection. Each edition will be handmade in Mallorca, always preserving its architectural essence and emotional silence.
From the first sketch to the final prototype, the process took several months. But the refinement — the pursuit of the perfect proportion, the tactile emotion of each edge — is continuous. In minimalism, the last millimeter is everything.
It was born from a personal need to explore the threshold between furniture and architecture. There was no client — only intuition. I wanted to create an object that could stand alone, like a small building. A meditation on mass, light, and silence.
All production is carried out under the Minimal Studio ecosystem. Each Chloé is made by local craftsmen in Mallorca, where every process — from joinery to carbonization — is controlled in-house. We don’t delegate precision; we inhabit it.
I’m interested in the intersection of disciplines — where architecture, art, and furniture merge. The chair is the purest form of that union: it must be sculptural yet functional. Chloé is a study in restraint.
Rather than direct references, I’m inspired by architectural attitudes — the silence of Tadao Ando, the rawness of Carlo Scarpa, the clarity of Donald Judd. Their spirit, not their form, guided the process.
Chloé is not for mass consumption. It’s for those who understand space as emotion — collectors, architects, and individuals who appreciate design as a living philosophy rather than an accessory.
Its paradox. It’s simultaneously heavy and graceful, primitive and refined. The joinery disappears, the geometry dominates, and the material speaks. The version in charred wood adds a ritualistic depth — a surface marked by fire yet perfectly controlled, like poetry under tension.
“Chloé” evokes femininity, calm, and proportion. The name softens the object’s brutalist soul, creating an emotional counterpoint. It’s the balance between steel and skin — between architecture and intimacy.
The process began by hand — sketches, models, proportions studied through shadow and scale. Later, digital modeling ensured precision in joints and geometry. The final validation always happens through touch — not on a screen.
The tension between structure and silence. Every line in Chloé has purpose; nothing is ornamental. The burned wood version transforms fragility into permanence — the scars of fire becoming a texture of elegance.
I collaborated with local artisans specialized in high-precision woodwork and traditional carbonization techniques. It’s a dialogue between contemporary design and ancient craft, where perfection is achieved through patience.
Technology ensures precision, but emotion comes from the hand. CNC processes are used only to prepare, never to define. The essence remains human.
The research was material and emotional rather than statistical. We studied wood behavior, heat resistance, surface response — but the real research was about proportion and presence. About how silence can be built.
Achieving perfect balance between strength and lightness. The joints had to be invisible, the edges tactile but precise. The carbonization process was another challenge — to tame fire without losing the poetry of imperfection.
Chloé represents the essence of Minimal Studio — rigorous, emotional, architectural. Submitting it was a way to share that philosophy with a wider audience, beyond trends or geography.
That silence can be designed. That simplicity is the most complex discipline. And that perfection is not about adding control, but about removing noise.
Chloé is not just a chair. It’s a fragment of an architecture that doesn’t yet exist — a study in proportion, material, and restraint.
It’s the distilled essence of everything we believe at Minimal Studio: beauty as consequence, not intention.
It’s the distilled essence of everything we believe at Minimal Studio: beauty as consequence, not intention.