If there is one object that remains a source of endless fascination for designers, it is undoubtedly the chair. For the past 13 years, the Wilsonart Challenges Student Chair Design Competition has been presenting students across the United States with this ultimate test. Hosted by a different design school each year, the program is both a competition and a yearlongt class, during which students are tasked with designing and building a one-of- a-kind chair, while also preparingfor a major trade show. Wilsonart supplies the materials and technical expertise; design historian Grace Jeffers oversees the program andt provides it with a much-needed historical framework.
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