Wood Indore Chair

Sides like the doors of a very good car. The sitting is entirely secondary, until it is not.

The Indore chair is contemporary, from the Primitive Collection, in burled walnut and sycamore with charcoal fabric. Solid, enclosed lounge chairs like this descend from the Art Deco club chair, conceived for comfort at the end of an evening with panels that show off a fine veneer. Broad burl side panels glow in red-brown swirls, each edged in a pale band that curves into the arm. Plush charcoal upholstery fills the seat and tilted back. A dark plinth sits beneath. Thirty-four inches high and thirty-two deep.

It has presence, and sensibly keeps quiet about the walnut.