Thisispaper Community
Join today.
Enter your email address to receive the latest news on emerging art, design, lifestyle and tech from Thisispaper, delivered straight to your inbox.
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Instant access to new channels
The top stories curated daily
Weekly roundups of what's important
Weekly roundups of what's important
Original features and deep dives
Exclusive community features
Hitoshi Arato
Jun 5, 2025

Jamie McLellan’s Plane Lounge Chair for Resident merges sculpture with furniture, distilling mass and geometry into a quiet force of design built from solid timber and engineered elegance.

Built entirely from solid timber, the chair is both grounded and monolithic—more installation than seating at first glance. But this architectural heft is a sleight of hand: what appears immutable is, in fact, remarkably inhabitable. The moment one sits, a softened dialogue emerges between the body and the form. The Plane Lounge Chair doesn’t seduce with upholstery or ornament; instead, it commands space with clarity and restraint.

Rooted in the language of McLellan’s broader Plane collection, the chair draws from industrial cues—its foundational legs read more like load-bearing beams than traditional furniture supports. There’s no visual trickery: the seat is cantilevered yet thick, asserting its own weight. The joinery is so seamless it vanishes. One sees planes and volumes rather than components. The backrest, a single upright slab, is subtly angled to comfort without compromising the object’s geometry.

McLellan likens the chair’s silhouette to the sculptures of Richard Serra, evoking not just aesthetic mass but psychological presence. And yet, there’s no arrogance here—only a reverent simplicity. Designed in New Zealand and hewn with unapologetic honesty, the Plane Lounge Chair achieves what many contemporary design pieces merely flirt with: the quiet force of an object that speaks fluently in the language of both art and utility.

Interested in Showcasing Your Work?

If you would like to feature your works on Thisispaper, please visit our Submission page and sign up to Thisispaper+ to submit your work. Once your submission is approved, your work will be showcased to our global audience of 2 million art, architecture, and design professionals and enthusiasts.
No items found.
We love less
but there is more.
Become a Thisispaper+ member today to unlock full access to our magazine, advanced tools, and support our work.
We love less
but there is more.
Become a Thisispaper+ member today to unlock full access to our magazine, advanced tools, and support our work.
No items found.
Hitoshi Arato
Jun 5, 2025

Jamie McLellan’s Plane Lounge Chair for Resident merges sculpture with furniture, distilling mass and geometry into a quiet force of design built from solid timber and engineered elegance.

Built entirely from solid timber, the chair is both grounded and monolithic—more installation than seating at first glance. But this architectural heft is a sleight of hand: what appears immutable is, in fact, remarkably inhabitable. The moment one sits, a softened dialogue emerges between the body and the form. The Plane Lounge Chair doesn’t seduce with upholstery or ornament; instead, it commands space with clarity and restraint.

Rooted in the language of McLellan’s broader Plane collection, the chair draws from industrial cues—its foundational legs read more like load-bearing beams than traditional furniture supports. There’s no visual trickery: the seat is cantilevered yet thick, asserting its own weight. The joinery is so seamless it vanishes. One sees planes and volumes rather than components. The backrest, a single upright slab, is subtly angled to comfort without compromising the object’s geometry.

McLellan likens the chair’s silhouette to the sculptures of Richard Serra, evoking not just aesthetic mass but psychological presence. And yet, there’s no arrogance here—only a reverent simplicity. Designed in New Zealand and hewn with unapologetic honesty, the Plane Lounge Chair achieves what many contemporary design pieces merely flirt with: the quiet force of an object that speaks fluently in the language of both art and utility.

Interested in Showcasing Your Work?

If you would like to feature your works on Thisispaper, please visit our Submission page and subscribe to Thisispaper+. Once your submission is approved, your work will be showcased to our global audience of 2 million art, architecture, and design professionals and enthusiasts.
Thisispaper+
The New Chair
40+ Projects
Web Access
Link to Maps
The chair represents the most sacred meeting of form and function. From offices to dining tables, lounging to working, chairs are ubiquitous pieces of design. In the words of the late David Bowie “Why bother choosing a certain chair? Because that chair says something about you.”
Explore
The New Chair

Join Thisispaper+
Become a Thisispaper+ member today to unlock full access to our magazine, submit your project and support our work.
Travel Guides
Immerse yourself in timeless destinations, hidden gems, and creative spaces—curated by humans, not algorithms.
Explore All Guides +
Curated Editions
Dive deeper into carefully curated editions, designed to feed your curiosity and foster exploration.
Off-the-Grid
Jutaku
Sacral Journey
minimum
The New Chair
Explore All Editions +
Submission Module
By submitting and publishing your work, you can expose your work to our global 2M audience.
Learn More+
Become a Thisispaper+ member today to unlock full access to our magazine, submit your project and support our work.
Join Thisispaper+Join Thisispaper+
€ 9 EUR
/month
Cancel anytime