Design Secrets: Furniture

The Supernatural is his answer to a perceived need for “sense” in

a plastic, stacking chair. “Right at the beginning I’ve personally al-

ways wanted to do a really good plastic chair,” Lovegrove says. “I

don’t do many chairs. But I like the idea of doing things that re-

flect the culture of the day. If you look at everything I do, they’re

very technologically innovative. There are a few chairs on the

market that did pioneer polymer technology. But I always felt that

there was a missing link, a chance to produce a chair that has the

visual stability of a four-legged stacking chair, but with something

organic, a more liquid form that reflects the material.” ...