March 6 to April 29, 2025Inspired by Heritage
Hagerman’s design was was an ode to existing classic Mexican chairs.
It was made in collaboration with a co-op of wood workers based in Mexico city in an effort to help them make more income.

The design for the Arrullo was reproduced all through out Mexico by other craftspeople, like Hagerman had intended.

When designing the Lago chair, I carefully analyzed preexisting variations of the chair. A common characteristic that I knew I needed to include in a different way, was the weaving.

The thickness of the plywood was important for me as well. For the legs and the back rest, I planned to use two layers of plywood to give the chair more strength and visual weight.
Oscar Hagerman, Silla Arullo 1 (1969)
Oscar Hagerman, Silla Arullo 2015 (2015)
Oscar Hagerman and Francisco Toledo, Silla Arullo 2015 (2016)
Oscar Hagerman, Silla Arullo 2015 (2015)
Sketches
Modeled in Solidworks
With accurate dimensions and tolerances
Fabrication and Construction
All pieces were CNC cut, then hand assembled, weaved, and finshed.
CAM setup in Fusion 360
CNC Cutting
Hand routing CNC cut pieces out of the birch stock
Initial dry fit
Clamping and glueing
Sand, sand, sand...
Glue, glue, glue...
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