When asked to design and produce outdoor chairs such as the classic Adirondack Chair, I decided to go in a bit different direction. Adirondacks (named for the mountains in New York) I have always thought were too low, too far reclined, and having obnoxiously ground-parallel arms. Plus, anyone can get a set of plans to produce this long-running design – not a unique look.

Since these chairs are for Phoenix, the Superstition Chairs take the name of the local mountains. In a modern fusion of steel and wood, these chairs borrow from the language of the Adirondack chair but sit more upright and with a higher seat – making it easy to get in and out of. I built this set of ten for The Orchard project.