{"product_id":"femme-brutale-sella-chair","title":"Femme Brutale — 'Sella' Chair","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e'Sella' forms part of Femme Brutale's Sensual Living Systems™ series creating harmonious clashes of positive and negative from.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003eThe chair flat-packs and integrates Femme Brutale's signature form, deconstructed. The outer legs are hand chiselled, and each chair is unique. Hand-hewn silver nails are assigned selectively, within the story of each chair as a nod to the material’s former fate.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelen Claire Davies is an industrial designer and interior architect, and the founder of Femme Brutale. She splits her time between Naarm (Melbourne) and New York.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAt the foundation of Femme Brutale is a simple form, a cube with a single curved edge, which in isolation is stark, unyielding, brutal. The form is repeated and treated; carved, clad, burnt. Wood becomes undulating, fur is etched to invoke wood grain, glass becomes molten and is preserved in sensual, lucid forms. Some shimmer, some seemingly deaden light, and some invoke touch.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOver the past two decades, she has collaborated with leading studios in New York and Los Angeles, contributing to projects across hospitality, Broadway, and award-winning furniture and exhibition design.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe exhibition forms part of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/craft.org.au\/invest-in-conscious-craft\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eConscious Craft\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e– a Craft Victoria initiative showcasing innovative creations by makers and designers who are actively considering sustainability and ethics in their production methods and use of materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis event is part of Melbourne Design Week 2026, an initiative of the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/craft.org.au\/whats-on\/all-events\/felled\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRead more here:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaterials: \u003c\/b\u003eHand chiselled, salvaged oregon, ebonized, waxed and sandblasted aluminium\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 670 x 530 x 455mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Femme Brutale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47823601008858,"sku":"F-FB003","price":7800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/5002\/files\/012_Craft_Felled_Product_2026_C_ARMSTRONG.jpg?v=1777617706","url":"https:\/\/shop.craft.org.au\/products\/femme-brutale-sella-chair","provider":"SHOP@Craft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}