A Cane Chair Takes Pride of Place in a West Oakland Plant Shop
Kalu Gebreyohannes and J’Maica Roxanne of Blk Girls Green House share why they find the chair both powerful and beautiful.
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Kalu Gebreyohannes: A friend of my boyfriend’s, designer Dee Speed, makes really dope furniture, and she was clearing space in her studio and this chair became available. He snagged it, and I was slick and brought it to our shop as a prop for my birthday party. It was cool because we didn’t have to force it—it just flowed really well with the space.
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Lauren Gallow
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Lauren Gallow is a Seattle-based design writer and editor. Formerly an in-house writer for Olson Kundig, she holds an MA in Art & Architectural History from UCSB.
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