The Stratum chair was born out of a desire to create a piece of furniture that expresses its function and the material it uses in a very organic fashion, while taking advantage of advanced CNC milling and fabrication technologies. Its unique formal and visual qualities are born out of the ways in which the plywood strata layers are carved to highlight the chair's functional features. Its termination at the ground with three legs also accentuates the design's edginess and give it a sense of delicate balance.