Catena Arm Chair

40 H x 24 W x 26 D

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​​Your Thos. Moser furniture is made from premium hardwood provided by nature. The unique characteristics and the subtle variations in grain and color are important elements in our designs. Great care is taken to skillfully match the individual boards that make up every piece of our furniture.

Our furniture is finished with oil and lacquer. After each piece of furniture is carefully hand-sanded, it receives a coat of our proprietary oil blend. A day’s drying time is allowed, and the piece is lightly sanded, ready for the final finish.

After oiling, our pieces are finished with catalyzed lacquer. This finish is water, solvent, and household chemical resistant and does not require routine maintenance.

To clean, dust regularly with a soft dry cloth. When necessary, furniture can be wiped with a slightly damp, soft cloth. Re-wipe any remaining moisture immediately with a dry cloth.

Designed with a nod to the traditional English Windsor Chair, the Catena Arm Chair achieves all of its antecedent's comfort with a fraction of its mass. Made with joinery techniques that permit an open, airy form, this chair is marked by its use of two species of North American hardwood. The combination is visually engaging and structurally sound, with durable ash legs, tensioned ash spindles, and seating surface, arms, knees, and back crafted in a choice of our favorite hardwood.

The Catena chair's structure celebrates the interplay between mass and space, with four legs supported by hardwood knees, not spreaders, which free room for both legs and natural light. The gently contoured hardwood seat supports the chair's hardwood arms and back, held together by a series of tensioned ash spindles that provide a hint of flex to enhance comfort.

Chosen by Pope Francis as seating for his 2017 visit to Philadelphia, the Catena Arm Chair is the most recent Moser design to earn high profile appreciation.

Although designed without a companion table, the Catena Arm Chair is extraordinarily versatile. It's simple, elegant structure pairs with most any table in our portfolio and works well in traditional and contemporary settings.