Korsi

Reimagining traditional joinery through interruption and handcraft.

Korsi (Arabic for "chair") is an exploration of traditional wooden joinery, shaped by the deliberate use of simple hand tools and the visible process of making.

The project began with an unexpected discovery while working with a trimmer machine. Stopping midway along a wooden plank left behind a gesture that resembled an unfinished joint—as though another piece of timber was meant to slide into place and complete it. This accidental interruption became the starting point for the chair, inspiring a language of joints that appear both familiar and unresolved.

Although the chair could have been produced using CNC machining, it was intentionally made entirely by hand. Every cut, joint, and surface records the time and labour invested in its construction, allowing the making process to remain visible within the finished piece.

Korsi explores the relationship between precision and imperfection, questioning what is gained and what is lost as furniture production becomes increasingly automated. By reinterpreting classical joinery through handcraft, the chair celebrates the human hand—not as a rejection of technology, but as a reminder that making is as much about process as it is about the final object.