TOM MOSER, shown above, said of the Auburn Chair, “I believe I have achieved my most comfortable solid wood chair yet.”
Thos. Moser, handmade American furniture, recently announced the unveiling of the newest Tom Moser-designed piece, the Auburn Chair, which will occur during his five-city Thos. Moser showroom tour for his fifth book, “Legacy in Wood.” The tour begins April 2 in New York City and ends May 14 in San Francisco.
The new Auburn Chair, named for the Maine location of the Thos. Moser workshop, was inspired by a simple cafeteria chair made of steel and plastic that Moser and his wife, Mary, spotted on a ferry from Maine to Nova Scotia. The Auburn Chair, along with his Harpswell Chair, is now among Tom’s all-time favorites. Of note, the Harpswell Chair has the distinction of being select seating during two papal visits — Pope Benedict XVI in 2008 while at the White House and Pope Francis in 2015 while in Philadelphia during his first visit to the U.S.
“Whether from my sense of responsibility, my curiosity or perhaps closer to the truth, from my creative stubbornness in my 81st year, I find myself still drawn to the workbench,” said Moser.
In addition, David Moser’s Sequel Chair is among the other new Thos. Moser designs that will be shown this spring. Sequel is a modern take on Tom Moser’s iconic
Continuous Arm
Chair design and its companion table reflects David’s take on Tom’s Shaker
Round Stand.
These new designs will be revealed in the company’s annual spring catalog and featured during Tom’s five-city Thos. Moser showroom tour. The tour schedule includes New York City on Saturday, April 2 at the new showroom location at 1015 Madison Ave., then onto Boston at the newly renovated 19 Arlington St. showroom on Saturday, April 9. On Sunday, April 10, Moser will be in Freeport, Maine and on Saturday, April 23, he will be in the new Washington, D.C. showroom in Georgetown. The final stop will be on Saturday, May 14 at the Thos. Moser San Francisco showroom.
In cherry or walnut and as a chair or stool, Tom Moser said of the Auburn Chair, “I believe I have achieved my most comfortable solid wood chair yet.”
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