When Hyeon realized he couldn’t build the seat angles, he opted for a simple veneer plywood seat with light and dark striations that he thinks still symbolize the yin and yang of our existence. Hyeon took great care with every joint, considering how their precise edges came together with different colors and textures. They are, he says, like fingers of clasped hands, separate yet stronger together. Gently tapered legs mimicking human legs delicately touch the floor. The maple’s clear grain and differing shades — which Hyeon sought to deliberately contrast — is finished with polyurethane. It is elegant, surprisingly light, and comfortable too.