Ray Booth Unveils His Latest Collection With Hickory Chair

Ray Booth x Hickory Chair

For his fourth and latest furniture collection with Hickory Chair, architectural and interior designer Ray Booth, principal partner of McAlpine, sought to fill a void. “It really all started with what was missing,” he recalls of the genesis for the 45-piece Tectonic collection that encompasses chairs, sofas, tables, dressers and bed frames. Another key driver was materiality: oak with a light, low-sheen finish as well as metals like browned steel and antique brass. “From there,” Booth continues, “we explored new forms and shapes that we were not seeing in our line or out in the marketplace.” The resulting designs are at once exceedingly comfortable—a hallmark of the Hickory Chair brand—and refined, with nods to Booth’s architectural background. Take the Aiden swivel chair and sofa (featured here). “The sculpted back of these pieces reflects a new profile,” he says, noting that “while this form is angular in shape, it still incorporates great comfort and fit.”