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Ray chair with a dark wood sled-base frame and a black leather seat and backrest, beside a round white marble table set with plates and a jug.

Ray Chair

2024

Zara Home

The Ray chair started with a very clear brief. Creating a versatile minimal seat that incorporated timeless materials and finishes. The cost constraints proved to be a big challenge, specially since for that particular collection, leather was an important element of the material palette. A big effort was also put in the proportions of the chair. Having very little information and straight sections, all the elements had to work together and remain balanced. The Ray chair was launched in 2024 and continues to be a staple in Zara Home's offering.

Ray chair at three-quarters on a plain light background, showing its dark wood sled frame, black leather seat and curved black backrest panel.
Close-up of the Ray chair's seat corner, showing the black leather seat edge, the dark wood joint and the sled leg.
Ray chair on a pale concrete floor against a stone-coloured wall, with a dark frame and black leather seat and backrest.
Ray chairs at a grey metal table stacked with books, beside a wooden chair and a black stool, in a white room under a high bookshelf.
Ray chairs around a long reddish-brown wooden table, in front of a corner of built-in wooden bookshelves.
Ray chair at a worn wooden trestle table set with white plates and glasses, with a wooden sideboard and a lacquered cabinet behind.
Two views of the Ray chair: from above, showing the black leather seat and curved backrest, and in profile, showing the sled base and angled back.
Red pencil sketches of the Ray chair on white paper, one large three-quarter view and one smaller front view.