Chair of the Day: Adler’s Claude Modular

What’s up with this strange chair from Jonathan Adler?

I think a lot of his designs are spot on. But his new Claude Modular bench is just wrong, in my humble opinion. The idea is that you start with the base and add things to create your own special whatever. I’m okay with the drawers, which you can add on to create a double dresser. The bench version is out of proportion and looks like it’s going to tip over. It also looks like something from IKEA, and at $1,045, I say skip it.

How about you – pass or fail?