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Keith's principal leg man, working at home, also spent nearly two weeks veneering the trio of outwardly curved klismos legs stabilized by a circular stretcher.

Against the grain: Keith Fritz left the path to the priesthood to create divine furniture 2010

Nestled in a woven-rope basket and surrounded by moss, two spare Japanese plants, right, introduce some greenery and natural forms to a tableau of klismos chairs and framed black-and-white photos.

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"It has wonderful historical details -- the klismos legs, the hand planing, the silver feet.

Against the grain: Keith Fritz left the path to the priesthood to create divine furniture 2010

A klismos dining chair, with its splayed legs and curved back, looks clean-lined but doesn’t shout its Hellenic Greek origins.

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Retrospect columnist, Anna Hoffman, writes, "While big ideas like democracy might have stuck, the only piece of ancient Greek furniture that can still be found in contemporary interiors is the klismos chair.

Apartment Therapy Main 2010

Retrospect columnist, Anna Hoffman, writes, "While big ideas like democracy might have stuck, the only piece of ancient Greek furniture that can still be found in contemporary interiors is the klismos chair.

Apartment Therapy Main 2010

The key components of a traditional klismos chair are: saber back and front legs; wide, curved tablet back rests; and curved stiles. "

Apartment Therapy Main 2010

The key components of a traditional klismos chair are: saber back and front legs; wide, curved tablet back rests; and curved stiles. "

Apartment Therapy Main 2010