Over the past two years I've purchased three Peanut Chairs and two Peanut Benches. I remember unpacking one of the Benches in my Driveway as a neighbor strolled by. She commented on how beautiful the design was and the obvious quality of the workmanship. She then said, as if she couldn't contain herself any longer, "I feel compelled to touch it, may I That wasn't the only time people who saw the pieces for the first time had a visceral urge to connect with the furniture as they ran their hands across it...Your furniture has that undeniable effect. I still love to do exactly that to this day!