Dramatic load bearing curves and the comforting name “elastic” in Gragg’s patent title testify to innovative technology serving expressive design. Wood shaped by application of heat and moisture dates back to the ancient world. Until the late 18th century, it was chiefly used for ship staves and wheel rims. Here, Gragg, son of a wheelwright, achieves a fluid line with a pair of slender bent wooden elements that spring from the floor as front legs, continuing upward to bracket the seat and back before ending at the crest rail. Five parallel stiles move in the opposite direction, forming the back by extending downwards from the crest rail, then becoming part of the seat itself. Generously shaped arms provide an additional set of counter curves for this abstract version of a Greek klismos chair.