Draft:Bend Goods

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History

Bend Goods was founded in 2010 by Gaurav Nanda, a Los Angeles-based sculptor and visual designer who had previously worked as an automotive sculptor at General Motors. Drawing on his background in translating complex fluid lines into rigid, functional structures, Nanda developed a furniture line centered on precision-bent wire steel.

The company launched with a single product, a wire side chair that would later be named the Lucy Chair. Initial press coverage appeared in 2011 in the Los Angeles Times and Apartment Therapy, introducing Nanda's wire seating designs to design audiences.

Through the mid-2010s, the company expanded from a single chair into a broader collection of dining chairs, lounge chairs, stools, benches, tables, and accessories. Bend Goods opened its first permanent retail showroom on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles in 2018.

In 2020, the Lucy Chair was acquired for the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).

By 2022, the company had evolved its design language beyond wire to include a Tube Collection constructed from precision-bent aluminum tube. In 2025 and 2026, the Green Park Collection was launched, earning coverage in Surface Magazine. In 2026, the Tube Chair was named a winner in GQ's Home Awards.

Design philosophy

Bend Goods' design approach centers on the relationship between sculptural form and structural engineering. Nanda has described the studio's work as a study in proportion — the tension between thin and thick, light and heavy, open and solid — applied to industrial metal. The wire collection draws on mid-century modernist precedents, particularly the wire chairs produced in Europe and the United States during the 1950s, while incorporating contemporary ergonomic standards and commercial-grade durability requirements. Design Milk described the brand as having changed the wire furniture industry.

The studio has cited influences including mid-century modernism, Italian design of the 1980s, and Japandi minimalism. All products are powder-coated using materials certified by DuPont and Tiger Coatings, and are certified free of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The company holds BIFMA certification across its seating line.

Products

Bend Goods produces furniture across several distinct material lines:

Wire collection

The original and best-known line, constructed from galvanized steel wire that is bent, welded, and powder-coated. The collection includes the Lucy Chair (dining, counter, and bar heights, with a stacking variant), the Ethel Chair, the Betty Chair, the Rachel Chair, and related lounge and accessory pieces. BIFMA-certified to support loads above 400 pounds. Available in powder-coated steel for standard indoor and outdoor use, or stainless steel for coastal and high-humidity environments.

Tube collection

Introduced in the early 2020s, the Tube Collection uses precision-bent hollow aluminum tube to achieve heavier, more architecturally solid forms than wire allows. Products include dining chairs, lounge chairs, bar stools, and ottomans. Aluminum construction makes the collection inherently rust-proof. In 2026, the Tube Chair was named a winner in GQ's Home Awards.

Green Park Collection (2025–2026)

A color-forward outdoor furniture collection combining tube construction with bold powder-coat finishes, designed for hospitality and residential outdoor environments.

Accessories

Wire baskets, animal sculptures, decorative objects, and seat padding produced in Sunbrella outdoor fabric, leather, and vegan leather. Custom color orders are available across most collections using any RAL powder-coat specification.

Notable placements

• LACMA permanent collection — The Lucy Chair entered the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2020.
• Sheats-Goldstein Residence — Bend Goods chairs are installed in the Sheats-Goldstein Residence, a landmark house designed by architect John Lautner and considered one of the most significant works of residential architecture in California.
• Bavel, Los Angeles — Lucy Stools are a design element of Bavel, a critically acclaimed restaurant in the Los Angeles Arts District designed by Studio UNLTD.
• MIA Market, Miami — Stainless steel Lucy Dining Chairs were specified for MIA Market in Miami's Design District, the inaugural recipient of the Best Restaurant food hall industry award.

Recognition and press

Bend Goods and its founder have been the subject of more than 27 editorial features across fifteen years of publication, in outlets including the Los Angeles Times (2011), Apartment Therapy (2011), Remodelista (2014), Design Milk (multiple features, 2015–2022), Design Sponge (2015), InStyle (2016), Chicago Tribune (2016), Eater (2017, 2019), Steelcase 360 (2019), Be Original Americas (2019, 2020), Voyage LA (2020), Lumens — The Edit (2023), Surface Magazine (2026), and GQ (2026).

In 2019, Eater described the Bend Goods wire chair as the restaurant chair that seems to be everywhere, documenting its widespread adoption in American restaurant design.

In 2026, GQ named the Tube Chair a winner in its Home Awards, recognizing it among the year's notable furniture designs.

The brand is listed in design trade databases including Architonic and Dexigner, and products are carried by trade-oriented retailers including Design Public, Lumens, and Rypen.

Trade and commercial work

Bend Goods operates a formal trade program for interior designers, architects, and hospitality specifiers. The company produces contract-grade furniture meeting BIFMA standards and offers custom color specification, COM upholstery, and project-scale quoting. Commercial projects have included restaurant installations, hotel lobbies, resort outdoor areas, mixed-use developments, and airport public seating across the United States and internationally.