Inspired by the strength of the apple crates he played on as a child, Frank Gehry created his thoroughly original Gehry Collection of bentwood furniture for Knoll (1990). Paying homage to his Canadian roots, he named the pieces after ice hockey terms. One of those designs, the Gehry High Sticking High Back Chair, implements wafer-thin strips of laminated maple into featherweight yet sturdy forms, evoking the simple strength and resilience of hockey sticks themselves.