Furniture component and method of forming such a furniture component

A furniture component comprising:

• a central member having a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side extending between the top and the bottom;
• a pair of circular segments each defined by a chord of a circle, said pair of circular segments respectively affixed to said pair of sides, each of said pair of circular segments having a planar surface affixed respectively to the first and second sides of said central member, the planar surface having a length greater than a width of said central member such that said pair of circular segments has a first portion extending outwardly beyond said central member and such that said pair of circular segments has a second portion extending outwardly beyond said central member;
• a first element affixed to the top of the central member and between the first portions of said pair of circular segments;
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• a second element affixed to the bottom of the central member and between the second portions of said pair of circular segments, each of said pair of circular segments having a curved surface opposite said central member, each of the first and second elements having a curved surface opposite said central member, the curved surface and said pair of curved segments and the curved surface of said first and second elements being continuous.