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Vitra's Bascule Highback duo-tone lounge chair is where the aesthetics of fashion meets the precision of engineering. The loosely cut fabric cover drapes around the high-backed frame like a coat, and that comparison is no accident: the tailoring techniques were borrowed straight from the world of clothing design. Beneath those beautiful folds sits a clever tilt mechanism that responds to your weight, delivering exactly what the chair's name promises. "Bascule" is French for seesaw, and true to that, the chair tips with your movements from upright to almost horizontal without a single extra lever or button. The Bascule ottoman, sold separately, completes the comfort and gives your legs somewhere to go when you're fully reclined.
Berlin's Studio Πthought carefully about the chair's longer life, as well. The seat cushions are filled with V-Foam, a recyclable polyurethane foam developed by Vitra and BASF, the backrest is padded with PET fibre made from recycled bottles, and the permanent glued joints in the wooden frame have been replaced with solutions that can be repaired, replaced, or recycled.
- Width: 85 cm
- Depth: 85–120 cm
- Height: 101.5–107.5 cm
- Seat depth: 50 cm
- Seat height: 38 cm
- Armrest height: 56 cm
- Colour Light lavender, electric blue, black
- Frame material Steel
- Seat cushion Recyclable V-Foam
- Backrest cushion Recycled PET fibres
- Upholstery fabric Rohi Cento, 06 light lavender, 14 electric blue (100% new wool)
- Abrasion resistance 30,000 Martindale
- Pilling 4-5
- Lightfastness 5
- Base material Powder-coated aluminium
- Weight 39 kg
- Removable cover Yes
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Notes
Felt glides for hard floors.
Neck cushion is height-adjustable
(+ 6 cm). - Product ID: AK21080200-02-0630-06-14-12-01-05
Studio Œ is a Berlin-based design studio founded by two creatives: Lisa Ertel (b. 1990) and Anne-Sophie Oberkrome (b. 1990). Their connection goes beyond their shared birth years – both graduated as designers from the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design in Germany, and they are also co-founders of the FAN collective. In addition, they have been teaching design at Hamburg’s HFBK University since 2022. Studio Œ’s portfolio encompasses a diverse range, from interdisciplinary collective projects to product design and industrial projects for well-known international brands, including the Italian brand Mattiazzi.
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Commitment to UN Global Compact, fair compensation for all employees
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Corporate responsibility requirements defined and communicated for suppliers
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Systematic work for improved inclusion and well-being in the workplace
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Transparent supply chain
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Suppliers' compliance to a code of conduct ensured
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Compliance to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ensured in the supply chain
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Direct suppliers audited and certified
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Support for community involvement in the supply chain
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Fair and resource-wise water-use in production
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No incineration or landfilling of returned items
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No use of endangered species as materials
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No direct environmental emissions or waste (excl. GHGs) from production
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Production and material sourcing that respect biodiversity, animal rights, and natural ecosystems
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Material-efficient and ecological packaging
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No potentially harmful chemicals used in own production
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The sustainability of direct suppliers' production is addressed and monitored
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Positive impact on nature’s well-being through operations that regenerate natural ecosystems
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Company's direct greenhouse gas emissions identified and commitment to reduction
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Product's carbon impact identified and commitment to reduction
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Guidance on energy- and eco-efficient use of the product
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Contribution to climate initiatives beyond the brand’s direct operations
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100 % renewable energy in own production and operations
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Low-carbon or compensated transportation
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Carbon footprint of the product calculated and goals set to reduce it
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Carbon neutral or carbon negative product
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Sustainable and long-lasting material choices
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No harmful or hazardous substances
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Responsible raw material sourcing and production
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Materials suited for circularity: monomaterials, recyclable finishings, renewable or recycled contents etc.
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Ecological materials: natural, biodegradable, recyclable or recycled contents
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Outstanding materials in terms of innovativeness, responsibility, sustainability and circularity: local production or sourcing, 100 % recycled content, C2C-certification etc.
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High aesthetic quality promoting long-term use of the product
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Technically durable product design and material choices
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Design for enduring life-long quality
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