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Description
Vitra's Bascule Lowback lounge chair is where the esthetics of fashion meets the precision of engineering. The loosely cut fabric cover drapes around the 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 completely relaxed.
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 fiber 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: 33.46 in (85 cm)
- Depth: 31.89–35.43 in (81–90 cm)
- Height: 29.92 in (76 cm)
- Seat depth: 19.69 in (50 cm)
- Seat height: 14.96 in (38 cm)
- Armrest height: 22.05 in (56 cm)
- Colour Dark blue, black
- Frame material Steel
- Seat cushion Recyclable V-Foam
- Backrest cushion Recycled PET fibers
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Upholstery fabric
Vitra Hola, 06 dark blue (100% recycled
polyester) - Abrasion resistance 60,000 Martindale
- Pilling 4-5
- Lightfastness 5
- Base material Lacquered oak
- Weight 79.37 lbs (36 kg)
- Removable cover Yes
- Notes Felt glides for hard floors.
- Product ID: AK21080700-01-0630-02-96-01-05
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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