VARIABLE™ ECHO

The original kneeling chair in bouncy luxury

Chair design by Peter Opsvik, 1979

Re-dressed by Ingrid Bredholt, 2020

Chair Measurement:
W 52 cm x D 72 cm x H 51 cm

Approx Weight:
8 kg 

This Variable™ features a customised upholstery, resembling the craftsmanship used on bags and shoes. 5 cm wide naturally tanned nappa leather straps are sewn together and padded, before being woven onto the foamy cushions. The wood is gently soap washed in the same hue as the leather. The chair will obtain beautiful patina with time.

LEATHER - 100% beech ply wood, soap washed by hand, 100% nappa leather, naturally tanned

Peter Opsvik

Peter Opsvik is a Norwegian industrial designer born in 1939, trained at the Bergen College of Applied Art and the Norwegian State College of Applied Art in Oslo. Opsvik has worked as a freelance industrial designer since 1970, and currently has his own design studio in Oslo, where he works with seven colleagues focusing on product design as a mean for solving real-life problems. Throughout his career, Opsvik has attempted to overcome our stereotypical sitting habits with his unconventional seating solutions. With a playful and human starting point, his work is a display of how norms of sitting nicely and sitting still can be broken.