Osuu Chair.

Design: Foster + Partners.

AESTHETIC & DESIGN

Our new Osuu Chair is a lightweight wooden chair. The combination of bentwood and plywood in an all-wooden chair is unique and beautiful, yet so complex. The combination of bentwood and plywood in an all-wooden chair is unique. There is a special harmony and filigree in the aesthetic and workmanship of the chair.

A pleasure to view from any angle

The emotional organic lines of the chair are a pleasure to behold from every perspective. The users feel almost immediately at ease, as their back gently nestles against shell.

Form in perfection

The result is a perfect form. The outer arch curves around the body and transforms into a front leg. Solid, steam-bent roundwood forms the front legs, arms and the upper backrest support.

Intelligent static

Osuu has no visible joints (screws or similar). The shell and bentwood parts are glued. All glued joints are formaldehyde-free. There are no cross braces between the individual chair legs.

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The Designers

We work with the best in their field, and together with Foster + Partners, one of the world's leading architecture and design firms, we have succeeded in meeting this exciting challenge: Lightness with flowing lines and extreme stability.

Choice of materials and finish

The chair is available in oak and nutwood. In nutwood, it is a rarity as the selection and processing of this material requires special skills. Only a few manufacturers worldwide can bend solid nutwood.

Upholstery pads made of saddle leather or felt

For increased comfort, interchangeable seat cushions tailored in felt or finest saddle leather can be added.

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Minimal design for various use

With its characteristic curved frame, the chair exudes universal elegance. The simple aesthetic and flowing lines suit workspaces and private homes all over the world. At home as a classic dining chair or as a solitaire in the living room and bedroom. In the hospitality sector, for a restaurant or entrée of a boutique hotel, as a fresh addition to a coffee bar. In the office, the Osuu Chair will add a touch of emotion and comfortable welcome.

TECHNOLOGY

The manufacturing methods of our choice have their roots in early and late modernism. The bending of wood under steam was invented back in the 19th century by cabinetmaker and furniture pioneer Michael Thonet.

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Bentwood and plywood – inventions of the modern age

In the middle of the 20th century, the American designer couple Ray and Charles Eames cultivated the production of laminated wood used for building shapes and immortalized themselves in design history. However, at that time, it was not yet possible to produce a seat and backrest in one piece.

Steam-bending to the physical limit

We push the steam-bending to the physical limit; when maxed out, the arch reaches all the way down. The inner arc with the curved seat shell made of molded 3D veneer, rests against it, the seat shell curves forward to flow over the strong seat frame. Most manufacturers use beech, ash and sometimes oak for bentwood. Bending walnut wood requires a high level of craftsmanship. We can bend the walnut narrow radii- a unique selling point.

The graceful design of the Osuu Chair brings together various disciplines of woodworking, with innovative and excellent craftsmanship bringing them to fruition. Inspiration came from lightweight construction methods. And we used 3D veneer to achieve the almost flowing lines for the molded plywood.

FSC®-certified wood from the Black Forest

All woods for Osuu are FSC® certified and guaranteed to originate come from sustainable forestry. FSC® creates uniform global standards for the management of forests. Walter K. as a company is certified by FSC®. We are committed to use all materials sensibly and as minimally as possible and take great care to buy regionally. Materials for the Osuu Chair are currently sourced from the Black Forest.