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Collection Story
Origin
Kevi is a chair series designed by the architect Jørgen Rasmussen in 1958 and produced by Montana today. The line "The better you sit, the more you get done" is credited to Rasmussen, and the series has been in production for more than 60 years.
Design Language
Four-legged Kevi chairs come in dining, counter, bar and lounge models, the office chairs run on castors in four heights, and the stools come with and without castors in three heights. Four-legged chairs are offered in oak, in lazure in eight Montana colours, or upholstered in textiles and leathers from Kvadrat and Sørensen Leather, with chrome or lacquered legs.
Key Pieces
- Swivel chairs: Kevi Air with a plastic seat and back, Kevi 2533 with height adjustment, and the upholstered Kevi 2534U and Kevi 2533T
- Four-legged chairs: Kevi 2060 and Kevi 2070, the Kevi 2063 lounge chair, the Kevi 2061 counter chair and the Kevi 2062 bar chair
- Stools: Kevi 2532 swivel stool with height adjustment, and Kevi 2051, Kevi 2053 and Kevi 2052 on four legs as a stool, a counter stool and a bar stool
- Tables: Kevi 2001 low table and Kevi 2011 table, both on four legs
Pieces in this collection
Kevi 2060 Chair
Kevi 2051 Stool
Kevi 2051 is Jørgen Rasmussen's four-legged stool, stackable eight high, 33 x 33 x 47 cm
Kevi Air
Kevi Air: a lightweight office chair with a perforated recycled-polypropylene shell, 56 x 56 cm
Kevi 2534U Office Chair
Kevi 2534U is a fully upholstered, height-adjustable office chair on a polished aluminium base
Kevi 2061 Counter Chair
Kevi 2061: Jørgen Rasmussen's stackable counter-height chair, 55 x 51 x 98 cm, seat height 66 cm
Kevi 2070 Chair
Kevi 2070 is a stackable dining chair with a veneer seat and backrest, 55 x 50 x 79 cm
Kevi 2052 Bar Chair
Kevi 2052 by Jørgen Rasmussen: the bar-height four-legged stool, 42 x 42 x 76 cm
Kevi 2062 Bar Chair
Kevi 2062 is the stackable bar-height Kevi chair, 55 x 51 x 108 cm with a 76 cm seat
Kevi 2533 Office Chair
Kevi 2533 is a classic office chair with a 5-star swivel aluminium base, 56 x 56 cm in plan
Kevi Kids 2533J Chair
Kevi Kids 2533J: a height-adjustable swivel chair for children aged 3-9, 48 x 46 cm
Kevi 2063 Lounge Chair
Kevi 2063 is Montana's low centred lounge chair with a wide base and seat, 64 x 58.5 x 73 cm
Kevi 2053 Counter Chair
Kevi 2053 is the counter-height stool of Montana's Kevi range, 42 x 42 x 66 cm
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