Ayabi Chair

Overview

The Ayabi Chair is a wire-mesh chair designed with Dai Sugasawa for Walter Knoll, presented on the page as a corrosion-resistant hybrid chair for indoor and outdoor use, and says up to four chairs can be stacked.

Construction

A wire structure follows organic lines, with each point set by mathematically precise positions. Saddle leather inlays sit in the wire structure and are buttoned to the frame; the upper side is Saddle or Paco leather and the underside is always black. Fabric comfort cushions for seat and back clip into place and are padded with a water-permeable mesh.

Specifications

• Leather inlay: Saddle or Paco leather, black underside
• Cushions: clip-in fabric, water-permeable mesh padding
• Stacking: up to four chairs
• Dimensions: not published on the product page

A five-year development

The product page states that the Ayabi Chair is the result of a five-year development process, carried out in collaboration with Dai Sugasawa. The challenge it names was to refine the perfect form and bring it to life through craftsmanship.

Deck planks as a reference

Walter Knoll says the saddle leather inlays were inspired by the planks of wooden decks on luxury yachts. Sugasawa is described as a Japanese-born designer who draws on nature as a structural framework for designs that appeal to both the functional and the emotional.