Image source: Walter Knoll — Cuoio Chair
© Walter Knoll and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
Cuoio Chair
Saddle leather and black steel chair by EOOS, laced under the seat, with or without armrests.
520 × 830 × 600 mm
2010
Official product information
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Overview
The Cuoio Chair is a chair of leather and steel from the Vienna studio EOOS, made for Walter Knoll, with or without armrests; the sheet lists the armless chair as model 1208 and the armchair version as 1209.
Construction
A flexible steel frame, powder-coated black gloss, carries a cover of Saddle leather with a black rear side. Slits in the back shape the leather, and lacing under the seat gives flexible support. There is no upholstery, and the leather cover and steel frame separate for recycling.
Specifications
- Size (1208): 52, 60 and 83 cm (axes not labelled on the drawing)
- Seat height (sh on the drawing): 46 cm
- Armrest height (1209): 67 cm
Story
A first saddle leather chair
EOOS describes Cuoio as its first experiment with thick leather: long slits cut into the surface and fastened together in the middle, which gave a curve suited to a backrest. The Vienna-based team took inspiration from the minimalism of fashion designer Helmut Lang.
Revised after ten years
Walter Knoll's press text records that EOOS revised the minimalist draft to mark the tenth anniversary of the chair, and cites the welted Viennese laced shoe as the model for the lacing under the seat.
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Collection
Cuoio
The Cuoio family by EOOS for Walter Knoll: saddle leather and steel seating shaped by slits, with chairs, a lounge chair, a footstool and a back cushion.
