Baia Chair

Design by Kensaku Oshiro, 2021

As a tribute to Danish furniture design, the Japanese designer Kensaku Oshiro has created a chair that exquisitely unites Danish and Japanese design aesthetics.


The signature backrest reflects the inspiration from the semicircular shape of a bay and brings a soft contrast to the steel frame.


Baia Chair features a very advanced construction that requires multiple techniques and a high level of craftsmanship.


The frame is available in either chrome-plated or powder-coated steel and is constructed by using a complex welding technique. It consists of a seat frame made from flat steel and thin, bent steel tubes with a small rounding at the end of each leg. The short distance between the front legs makes space and visibility to the rear legs, creating symmetry and highlighting the fine balance between the vertical lines of the thin steel tubes and the striking horizontal elements.


The C-shaped backrest is available either in an upholstered version or in solid wood. The solid wood backrest is made by using a special steam-bending technology and is subsequently hand-sanded. The upholstered backrest is hand-sewn and comes in various fabric and leather options. The soft, upholstered seat provides excellent seating comfort and is available in both leather and fabric.


The diverse features of each component are perfectly balanced in the design and give the chair an elegant lightness and a truly unique expression.

Measurements with wooden back

Measurements: W 54 × D 44 × H 70 cm

Seating measurements: W 46 × D 44 × H 46 cm

Wooden back Ø 4 cm


Measurments with upholstered back

Measurements: W 58 × D 50 × H 74 cm

Seating measurements: W 42 × D 42 × H 46 cm

Upholstered back Ø 8 cm


Materials

Frame: powder-coated or chrome-plated steel

The chair is delivered with pre-mounted teflon glides

Seat: upholstered in various fabric and leather materials

Wooden back: oak, black-lacquered oak, smoked oak or walnut

Available treatments: oil, white oil, or soap

Upholstered back: various fabric and leather materials


See the materials here


NOTE: The upholstered back is hand-sewn, so slight stitching irregularities and wrinkles in the fabric or leather may occur. Minor variations in shape and thickness of the back are also natural due to differences in material thickness.


Tested at Danish Technological Institute EN16139:2013 in 2023.

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