Polar Chair: Black Oak
Polar Chair: Pure Oak
Polar Chair: Grey Green Oak
Polar Chair: Indigo Blue Oak
Polar Chair: Grain Grey Oak
Polar Chair: Black Oak + Pure Oak + Grey Green Oak
Polar Chair: Grey Green Oak + Pure Oak + Grain Grey Oak
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Polar Chair
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Polar Chair
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Polar Chair: Black Oak
Polar Chair: Pure Oak
Polar Chair: Grey Green Oak
Polar Chair: Indigo Blue Oak
Polar Chair: Grain Grey Oak
Polar Chair: Black Oak + Pure Oak + Grey Green Oak
Polar Chair: Grey Green Oak + Pure Oak + Grain Grey Oak
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Polar Chair
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Karimoku New Standard × Moritz Schlatter
Polar Chair
$935
$935
SKU: KNS-C3315AME
$935
SKU: KNS-C3315AM000
$935
SKU: KNS-C3315AG000
$935
SKU: KNS-C3315AY000
$935
SKU: KNS-C3315AD000
Description
Polar plays up the contrast of a softly rounded seat and straight-edged legs to achieve a universal appeal, much like its Swiss-born but now Tokyo-based designer Moritz Schlatter. A comfortable, compact chair with a versatile character, it makes for a welcoming and and functional choice for domestic and public settings alike—and it's stackable when not in use. The chair features a plywood seat and backrest and a frame made from solid Japanese oak, a hardwood sustainably sourced from underused small-diameter trees.
Specifications
Size
- 31.3" h x 19.9" w x 19.5" d (79.5x50.5x49.5cm)
- Seat height: 17.9" (45.5cm)
Material
Oak
Brand
Karimoku New Standard
It has always been about the wood. Shohei Kato opened a small woodworking shop in 1940 from a longstanding timber firm he acquired in Kariya. The first letters of the town name combined with “moku,” as in “mokuzai” ( “wood”) provided the brand name. Furniture followed within 2 decades, along with several brands under the Karimoku umbrella. Then in 2009, with his grandson Hiroshi Kato as vice president, the Karimoku New Standard branch launched to develop works with international designers in the modern design arena.
The star roster includes Swedish studio TAF, the Swiss team Big-Game and Dutch duo Scholten & Baijings. Among them is David Glaettli, who also serves as KNS brand creative director and dubbed its credo as “high-tech and high-touch.” The highly skilled Japanese carpentry and hand-applied painting that are a part of the parent company heritage are integral to KNS. It also looks forward, revitalizing native forests by targeting undervalued, sustainably grown hardwoods. Advanced technologies have elevated the low-diameter chestnut, maple and oak trees, once turned into wood chips for paper pulp, into something of lasting beauty. The aim, notes Hiroshi, is “furniture that will be used and loved for more than 100 years.”
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