The Merkur chair from the Danish Audo, designed by the visionary designers Skogstad and Waernes, gives your interior a certain luxury and timelessness.
The Merkur chair is beautifully upholstered and comfortable with a foam-filled seat and luxurious fabric upholstery with a surprising softness, taking the understated shape of the dining chair to new heights.
Originally intended for the palatial interior of the Oslo Stock Exchange, the design by designers Skogstad and Waernes honors the Roman god of trade and commerce.
By using traditional joinery techniques, an elegant classic shape has been created, and the now iconic chair is suitable for a large number of different interiors.
Dimensions:
Height: 78 cm x Width: 46 cm x Depth: 52 cm Seat height: 46 cm armrest 66 cm.
Materials & finishes:
Dining chair in solid oak and plywood, made of molded and articulated wooden parts. Foam-filled seat covered with Audo Boucle (45% cotton, 19% viscose, 15% wool, 13% PC, 8% polyester) or Kvadrat Hallingdal 65 (70 % virgin wool 30% viscose.)
About the designers:
Skogstad & Waernes is an Oslo-based design studio founded by two Norwegian designers - Petter Skogstad and Fredrik Waernes. The couple met while studying at Oslo Metropolitan University and ECAL. After ten years of designing products for companies such as Anderssen & Voll, Andreas Engesvik and Snohetta, and a number of other leading brands, they decided to pool their talents and set up their own studio.
Weight: 1000