Design House Stockholm - Uno pouf 65 cm.

Design House Stockholm Uno pouf

Claesson Koivisto Rune’s Uno is a friendly reminder from nature in two sizes, and of course you can sit on this mushroom resembling piece of furniture.

Uno is designed for a hotel where flexibility is of paramount importance,” says Eero Koivisto. 'Sitting on a sofa without a backrest, as in the Far East, you also adopt a more active body language. Eero Koivisto notes that benches and stools are common in Japan, not least in restaurants and bars, and that they impose an attentive sitting posture, contributing to lively discussion.

Claesson Koivisto Rune renovated the legendary Grand Hotel Terminus in Bergen, Norway, and created Uno as an ottoman for the Amundsen Whiskey Bar. The warm, amber-colored interior framed by beams and paneling entirely in wood, together with impressive high stained-glass windows, had to retain its original appearance. Almost identical to when the explorer Amundsen 1928 held his press conference by the great fireplace, before disappearing on his last Arctic rescue mission. You don't complement Finn Juhl's Pelican chairs, along with lavish sofas and small tables in the historic setting, creating an even more easily reconfigurable space.

Uno is no exception for care and attention to detail. A finely crafted structure in wood supports a filling material of different densities: firm yet soft. And there's an obvious pragmatism in how easily the ottoman can be moved around and how the recessed base allows the foot to rise from a sitting position. Uno will have both homes and public spaces decorated in new ways. We sit differently, closer to the ground, bring children and adults together, in a way that was quite rare in the past. Pieces of furniture that enable a new flexibility are desperately needed. Design objects should be friendly, not hard, sharp or aggressive, says Eero Koivisto, design should make you feel comfortable and at ease.

Dimensions: 60 - W: 65 cm, D: 65 cm, H: 50 cm. Weight: 10.4 Kg. Material: Structure: kiln-dried solid wood, TSCA certified plywood, elastic belt, high-density foam wrapped with fiber on top. Cover: 70% recycled polyester, 30% polyester. Maintenance: Do not wash or dry clean.

About the designers:

Fruit baskets for Cappellini, a video set for Kylie Minogue, textiles for Almedahl, desk lamps for Wästbergs, interiors for the Operakällaren restaurant and Nobis Hotel in Stockholm, carpets for Asplund, jewelery for Gallery Pascale, not to mention the architecture of the Sfera building in Kyoto. "Multidisciplinary" seems like a good word to describe Eero Koivisto, Ola Rune and Mårten Claesson, founders of the Stockholm-based architecture and design firm that bears their last name.

Founded in 1995 by the three former classmates of Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, the studio quickly gained international acclaim and was the first Swedish architect ever to be exhibited at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Today, Claesson Koivisto Rune's office is located in Stockholm's Södermalm district and has approximately twelve employees.

When asked about their design philosophy, the trio replies that their work is not limited by any rules, but that their sole focus is to develop, improve and never repeat themselves. They try to get involved in exciting projects that pop up, and architecture and design are equally important to them.