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Mikado Side Chair

Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby, 2024

Serene yet with a commanding aura, the Mikado chair aims to impress not only by its form but also through its unparalleled comfort. The Mikado seating experience is defined by upholstery on all sides as well as the dynamic movement of the backrest. An ingeniously simple mechanism concealed beneath the seat allows the back to move with the sitter and comfortably recline at a slight angle.

Mikado is available as an armchair or as a side chair. The sides of the rounded backrest do not extend as far forward on the Mikado Side Chair as on the armchair version.

The covers of the Mikado chair are not glued and can be removed for cleaning or replacement. The legs may be replaced individually or exchanged for a different material option – wood or recycled aluminium. The inner seat panel is made of recycled aluminium while the core of the backrest shell is produced from recycled polypropylene, which can be easily separated from the foam padding during recycling. The concept of a simple exchange of components gives Mikado long-term versatility, thereby ensuring longevity.

V-Foam Material

V-Foam

Developed jointly by Vitra and BASF, V-Foam is the world's first economically recyclable polyurethane foam.

Environmental Product Passport

Here you can download the Environmental Product Passport as a PDF. The document contains information about the product carbon footprint, recycling, material composition, packaging & logistics, the supply chain and available product certificates. If you have any questions about the Environmental Product Passport or other queries about sustainability, please feel free to contact us at [email protected].

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Mikado

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Mikado is a chair with a serene yet commanding aura that aims to impress not only by its form but also through unparalleled comfort – whether used around home dining tables, in restaurants or for meeting rooms. The Mikado seating experience is defined by upholstery on all sides as well as the dynamic movement of the backrest. An ingeniously simple mechanism concealed beneath the seat allows the back to move with the sitter and recline at a slight angle.   Mikado was designed with sustainability in mind from the outset: the covers are not glued and can be removed for cleaning or replacement. The legs of the four-legged base may be replaced individually or exchanged for a different material option – wood or recycled aluminium. The five-star base with castors and the four-star base are also made from recycled aluminium and can be exchanged or replaced as required. The inner seat panel is made of aluminium with a high recycled content, and the backrest shell is produced from recycled post-consumer polypropylene, which can be easily separated from the foam padding during recycling. The concept of a simple exchange of components gives Mikado long-term versatility, thereby ensuring longevity. Mikado is available as an armchair with the suggestion of armrests or as a side chair, which each offer a distinctive seating experience and yet are so similar that they can be combined without disturbing the visual harmony around a table or within a given space. Different legs, two backrests, a choice of fabric or leather covers and numerous colours afford a wide variety of possible combinations.

This product was designed by

Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby

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Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby studied architecture as fellow students at the Royal College of Art in London. Since that time, their collaborative work has probed the interface between industrial design, furniture design and architecture.