knauf & brown: profile folding chair

‘the profile chair’ by knauf & brown

folding on a single axis, vancouver-based studio knauf & brown have conceived ‘the profile chair’.‘the design was a response to everything we didn’t like about folding chairs. folding chairs are shy, coming out only when extra seating is needed. they are ashamed of their cluttered leg regions, complicated actions, and cheap materials.’

cutting down on intersecting lines and giving the seat a minimal profile results in taking up less visual and physical space when open and closed. constructed using solid larch and a powder coated metal frame, ‘profile chair’ is intended for everyday use whether indoors or outdoors.

3/4 view collapsed

front view collapsed

folded front view

folded side view

detail of single axis hinge system

prototypes

sketches

profile chair video