Krusin Side Chair

Designed by Marc Krusin (2011)

Product description:
Designed by Marc Krusin in 2011, The Krusin Guest Seating Collection draws inspiration from traditional chair designs, but asserts itself with an industrialized craft aesthetic. Leaving no joint unresolved and no angle unconsidered, the Krusin Collection's subtle elegance harmonizes with any setting. Further enhancing its versatility, the chair is available in a broad array of natural woods, with low-sheen or high-polish finishes and can be styled with an upholstered or natural woven paper rush seat.

Product story

Marc Krusin: "The chair has a particularly traditional framework - arm at a certain height, back at a certain height - and it has to do certain things, it has to be a robust chair. Within that framework, we worked tremendously on the proportion. Both proportion in the macro sense - the height of the arms with relation to the height of the back and the height of the seat, and also proportion on the micro scale -the angles of each rail of wood, you know, they're not just square blocks.
I see it as being a design that can fit into a lot of scenarios. To me, there is something very noble about an object, a chair, whatever it may be, that sits within a space not shouting for your attention, but blending into it. The outcome is absolutely contemporary, but at the same time absolutely classic and absolutely timeless.
Marc Krusin

Marc Krusin began his career in Italy where he worked tirelessly at the heart of the Milanese design scene for more than 13 years. He became Piero Lissoni's right-hand-man and associate, leading all types of projects from product to interior design for clients of international reputation. He played a fundamental part in helping the studio grow from 15 employees to over 60 and from being a studio with mainly Italian clients to being a studio with clients all over the world.
He now has his own practice in London and continues to design spaces and products for clients around the world.

Specifications - Construction and Details:
- Available with upholstered back inset
- Seat cushion and back inset available in a range of KnollTextiles and Spinneybeck® leathers
- Upholstered seat cushion uses high-density polyurethane foam and elastic seat belt suspension
- Uncoated, natural woven paper rush seat available on slat-back chairs
- Frame is select American and European hardwood using dowel and mortise + tenon construction with steam-bent top rail
- 12 Beech frame stains
- 7 low gloss natural wood finishes in White Ash, Oak, and American Walnut
- Nylon glides included

Sustainable Design and Environmental Certification:
Learn more about Krusin Side Chair product certifications and materials at Ecomedes.