Waver Konstantin Grcic, 2011
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Konstantin Grcic’s collaboration with Vitra began with the experimental group of seats called Landen, which was presented as part of the Vitra Edition 2007. While he was working on Waver’s suspended structure, he also created the Netscape installation consisting of swings for the Design Miami 2010 fair.
“First off I had to convince Vitra to produce such a simple piece of furniture made of bent tubular steel”, says Konstantin Grcic about Waver. The chair’s design incorporates principles from extreme sports and translates them into an avant-garde design which does without high-tech and yet is highly sophisticated. Waver is the first project that the German designer has worked on with Vitra. Rejecting traditional chair typologies, the chair explores new seating experiences in everyday life. Just like a paraglider in a harness, the user of Waver is suspended in a type of hammock, which is suspended inside the bent and welded tubular steel frame of the chair. “By simplifying the form, we were able to focus more on the seating quality”, Konstantin Grcic explains. Whether outdoors or indoors, in the garden or in the living room – this lightweight swivel chair makes an ideal addition to all types of environments. With its weather-proof composition, it defies UV rays, wind and rain, and thus overcomes the convention of differentiating between indoor and outdoor furniture.
The swivel chair Waver, which comes with separate seat and neck cushions, is available in a wide range of colour combinations.
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