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Alpina, the new chair designed by British designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, defines a new archetype for chairs from a perspective of all-round sustainability. It’s inspired by a classical model of the alpine furniture tradition, known for its simple design and multifunctional uses. It’s elegant and versatile, capable of adapting to both traditional and more contemporary environments.
Simple and clean, yet curvaceous and enveloping, the new chair combines a solid ash wood frame (FSC certified) with an injection moulded backrest in bio-based polypropylene that derives 100% from waste cooking oils.
Fully recyclable. “As designers we have a great responsibility to adopt a sustainable and circular approach at the core of our working practice. First and foremost we design with longevity in mind…Every piece we launch is intended to be passed down through the generations as a coveted heirloom…
The bioplastic utilised in the design of Alpina is a step towards a future where all new designs are created from responsible materials, with both hardwearing and recyclable properties.” Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby say. Alpina is available in three variations: natural ash seat and legs with an olive green backrest, natural ash seat and legs with a beige backrest, black stained ash seat and legs with a black backrest. It’s suitable for both domestic and contract use
- Specifications
Seat and legs in solid ash. Back rest in bio-based polypropylene.
Available in three different finishes: Seat and legs in natural finish with the back in olive green Seat and legs in natural finish with the back in beige Seat and legs in stained black finish with the back in black- Size Description
45x52x81cm (width x Depth x Height)
Seating Height 45cm
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Edward Barber
Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby, Internationally acclaimed designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby founded their eponymous studio in 1996 after graduating with Master’s degrees in Architecture from The Royal College of Art in London. From their first studio in Trellick Tower in London, they designed their first piece, the Loop Table, produced by Isokon in 1997. Much of Barber and Osgerby’s early work involved the folding and shaping of sheet material, influenced by the white card that they had used frequently in architectural model making. Plywood and Perspex were used in the development of the Pilot Table, 1999, and Stencil Screen, 2000.
