Swedish design studio Form Us With Love has created a range of affordable, minimal chairs based on a single wooden shell for French furniture brand Alki.
Launching at Milan design week, the Atal collection is a series of five oak chairs designed to "go beyond aesthetics". Each one comprises the same A-shaped shell, but with a different set of attachments.
Each configuration offers a different type of comfort and is suited to a different purpose.
The Atal chair comes in five configurations, each with the same A-shaped shell
For instance, the shell can be left as it is with no added elements for a simple dining chair, or it can be mounted on longer legs with a short backrest to better suit a breakfast bar.
Alternatively, the seat's shell can be made to tilt further backwards for a more relaxed seating posture, and a padded back and seat can be added to offer more comfort. All five chairs are designed to be stackable
"In the design of Atal, stripped down functionality is strategically unpacked: mobility, tactility, the need for differences in seating angle, and the urge to sit both concentrated upright and informally slouched are present," said Form Us With Love CEO Jonas Pettersson.
"We tried to be as rational as possible without losing the poetry, adding value in every sequence of this typological collection," added creative director John Lo?fgren.
Elements added to the basic shell allows each chair to take on a different function
The Atal co...