British Designer Michael Young's LessThanFive carbon fibre chair for US-based furniture company Coalesse is launching after two years of development.

The chair is named for the fact that it weighs less than five pounds (two kilograms), so it can be easily moved and stacked.
Originally debuted during Milan design week in 2014, the chair has a thin profile and curving back with angled arm supports and legs and is manufactured as a single piece ? removing the need for joints and fixings.

LessThanFive is the first time Coalesse has made a product with carbon fibre, which is still not widely used in the furniture industry.
"The chair's structure and form were developed as a result of working with a factory that is known for exceptional high performance bicycles," Young told Dezeen. "This technology is ideal for the development of an exceedingly lightweight stacking chair."
"We wanted to design a carbon fiber chair that is truly functional and ergonomic," he added.

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For LessThanFive, sheets of carbon fiber are woven together and then layered in a heated mold, where they are left to set. The chair is polished by hand to achieve the final finish.

After initially showing the chair in Milan and at Clerkenwell Design Week in 2015, Coalesse is ready to bring the pieces to market after perfecting their manufacturing proces...