Chairs
Névé Lounge Chair
$1,450
4.9
88
reviews
A quiet oak frame cradled in soft ivory wool. Low and wide enough to fold your legs up into, light enough to drift from corner to corner as the light moves. A chair that asks for a book and an hour.
6–8 weeks
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Details & materials
A steam-bent solid oak frame cradling a soft ivory wool seat. The joints are exposed and wedged by hand, so the construction is part of the design rather than something hidden beneath a skirt — you can read exactly how the chair is made simply by looking at it.
The wool is naturally flame-resistant, springy underfoot, and forgiving of daily use, while the oak is chosen for a straight, calm grain that takes an oil finish beautifully. Both are honest materials that show their age gracefully, which is precisely the reason to buy them over something that only ever looks worse than the day it arrived.
Each frame is dry-assembled and checked before it is glued, and the wedges are cut from a contrasting offcut so the joinery reads as a quiet detail up close. It is a light chair with serious bones — built to be handed on, not thrown out.
Dimensions
A low, wide lounge chair that leans back just enough to read in without tipping you into a nap. It is light to lift and slim in footprint, so it pairs beside a sofa, anchors a corner, or floats alone by a window to follow the afternoon light.
At 72 cm wide it fits where a bulkier armchair cannot, and the open frame keeps it feeling airy even in a small room. The seat is wide enough to fold a leg up into, which is usually the first thing people do once they sit down.
Care
Dust the oak with a dry cloth and re-oil it once a year with a hard-wax oil to feed the grain and keep it water-resistant. Brush the wool occasionally along the weave and air the chair in indirect light to keep it smelling fresh.
Wipe spills promptly, as wool holds moisture longer than it looks, and keep the frame away from radiators, which can dry timber unevenly over a long winter and open a joint over time.
If a wedged joint ever feels loose after years of use, it can be re-glued and re-wedged rather than replaced — the chair is designed to be maintained, and a small fix early saves a bigger one later.
Measurements
Width 72 cm · Depth 78 cm · Height 74 cm · Seat height 40 cm · Seat depth 52 cm · Arm height 56 cm · Weight 11 kg.
At 40 cm the seat sits slightly lower than a dining chair, which is what makes it a lounge chair rather than an occasional one — you settle into it rather than perch on it. It is light enough at 11 kg to move one-handed as the light shifts around the room.
/ In their words
What the owners say.
4.9
88
“It is my reading chair now and no one else is allowed it. The oak frame is beautiful up close.”
Hanne B., Bergen
“Light enough to move around the room to chase the sun. The wool is warmer than I expected.”
Louis P., Lyon
“Small footprint, big comfort. It slots beside the sofa without crowding anything.”
Grace T., Dublin
“The exposed joints won me over. A quietly special little chair.”
Nils E., Malmö
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