Jonas Stokke

Tjøme Chair, a wooden chair standing on a white pedestal with white walls and a white curtain in the backgroundTjøme Chair, a wooden chair standing on a white pedestal with white walls and a white curtain in the background

Tjøme

This chair is built around a faint memory. Specifically, the collapsible deck chairs that are prevalent in my memories of childhood summers. My parents would bring me and my siblings to Tjøme, an island in the mouth of the Oslo fjord. It is characterised by smooth rocks, deep waters, pine, and oak trees. The chair has the same sloping armrests as the traditional deck chairs and a seat that seems to be hanging in the frame.

partial view of man sitting in wooden chair by Stokke in open designers studiopartial view of man sitting in wooden chair by Stokke in open designers studio

The sloping armrests extend for the full length of the seat.The shoulders can drop down and relax, while the hand is supported. Supporting the hand is often disregarded in armrests. I believe it is underestimated. It is like the chair grabs your hand.

card model and wooden prototype of a dining chaircard model and wooden prototype of a dining chair
Card model (right) and finished prototype (left)
1:1 card model of tjøme chair by jonas stokke1:1 card model of tjøme chair by jonas stokke
wooden chair called tjøme, designed by jonas stokke, photo shoot with drapes in the background. 3/4 front portraitwooden chair called tjøme, designed by jonas stokke, photo shoot with drapes in the background. 3/4 front portrait

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