Behind the design
Behind the Design: Boda Dining Chair
A design that began with the body and extended outward - to the material, the forest it is sourced from, and the future. Discover the philosophy behind the Boda Dining Chair Series.
Designing a dining chair is, in many ways, the most demanding task in furniture design. It is an object the body knows intimately, its proportions felt before they are seen, its comfort assessed within seconds of sitting down.
The Boda Dining Chair Series approaches this with clarity and restraint, not with the ambition to reinvent, but to refine. What emerged is a chair built around a single idea: that responsibility to the person sitting in it and responsibility to the world it comes from are not separate considerations, but the same one.
Much of the design process was dedicated to refining the relationship between the back leg and the backrest. Rather than treating these as separate elements to be joined, the designers worked to allow the curved back leg rise naturally into a double-rail backrest, establishing a line of structural continuity that runs through the entire chair.
The rounded junctions where these elements meet soften the form without weakening it, a detail that speaks as much to longevity as it does to appearance.
Comfort was approached with the same attention. The geometry of Boda was studied and adjusted with the seated body in mind, so that the support it offers is embedded in its proportions.
The result is a chair that works across long meals, working hours, and everyday routines, one that sustains the body as naturally as it sits within a room.
That same commitment extends to the material. The Boda is available in solid oak, ash, and beech, each paired with a matching plywood veneer seat. The wood species were chosen not for variety alone, but for their individual character: the open grain of oak, the fine consistency of ash, the density of beech. All versions are made from FSC™ Mix-certified wood, a certification that requires a verified proportion of FSC™-certified material within the supply chain, alongside a commitment to responsible sourcing practices throughout. It ensures that the forests from which the Boda is drawn are managed to protect biodiversity, support the communities that work within them, and remain capable of regenerating for the long term.
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