Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
For Charlie Lazor from Minneapolis-based Blu Dot, the Lounge Chair and Ottoman was a design journey.
Sometimes ideas flow quickly from our sketchbooks to real life and other times they demand patience and endurance.
Blu Dot’s goal was simple—to design a high-backed lounge chair with a small footprint, comfortable enough to sink into and watch a ball game.
That was a difficult process.
Toro started with a metal tubular frame and a more constructed upholstered “bucket seat.”
After numerous prototypes, they ditched the metal frame for wood because it was friendlier and warmer to the touch.
They ditched the upholstered seat for something much simpler, just a die-cut piece of thick belt leather—an expensive material for us at the time, but one that made its own structure through the simple act of using the chair.
Sometimes it’s worth the wait.
Now you can be hanging (literally) in style in the thick, saddle leather sling of this modern lounge chair.
It’s comfortable and marvelous all at once.
The lounge chair and ottoman is available in three color options: Day, Night and Chocolate on Smoke.
Both ship fully assembled.
Blu Dot’s full product portfolio is available through the Steelcase partnership. Products are available in the U.S. and Canada.
Project: The Toro Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Designers: Blu Dot
Manufacturer: Blu Dot, Steelcase partnership
