Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
With versatile back options and easy to disassemble, the Gene stacking chair, designed by Taku Kumazawa and manufactured by Aichi, can adapt to diverse interiors and facilitates refurbishing or recycling.
The back’s lip design enhances handling, provides a comfortable armrest when sitting at an angle, and creates beautiful aerodynamic lines when either stacked or linked.
Gene Stacking Chair has won a 2023 Good Design Award by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
A slim curving of the chair frame allows compact storage, stacking 40 on a dolly under 2m, preventing damage to upholstered seats.
The seat core, perforated with expanding slits and made from 100% recycled polypropylene, offers light, comfortable seating, adapting to body and shadowing your movement.
Gene harmoniously combines functionality with a simple design, embodying sustainability, and aesthetic appeal in a compact form.
All polypropylene components including small parts such as glides, are made from 100% recycled material.
Furthermore, Gene is designed for easy disassembly making it easy to refurbish or recycle at the end-of-life cycle.
Gene addresses the limitations of conventional stacking chairs by providing a more elegant and eco-friendlier alternative.
Project: Gene Stacking Chair
Designers: R&D Department of Aichi Co. Ltd.
Lead Designer: Taku Kumazawa
Manufacturer: Aichi Co. Ltd.
