Odette Black Oak Chair by Fred and Juul

Odette Black Oak Chair by Fred and Juul Dimensions: D 51 x W 58 x H 75 cm. Materials: Oak. Available in different oak finishes. Custom sizes, materials or finishes are available. Please contact us. Odette elegantly shows that a wooden chair can recall the coziness of our grandparents’ wingback armchairs. At first sight she seems to belong to the vast array of bentwood chairs, but a closer look reveals her true nature: the more pronounced curves are formed by 28 hand assembled pieces of solid oak wood. Enjoy her company at the dining table or, adorned in Italian leather, in the living room. Fred&Juul, short for Federico Minarelli and Julie Janssen, are two architects who decided working as architects isn’t for them. It was when designing custom furniture for their clients and developing it with the amazingly skilled local artisans that they truly found joy in their work. So, in 2012 they decided to solely focus on that and launched their first lighting and furniture collection. with the exception of the renovation of the old Tuscan farmhouse that would become their home and studio, a labor of sorrow, but mostly love (see the result on the press page!). What sets them apart is how they see and use their materials of choice: bronze, brass, wood and stone. Their designs value the inherent nature of these materials and how they are meticulously crafted, like the grainy, clouded surface of their Raffaele light in sandcast brass or the juxtaposed Oak grains in the marquetry of their Maurits table. Starring all these aspects in the story of a piece, is what makes it unique and last. Over the years they have increasingly worked with interior designers on custom pieces for high end projects all over the world, thanks to their attention for detail, refined aesthetic sense and collaboration with the best highly specialized craftsmen Tuscany has to offer.