2025 has been a year of reflection – and renewed momentum. At Savo, we’ve explored new ideas, hosted meaningful conversations and collaborated across borders. Returning again and again, to the reason we design seating at all: to support people, their well-being and the evolving world of work.
Introducing Savo Soul Air
This year, we launched Savo Soul Air – our next-generation office chair designed for shared and continuously changing work environments. Modern workspaces demand flexibility, hygiene and environmental responsibility. Soul Air meets those needs with a foam-free, air-based seat, a breathable mesh back and a material composition of 79% recycled content. The chair is 97% recyclable – a significant step forward in mindful, ergonomic product development without compromising comfort.
Celebrating 80 years of Savo with Sit. Dot. Move.
This year, Savo turned 80! At this year’s 3daysofdesign festival in Copenhagen, we celebrated this milestone ‘Sit. Dot. Move.’, an exhibition designed and curated together with Copenhagen-based architecture studio Archival Studies. The installation traced our journey through a visual timeline of innovation – a quiet moment to pause, look back and move forward. By examining the past, present and future of workplace seating, the exhibition captured the essence of Savo’s enduring design philosophy.
Meeting you at design fairs
2025 was a milestone year for Savo at international design events. We opened the year at Stockholm Design Week 2025 with ‘Studies in Seating’, inviting visitors to look beyond product and into behavior: posture, movement and the cultures that shape how we sit. The exhibition created a space for dialogue, offering insights on comfort, health and work-life balance in a world where so much of life happens seated.
Later in the year, we celebrated Savo’s 80th anniversary at 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen with ‘Sit. Dot. Move.’. Following its success, the exhibition traveled to Insperior Stockholm and Insperior Göteborg, then to Designers’ Saturday Oslo 2025. Next, it will arrive in the UK for Workspace Design Show London 2026 this February – register here.
Savo’s print journey
2025 was also a standout year for Savo in print, with our anniversary publication & OnOffice feature.
We unfolded eight decades of movement, design and philosophy in Savo’s anniversary journal. Launched exclusively for‘Sit. Dot. Move.’, visitors were invited to pick up a copy and explore the chairs that have shaped how we sit – and copies went fast.
Alongside this launch, Savo was also featured in OnOffice Magazine:
“Through tirelessly asking questions and responding to feedback, Savo has successfully perfected the art of crafting human-centric chairs that exemplify premium quality and Scandinavian design. We meet the brand as it marks 80 years in the business.” – OnOffice
Meeting collaborators with Savo Sitdowns
In March 2025, we introduced the series Savo Sitdowns. Through conversations with designers, thinkers and creative leaders, including collaborators Archival Studies, Form Us With Love, Olle Lundberg and Amy Frearson, we explored what the future of office seating could look like. A recurring theme emerged: seating as part of a system. Modular, adaptable, repairable. Chairs and environments designed not only for today, but for what comes next.
Savo’s future commitments
Reflecting on the past year has clarified our path ahead. Our work will continue to centre people and the future of sitting. Our long-term sustainability commitments include:
– Providing full material transparency by 2027
– Circularity as the standard by 2030
– Climate-neutral operations by 2040
– Setting a new benchmark in longevity with the 100-Year Chair – fully repairable, endlessly serviceable and designed to last for generations
“This isn’t just a look back – it’s a reset.
We’re using our 80th anniversary to open a new chapter – one that blends our Scandinavian design heritage with clear commitments to circularity, climate and human-centred innovation.”
Craig Howarth, CEO, Savo
We can’t wait to see what next year brings!