STORY
Savo Spine: The Design Story
Savo Spine is a modular seating platform whose components can be put together to create different variants to suit all kinds of settings and assignments throughout the office.
The concept
The idea for a chair that could be put together like Lego pieces to suit different persons, situations and assignments was born from the insight that both today’s and tomorrow’s workplaces will need the ability to be tailored and individualized. Because furniture, like so many other things, needs to be adaptable to suit working methods and settings undergoing constant change.
The modular Savo Spine platform was developed in collaboration with the Form Us With Love design studio. The studio solves complex problems by analysing industry, working culture, social requirements and system changes that affect multiple areas. The shared vision for Savo Spine was to create tomorrow’s hybrid seating. The ambition was to create furniture that functions as an investment as the platform can form part of an operation for a long time thanks to its flexibility and upgradability. Savo Spine is thus a response to events within the development of office environments in recent times, i.e. fewer natural barriers and personal seating and more shared zones. The platform needed to adapt easily to settings with different aesthetics and functions. Thanks to components that can be repaired or updated for new functions, Savo Spine is able to grow over time.
Perfection is in the details
Savo Spine’s flexible design stands the test of time, making the chairs user-friendly, eco-friendly and aesthetically sustainable. The outcome is a product that can grow in line with the development of new components. The layer-by-layer design means components can be taken apart, put together and remodelled to form all platform variants to suit the entire office. The platform takes its name from its “backbone”, which not only provides the backrest with natural give, but also allows Savo Spine to be tailored according to needs.
Designed for sustainability and ergonomics
Spine’s layer-by-layer design gives the platform aesthetic, ergonomic and sustainability advantages. The layer-by-layer approach provides the ability to redesign and renew the chair as needed by replacing or e.g. repainting or reupholstering the components. This gives the product new life without the customer having to buy a brand new piece. The material is also easy to recycle when part or all of Savo Spine must be replaced.
The rounded seat affords an inviting sitting experience, and the rocking mechanism provides 360° freedom of movement for more active sitting. Both the upright and the backrest are slightly curved to provide good support and encourage movement when the occupant leans back.
The headrest is available in a small and large variant to make it easier to maintain a good neck posture in conjunction with extended working periods. The headrest is designed primarily to provide a screen for both hearing and the occupant’s field of view. The backrest and headrest positions are easily set using an infinitely variable bracket. The backrest and headrest can also be removed or added as required.
