KNITTY LOUNGE CHAIR BY NIKA ZUPANC

The KNITTY LOUNGE CHAIR BY NIKA ZUPANC takes the oldest craft material — yarn — and scales it up to the point where the chair becomes something you understand through your hands before your eyes have fully registered what it is. Extra-large yarn, as thick as ship ropes, woven in a chunky basket weave across a wooden frame and steel spring core: this is comfort designed to declare itself from across the room and deliver on that promise the moment you sit in it. 

The Material as the Statement 

Every visible surface of the KNITTY LOUNGE CHAIR BY NIKA ZUPANC is defined by the weave. The extra-large yarn — reminiscent of the thick rope used on sailing vessels, but soft and yielding underhand — is woven in a diamond basket pattern across both the seat and the back. This is not upholstery in the conventional sense. There is no fabric behind which the material hides; the yarn is the chair, and the pattern it creates is three-dimensional, tactile, and shifts depending on the angle of the light. 

The structure beneath — wooden frame, steel springs, foam — provides the comfort and stability that the form promises. The Knitty Lounge Chair is available in 15 colours, from deep neutrals to bold saturated tones. The taupe shown here is a quietly versatile starting point, but one of the more restrained options in a range that genuinely rewards a bolder choice. Contact Lume Art Gallery to discuss the full colour palette for your space. 

Specifications 

• Width: 39.4 in / approx. 100 cm 

• Height: 33.1 in / approx. 84 cm 

• Depth: 50.4 in / approx. 128 cm 

• Weight: 116.84 lbs / approx. 53 kg 

• Frame: Wooden frame with steel springs 

• Padding: Foam 

• Outer: Extra-large yarn woven in chunky diamond basket weave 

• Designer: Nika Zupanc 

• Style: Low-profile lounge / reclined seating 

Scale and Placement 

The KNITTY LOUNGE CHAIR BY NIKA ZUPANC demands honest consideration of scale. At 39.4 inches wide and 50.4 inches deep, it is a generous, reclined piece — designed not for upright, formal seating, but for the kind of settled, unhurried occupancy that a true lounge chair is meant to provide. At 116.84 pounds, it is furniture that, once placed, stays placed. That stability is part of its character: the Knitty does not slide or shift; it holds the room. 

Position it as a reading chair in a living room with enough floor space to honour the depth of the seat, as a statement lounge in a well-sized bedroom, or as the single focal piece in an entrance space that invites a guest to stop and sit. The Knitty Lounge Chair does not work as an afterthought; it is always a deliberate choice, and it repays that deliberateness completely.