Wanting to give myself a swift kick for not nabbing 2 Kandya Jason chairs at the Vintage Festival at Southbank a few weeks ago.
They were covered in peeling white paint and looked a mess, but with a little TLC, this is what they COULD have looked like.
Designed by Danish designer Carl Jacobs and manufactured in London by British firm Kandya, the Jason chair’s seat and back are folded from a single sheet of flexible plywood. The sheet wraps around the chair and joins below the seat in a jigsaw puzzle-type connection.
Designed for domestic use, the chair was in continuous production for almost twenty years.
Metal legs were an option:
And it came in a number of colours:
It is now in my official list of the top 5 chairs I must own! If anyone know where I could find some to restore, please let me know…
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October 19, 2011 at 1:26 pm
C m
I have a set of 8 you could buy, already reconditioned – look great.
Black seats, beech frames, perfect – but not too perfect. Or alternatively two other pairs (one black on beech frame, the other plain on beech frame). Collecting these fabulous chairs has got a bit out of control in recent years!
October 19, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Winston
How exciting! Sounds like you have the motherlode!
;-D
I only have room for one, which is a huge shame! How much are you asking for the plain on beech?
April 15, 2012 at 12:37 pm
Allison
Hi there Cm, do you still have your Carl Jacobs Kandya chairs? I am after 8. All with beech frames, 4 with black seats and 4 with beech seats. Thanks. Allison