Some chairs ask you to sit up. The Yawara asks you to settle. It sits directly on the floor, with no legs and no visible frame, just a low, segmented form upholstered in pale wheat faux suede that gives softly under weight. It was shaped around the way a body actually rests: slumped, sideways, a book in one hand and a coffee within reach, for an unhurried hour.
A low, floor-level form
The Yawara draws on a French design lineage that has quietly returned over the last few years: low, floor-level lounge seating, soft enough to take any posture, structured enough to hold its shape through years of use. What sets this version apart is restraint. The palette is quieter and the silhouette calmer, built to sit inside a considered room rather than dominate it.
At W76 x H70 x D100 cm it reads as a generous single seat without the bulk of a conventional armchair. The depth is the point: you sit back into it rather than perch on it.
Pale wheat faux suede
The cover is a soft faux suede in pale wheat, a tone that sits naturally against linen, walnut and oak. Faux suede is the practical choice for a chair meant to be used daily: water and stain resistant, warm to the touch, and forgiving in a household with children or pets. The cover is removable and washable, and the internal wood structure holds the form for the long term.
Where it works
The Yawara suits a reading corner, the foot of a bed, or a spot beside the sofa where a second, lower seat adds variety to the arrangement. Placed at an angle to a Wabi Linen Sofa, its floor-level form contrasts with the sofa's skirted base while sharing the same low, grounded language. Set a Rinto Wooden Floor Lamp to one side for warm reading light.
For more on building a seating arrangement around one main sofa and a contrasting second seat, see our guides to choosing a sofa and styling a linen sofa.
Details
- Material: faux suede over wood structure
- Colour: pale wheat
- Cover: removable, washable
- Dimensions: W76 x H70 x D100 cm
- Suits: living room, reading corner, bedroom
- Care: spot clean or machine wash the cover; vacuum regularly
Yawara means softness, or yielding, in Japanese. The whole chair is built around the word.
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