Karimoku New Standard × Big-Game
Castor Kids Chair
$485
$485
SKU: KNS-C3477AME
$485
SKU: KNS-C3477AMH
$485
SKU: KNS-C3477AMD
Description
Here's a Mini-Me version of the iconic Castor Chair from Karimoku New Standard. Swiss design studio Big-Game exactingly scales down the comfortable wooden chair with the same transparent finish that accentuates the texture and robust nature of the sustainably sourced Japanese oak. Stackable when not in use, li'l Castor is ideal for the kids room at home as well as day care centers and school settings with the backrest, back legs and joints carefully engineered for stability and sturdiness.
Specifications
Size
- 21.1" h x 12.6" w x 14.4" d (53.5x32x36.5cm)
- Seat height: 11.8" (30cm)
Material
Oak
Brand
Karimoku New Standard
It has always been about the wood. Shohei Kato opened a small woodworking shop in 1940 from a longstanding timber firm he acquired in Kariya. The first letters of the town name combined with “moku,” as in “mokuzai” ( “wood”) provided the brand name. Furniture followed within 2 decades, along with several brands under the Karimoku umbrella. Then in 2009, with his grandson Hiroshi Kato as vice president, the Karimoku New Standard branch launched to develop works with international designers in the modern design arena.
The star roster includes Swedish studio TAF, the Swiss team Big-Game and Dutch duo Scholten & Baijings. Among them is David Glaettli, who also serves as KNS brand creative director and dubbed its credo as “high-tech and high-touch.” The highly skilled Japanese carpentry and hand-applied painting that are a part of the parent company heritage are integral to KNS. It also looks forward, revitalizing native forests by targeting undervalued, sustainably grown hardwoods. Advanced technologies have elevated the low-diameter chestnut, maple and oak trees, once turned into wood chips for paper pulp, into something of lasting beauty. The aim, notes Hiroshi, is “furniture that will be used and loved for more than 100 years.”