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The Bum Chair

15 ³ ⁄ ₈ "

35 ⁷ ⁄ ₈ "

16 ⁷ ⁄ ₈ "

seat height 18 ³ ⁄ ₄ "

$885

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Description

Awarded the prestigious Design Guild Mark in 2017 for excellence in British design.

A pretty little chair that may look dainty but is actually very sturdy and supremely comfortable. Following on from the success of the Bum Stool, this chair is contemporary and beautifully simple, making it the perfect choice for our discerning customers. The chair is machined from high-quality British timbers; elm is traditionally used for seat pans because its interlocked grain is naturally resistant to splitting, whilst the oak legs and backrest provide a solid and very durable frame.

Specification

Dimensions

Overall width	15 3/8"
Overall height	35 7/8"
Overall depth	16 7/8"

Seat width	15 3/8"
Seat height	18 3/4"
Seat depth	12 5/8"

Materials & Finish

Seat	Elm, oiled with a low sheen
Legs	Oak, oiled with a low sheen

Care & Maintenance

This chair should only be cleaned with a damp lint free cloth. Harsh cleaners and abrasive pads may damage the surface and remove the finish.

Small scratches to the wood will settle in naturally over time, more extensive damage to the wood may require sanding and re-oiling. Please email customerservices@devolkitchens.co.uk for advice before attempting any repairs.

Sustainability

All of our furniture is made using responsibly sourced natural timbers.

This chair's packaging is fully recyclable.

Please recycle your packaging in accordance with local regulations.

Delivery

This item is subject to the following delivery charges:

USA Extra Large*

$105 (per pair)

Canada Extra Large

$150 (per pair)

We aim to dispatch stocked items within 2 working days but may take longer during busy periods.

Items that are made to order have lead times and will be dispatched as soon as they are ready.

Orders will be dispatched when all items are ready. If you wish to receive your items as soon as possible, please consider placing them as separate orders.

*State tax is calculated in the checkout.

For more on our delivery and returns policies, please click here.

Please visit our UK website if you wish to place an order from outside of the USA and Canada.

Returns

Most of our accessories are eligible for return within 28 days. However, bespoke items, candles and product samples are not eligible for returns (we also cannot accept returns for any taps that have been plumbed in).

If products are returned to us in the condition in which they were sent we will issue a full refund for the cost of the item, excluding any delivery fees and a 10% restocking fee.

A printed order summary and returns slip should be included with each shipment you receive. Please complete the form and return any items to the UK address provided on the integrated label (please note this is not a pre-paid postage label). You will receive email confirmation once your return has been processed and accepted at our UK workshop. Any refunds should appear within your account within 10 working days.

We're not able to cover any return postage costs, or any loss or breakages that occur during the return process. We therefore recommend that returns are made using the original packaging with a tracked, insured and signed for service.

If any of your items arrive damaged or faulty, or you're unhappy in any way, please contact us directly at returns@devolkitchens.co.uk within 7 days of receiving your items and our team will be happy to help.

designed for bums, by bums, by deVOL

The design for the Bum Chair took a little while longer to pin down than it did for the stool. We wanted it to be a clear companion piece, focusing on comfort above all else, so it had to use the same naturally shaped seat pan. You may have already noticed that the shape of the chair pan is actually quite different to the stool and this is because your natural sitting posture changes considerably once both of your feet are flat on the floor and you have a backrest to lean into. We made sure to recreate these conditions when we we're building our prototypes out of scraps and off-cuts in the workshops. Once we'd managed to get the height and angles right, we popped a slab of wet clay on top and took it in turns to get comfortable, sculpting here and there to soften any particularly noticeable niggles.

We also added a little shelf to the back of the pan for the legs to slot into. These legs extend up above the seat to form the backrest. We knew that the backrest needed to be really simple so that it wasn't at odds with the curvy seat pan so we opted for a traditional bar back design. The tall scallops at the top of the back legs are such a great finishing touch; they help to soften the corners so that there's nothing digging into your shoulders but they also mirror the scalloped legs on the Bum Stool really nicely. Overall, this comfortable little chair is great for if you have a big family or if you're often entertaining a full house and need to squeeze as many people around the table as possible. We still can't decide which is more comfortable to sit in, the Bum Stool or the Chair?