Uchiwa Footstool in mottled dark grey and black with black solid oak - HAY

Danish design house HAY invites us into its world imbued with purely Scandinavian minimalism. With the help of an army of award-winning international designers, HAY unveils pieces that are sometimes understated, sometimes exuberant, yet always guided by one common thread: elegance. A true producer of best-sellers and of pieces that have almost reached the status of icons, HAY has established itself as a safe bet in the world of design.

The armchair and the Ottoman footstool were created by the designers of the Dapper sofa. Doshi Levien is a London-based design studio founded in 2000 by Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien. Doshi grew up in India and studied at the National Institute of Design, while Jonathan, originally from Scotland, trained in cabinetmaking and then in industrial design. They met while studying at the Royal College of Art. They have built a solid reputation for creating designs that are both technically advanced and steeped in cultural resonance. They have been recognised internationally for their work and in 2008 received the prestigious Future Legends of Design award from the Cooper Hewitt National Museum of Design in New York. Together, they bring a complementary set of skills to the projects they work on. Doshi is primarily interested in visual culture, in an aesthetic understanding of the world and in the materiality of things, while Levien focuses more on precision and industrial technique. They have worked on projects for leading companies and institutions in the fields of furniture, fashion, homeware, technology and lighting.

Uchiwa is a spacious armchair inspired by the gentle shape of a traditional Japanese fan as it opens. Generous and welcoming, both original and familiar, the armchair comes in two upholstered versions: a softer quilted model for a more domestic setting and a moulded foam version for more demanding contract environments. The base is available in natural or stained oak.

You will find all the models and colours of HAY's Ottoman footstools on The Cool Republic website. Why not also treat yourself to the Ottoman armchair, which matches the footstool perfectly.