As a furniture designer, Poul Cadovius was primarily known for his iconic shelving systems, such as the ROYAL SYSTEM® from 1948. But with the launch of the PIA CHAIR dining chair in 1959, he was also able to add the title of chair designer to his CV.
I wanted to create a chair in the spirit of the era, inspired by other designer chairs from the 1950s, but lighter and "smaller," both in its physical weight and its expressive design. The chair was developed based on a "less is more" concept, focusing on minimal material consumption while maintaining a high level of detail and excellent comfort.

The slender, tapered solid wood legs provide a very light visual expression, further emphasized by two precise details: the hand-sanded rounded finish on the top of the rear legs, and the finger-joint of the front legs. The seat is made of hand-woven paper rope, and the backrest is molded, providing optimal seating comfort. Hand-weaving the seat alone takes two hours, making the chair a time-consuming process that requires patience and great precision.