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A Chair Designed for Music Listening

Here’s a dream commission for a music-loving furniture designer: Create a chair whose sole purpose is to be sat in while listening to music.

To complement the launch of SUB, their new subwoofer, stereo manufacturer Sonos commissioned Danish handmade furniture workshop, KBH Københavns Møbelsnedkeri, with the assignment. KBH came up with a Nordic-influenced design that, in the words of designer Kim Dolva, “kind of surrounds you. We wanted to make it as comfortable as possible so you can sit for hours and hours and enjoy music. It’s about shutting down and just listening.”

The SUB, which can also be used flat on its back in addition to the way it’s shown in the photos, fits neatly beneath the KBH chair in its supine orientation.

Sonos chose KBH specifically for their love of music. “KBH’s awesome design credentials speak for themselves,” the company writes. “But it was the fact that they’re music lovers with passion that spills over to their craft that appealed to us the most.”