Abbey 11-920
Bernhard Aebi, 2025
With Abbey, architect Bernhard Aebi, in collaboration with Horgenglarus, has created a chair characterised by a clear design, delicate lightness and sculptural presence. Drawing inspiration from Viennese chair classics – but completely rethought and consistently reduced to the essentials – the chair reveals its timeless beauty in a natural and unassuming manner. This is particularly evident in the details: the combination of round and square cross-sections, asymmetrical angles and precisely crafted transitions creates surprising silhouettes.
The three-part chair series, boasting exceptional comfort, includes a chair, an armchair and a three-legged stool.
With a width of only 38 mm, the seat frame of all models is reduced to the structural limit – slender, lightweight, yet stable, without any reinforcement elements. The three-legged bar stool remains stable even on uneven floors. The recessed, triangular footrest made of cast iron prevents any lateral forces and prevents the tool from tipping over.
Seat moulded plywood, legs solid wood, seat frame bent solid wood, cast iron footrest painted anthracite
W46, D45, H80
Variants
Designers
bernhard aebi
Bernhard Aebi, born in Langnau, Bern, completed his degree in Architecture in 1988 before working at Bern-based architectural practice Atelier 5, where he honed his precise, location-specific understanding of architecture.
His diverse work ranges from urban planning, architecture and interior design to the product design of project-related objects. His understanding of the profession corresponds to that of a classical architect, who plans and executes down to the smallest detail. Together with Pascal Vincent, he has managed Aebi & Vincent Architekten SIA AG since 1996. Today, it employs around 100 people in Bern and Geneva.