kettal atlantic

slats that follow a wave

Morrison took his cue from the ocean in the name, from the steady rhythm of waves arriving on a shore. Kettal describes the collection as a translation of that calm into clear, balanced proportions, and the slats curve to the posture of a back at rest. The result is a chair light enough to carry with one hand and plain enough to stand in a row along a garden wall or a hotel courtyard.

The range is short. The low lounge chair with armrests lets the sitter lean far back into a relaxed position. The chair with armrests is the dining piece, and the product text also describes a stackable chair drawn in the same language. An optional swivel side table attaches to an armrest and holds a glass or a book, so the lounge chair can do without a separate table beside it.

With no cushion and no woven textile, upkeep is mostly a hose and a soft cloth. Aluminum will not rust, rain runs off between the slats, and the chairs can stay out through a wet spring. Kettal planned Atlantic for inside and outside from the start, so the same chair can move from a covered porch into a sunroom for the winter and still look like it belongs there.

Good places for it: a narrow city balcony, a line of chairs along a garden wall, a cafe style group around a small round table. The tables come from other families of Kettal outdoor furniture, so a quote usually combines Atlantic seating with a top chosen separately. Mention how many of each chair you need and whether the lounge chairs should get the swivel side table.

Slatted like a wave, made wholly of aluminum.