10 Easy Pieces: Canvas Lounge Chairs

by Alexa Hotz

While we appreciate the enduring quality of a leather sling lounge chair, there are some settings, and some seasons, which call for lighter materials. Enter the canvas lounge chair: softer, lighter (in feel and appearance), and a non-animal-derived alternative. Here are our favorites.

ferm living desert lounge chair cashmere cloud 13

Above: Ferm Living’s Desert Lounge Chair, shown in Cashmere Cloud, is $509. kaare klint carl hansen & son safari chair 14

Above: Kaare Klint was inspired by British campaign furniture when he designed the Safari Chair in 1933. It’s now produced through Carl Hansen & Son and available starting at $1,950 in natural canvas through Hive Modern. hay bernard lounge chair natural canvas oak 15

hay bernard lounge chair natural canvas oak 15

Above: The HAY Bernard Lounge Chair in natural canvas and oak was designed in 2019 by Sane Schneck; $2,316 at Design Within Reach. nychair x 80 beech white 16

Above: From Japanese designer Takeshi Nii, the Nychair X 80 was first introduced in 1970. Today is manufactured in beech, white canvas, and stainless steel for $595 at Jinen Store. we do wood nomad chair oak 17

Above: The Nomad Chair in oak and canvas from We Do Wood is $1,810 at 2Modern. skovshoved mobelfabrik ogk safari chair beech and linen 18

Above: The OGK Safari Chair in beech and linen is $610 at Finnish Design Shop. paulistano canvas chair 19

Above: Julie likes the Paulistano Canvas Chair, which she sourced from the Design Within Reach outlet in Brooklyn (see the chair in the bedroom of her Brooklyn flat in the featured image at the top of this post). Designed by Paulo Mendes da Rocha in 1957, the Paulistano is featured in the MoMA design collection. The chair is £1,291.67 at TwentyTwentyOne. fredericia canvas chair soaped oak natural canvas 20

fredericia canvas chair soaped oak natural canvas 20

Above: The Børge Mogensen Canvas Chair in soaped oak and natural canvas; $3,032 at Finnish Design Shop. verner panton montana mobler panton bachelor chair 21

verner panton montana mobler panton bachelor chair 21

Above: Designed by Verner Panton and produced by Montana Møbler, the Panton Bachelor Chair shown in natural canvas, is €495.74 via Montana. nikari december lounge chair oak and linen canvas 22