Actulum™
Peter Opsvik, 1995
Actulum™ is an all-rounder that enables effortless movement in any situation where you might find yourself seated at a table. It is comfortable, versatile and suitable for individual workstations and conference and dining rooms alike. Tilt forward or lean back while the curved wooden runners create a pendulum movement responding to your body’s natural inclinations.
The embedded movements of Actulum™
Tilt forward or lean back while the curved wooden runners create a pendulum movement responding to your body’s natural inclinations. The chair features a slim backrest with a flexible joint, which purpose is to accommodate the largest possible number of sitting positions.
Measurements
Chair Measurement:
W 55 cm x D 66 cm x H 90 cm, Seat height 46 cm
Box Measurement:
H 10,6cm x L 95,6 cm x W 76,3cm
Weight incl box:
11 kg
Materials
Actulum™ is made from top quality beech ply wood from European forests. The ply wood is treated through an iterative molding process where several veneer layers are combined and glued. Through the application of combined heat and pressure, the layers are given their characteristic shape. All wooden parts are flexible and strong, ensuring a sitting experience that is never static. For a beautiful finish, our ply wood is covered with ash top veneer, manually sanded and coated with water-based lacquers.
Suitable for
- Actulum™ is intended for use by standard height tables.
- Home office, Office, Dining, Work space
Assembly instructions
Peter Opsvik
Peter Opsvik is a Norwegian industrial designer born in 1939, trained at the Bergen College of Applied Art and the Norwegian State College of Applied Art in Oslo. Opsvik has worked as a freelance industrial designer since 1970, and currently has his own design studio in Oslo, where he works with seven colleagues focusing on product design as a mean for solving real-life problems. Throughout his career, Opsvik has attempted to overcome our stereotypical sitting habits with his unconventional seating solutions. With a playful and human starting point, his work is a display of how norms of sitting nicely and sitting still can be broken.