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A Chair You Can Be Happy About Sitting In

Designed for comfort, the Happy chair by Fred Rieffel for ARFA, is kind of like a gentle hug. The chair’s sloped-back seat and back is made of foam covered, molded wood with two side panels that reach around providing extra support.

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The chair is covered in Gabriel fabrics in three colors giving it a happy look. The base comes in either an oiled beech wood or metal legs.

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The origin of the chair began back in 1999 from a sketch Rieffel did. Over the years, ARFA and Rieffel have collaborated on ten products, including Happy.

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Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.