The Original Hanging Chair

The Original Hanging Chair, invented in the early 1970's by Kurt Buetow, offers a level of floating comfort that cannot be matched in traditional seating.

The Original Hanging Chair was designed by my father, Kurt Buetow, in the early 1970’s in Minnesota, and has since become a well-known design in many parts of the world. After winning the International Canvas Furniture Design Competition in Tokyo in 1974, The Hanging Chair was clearly a design with great business potential, but as a full-time designer and creative, Kurt’s focus was to continue to  ...