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ENWA · YUME

ENWA Yume Chair

North American oak · designed in Tokyo · made to order
From $2,400
Upholstery
Dry Clay
Dedar · Made in Italy — linen-viscose · water-repellent · 1,056 g/m · 80,000 Martindale
Oak Finish
Charcoal
Natural Oak
Charcoal
Ultra-thin matte lacquer in charcoal — hand-sanded, grain stays tactile
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Most order 4–8 for dining sets · DDP · duties included · designed in Tokyo · made to order · 8–12 weeks

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// Specification
MaterialWhite oak · FAS
BuildPanel-built solid
Dimensions640 · 595 · 800 mm
Seat height455 mm
Back angle10°
Warranty5 yr structural
Lead time8–12 wk · DDP
Product Specifications
// THE THESIS

The chair you use most is the one
least thought about. We changed that.

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Sized for living.

Yume Chair in a windswept meadow — editorial

The Yume started with an observation: dining chairs are where people spend the most time, yet they're the least considered piece at the table. We changed that — made the chair the most considered object in the room.

At 640 mm wide, the Yume gives almost 50% more width than a standard dining chair. That's the difference between perching and settling in. The 10° backrest angle provides comfort through geometry alone — no springs, no foam, no mechanism.

Wherever you put it, it belongs.

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One continuous gesture.

Yume Chair — the seat in its frame, joinery detail

The arm flows into the backrest in one continuous gesture — effortless to look at, the hardest form to make in the ENWA collection. What reads as a single carved piece is three surfaces brought together and worked by hand until no seam remains.

Drawn first from behind — the angle you see most.

Yume Chair — where arm meets back, joint detail
STUDY · ARM MEETS BACK
Yume Chair — designed from behind
STUDY · DESIGNED FROM BEHIND
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Built to take a lifetime of leaning.

A chair carries a body — every lean, shift and pull-in to the table. So the frame is panel-built from combined solid North American oak boards, grain laid against grain, rather than relying on a single piece that can warp or split where it's slender. It holds its line for generations instead of loosening over the years.

Where the upholstered seat meets the oak frame, most chairs show a gap and a line of filler. We resolve that meeting so cleanly it reads as one object — no gap, no filler. The difficulty is invisible. That's the point.

We chose permanence over the easy story.

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The proof, in numbers.

Two honest comparisons: how much wider the Yume sits than a standard dining chair, and how long solid oak lasts against veneer.

// SEAT WIDTH · MM
Stacking chair
~420
Standard dining
~450
ENWA Yume
640
// SERVICE LIFE · YEARS (RESTORABLE)
Particleboard
~6
Veneer / MDF
~12
ENWA solid oak
50yr+
Seat width640 mm — ~50% over standard
Seat height455 mm · pairs 720–760 mm tables
Back angle10° · comfort from geometry
UpholsteryKvadrat (std) · Dedar · leather
Martindale45,000–80,000+ rubs
FireBS 5852 / FFR pass
OakFAS solid white oak · 1,350 Janka
LifespanRestorable — recoat, sand, keep
Textile durability manufacturer-rated; fire results from independent reports, on file. Lifespans: conservative service estimates by construction.
More information
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Turn it yourself.

VIEWPORT · ENWA-01 SOLID WHITE OAK · FAS drag to orbit · scroll to zoom · AR on mobile
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One chair, every room.

Yume Chairs in a library reading nook

In a garden room with rain on the glass. Around the oak dining table in warm plaster light. On a sunlit terrace where the day settles. Yume doesn't announce itself in any of them — it lets the room speak first.

A form that asks nothing of the room — and belongs to all of them.

Yume Chairs around a warm plaster dining table
AROUND THE TABLE
Yume Chairs on a sunlit concrete terrace
THE SUNLIT TERRACE
Yume Chairs at a breakfast balcony
THE BREAKFAST BALCONY
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One oak frame. Six upholsteries.

ENWA Yume Chair — selected upholstery preview UPHOLSTERY · ENWA · YUME
DRY CLAY · DEDAR
LINEN-VISCOSE · WATER-REPELLENT · 1,056 G/M · 80,000 MARTINDALE

Select a textile to send it to the configurator — the oak frame stays the same.

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A seat, first.

Seated at the Yume Chair, soft daylight

Before it is an object, it is a place to sit. The 455 mm seat and 10° back meet the body the way a good chair does — three hours at the table, no excuse needed.

Made to be lived with — not just looked at.

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The patience the eye can't see.

Before a single cut, the oak is kiln-dried twice over nineteen days — because moisture is the enemy of a clean joint. Every joint is tested with a flashlight: if light passes through, it isn't done. The curve is machined to a computed profile, then every edge hand-shaped to match.

The work you can't see is the reason for the work you can.

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ENWA Yume Chair dimensions — W640 D595 H800, seat height 455
// 08 · DIMENSIONS & SPEC

Sized for living,
built to last.

Width640 mm
Depth595 mm
Height800 mm
Seat height455 mm
Weight≈ 8.5 kg
MaterialSolid white oak · FAS
ConstructionPanel-built solid boards
Oak hardness1,350 lbf Janka
Back angle10° · comfort from geometry
MoistureKiln-dried, sealed 9–10%
FinishNatural oak / Charcoal · ultra-thin matte lacquer
UpholsteryKvadrat · Dedar · leather
DesignMililab Design Team, Tokyo
Lead time8–12 weeks, made to order
ShippingDDP to 34 countries
More information
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Yume Chair — Technical Sheet
Dimensions · materials · finishes · 8 pp
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Questions & answers.

The Yume Chair has a seat height of 455mm, designed to pair perfectly with standard dining tables (720–760mm height) including the Sen Dining Table.

Each piece is made to order. Estimated order-to-delivery is 8–12 weeks. We keep you updated throughout.

Yes — DDP delivery to 34 countries (US, Europe, Middle East, Japan, Asia Pacific). Shipping and import duties are calculated at checkout. No surprise charges at delivery.

Visit our Tokyo showroom by appointment. Contact us to schedule a viewing where you can experience the craftsmanship firsthand.

Standard upholstery is Kvadrat, one of Europe's leading textile houses — included in the base price at no extra charge. For a premium upgrade, we offer Dedar fabrics including velvet and bouclé options. Leather is also available. Contact us for the full swatch library.

The Yume Chair is designed by practising architects, not industrial designers. Every curve is computed by digital design to achieve the thinnest possible visual profile while maintaining structural integrity. The back is designed to be the most beautiful angle — because architects understand that the back of a dining chair is what you see most.

The Yume Chair is designed by Mililab, an architecture and design studio based in Tokyo, Japan, as part of its ENWA collection of eight solid-oak pieces. Mililab applies the same edge geometry it uses in architecture to furniture, and ships direct, DDP, to 34 countries.

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