Hippo Lounge Chair

The Hippo earns its place as the relaxed, low-and-wide counterpoint to the more upright lounge chairs in the collection. It is built for full-body recline — a chair to sink into rather than perch on — and its rounded forms soften a room that has too many hard edges. The independent choice of four oak finishes and a full upholstery range makes it genuinely adaptable to a specific interior rather than a fixed look. KANSO is an authorized NORR11 retailer, so every Hippo is sourced directly from the brand with its warranty intact. For a buyer who wants contemporary Scandinavian design with a clear point of view, it is one of the most comfortable chairs we carry.

Why the oak frame anchors a soft form

The Hippo is built on an FSC-certified solid oak structure: the backrest frame and the rear legs are solid oak, with a plywood-and-pine seat frame, all carried on cut foam beneath the upholstery. The oak is the counterweight to the chair's soft shapes — a firm, visible structure that keeps a deep, rounded seat from reading as shapeless. The frame comes in four oak finishes — natural, light smoked, dark smoked, and black — and the finish is specified independently of the upholstery, so the wood can be set light against a pale textile or dark for more contrast. The upholstery itself is offered in fabric or sheepskin, or supplied as COM. Beneath it, layered cut foam is built to resist compression, holding the seat's profile through repeated daily use rather than flattening into the frame.