A fully upholstered shell in textured bouclé or natural sheepskin, with a deep seat and substantial back support. Designed in Copenhagen by NORR11 and handcrafted in Italy.
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2 year warranty provided by Norr11
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A fully upholstered shell in textured bouclé or natural sheepskin, with a deep seat and substantial back support. Designed in Copenhagen by NORR11 and handcrafted in Italy.
The NORR11 Little Big Chair carries a rounded, low-profile shell with no exposed frame. The upholstery wraps the chair completely across seat, back, and arms. The back curves up around the seated body, and the depth supports extended sitting.
Two swivel base options
The chair is available with a 180-degree swivel with auto-return, suited to desk and conversation orientation, or a full 360-degree swivel for unlimited rotation and flexible repositioning. Both bases share the same shell.
- Italian Handcraft Production – The upholstered shell is shaped and sewn in Italy, where close control over seam placement and foam density produces a consistent curved form that holds its shape through daily use.
- Bouclé or Sheepskin Upholstery – Both materials are tactile at contact — bouclé offers a looped, textured surface; sheepskin provides natural warmth and softness. Neither requires the same care routine as standard fabric.
- Compact Low-Profile Shell – The chair's footprint is deliberately small, making it usable in rooms where a full-scale lounge chair would crowd the layout — a bedroom corner, a reading alcove, or beside a desk.
- 180-Degree Auto-Return Swivel – The auto-return mechanism brings the chair back to its forward-facing position after use, so the chair doesn't sit turned at an angle when unoccupied — a practical consideration in open-plan spaces.
- 360-Degree Free Swivel Option – The full-rotation base allows the chair to face any direction and hold that position, suited for rooms where the sitter needs to orient toward a view, screen, or conversation area.
- Concealed Base Construction – The swivel mechanism sits beneath the upholstered shell and is not visible from a seated eye line, keeping the chair's profile clean from all angles.
Curbside Delivery
This item ships from Europe via insured freight. Delivery is to your front door — for multi-unit buildings, delivery is to the building entrance. A signature is required upon arrival. All US import duties and tariffs are covered by KANSO. Your order arrives fully cleared with no additional charges at delivery.
White Glove Upgrade
Available for orders within the contiguous United States. Select your preferred level at checkout.
- $799 – Room of Choice + Packaging Removal (orders under $3,000)
- $899 – Room of Choice + Packaging Removal + Assembly (orders under $3,000)
- $399 – Room of Choice + Packaging Removal + Assembly (orders $3,000 and up)
Scheduling
Once your order ships, you will be contacted by phone and email to schedule delivery. A 4-hour appointment window will be confirmed in advance.
Made to Order
This item is made to order and cannot be canceled, exchanged, or returned. As it is crafted to your specific configuration, all sales are final once the order is placed.
Product questions
A NORR11 design built on one contradiction
The Little Big Chair was designed for NORR11 by Kristian Sofus Hansen and Tommy Hyldahl — the same pairing behind the brand's Hippo series. The name states the design problem the chair sets out to solve: it is little in footprint and big in the way it holds you. The low backrest curves around the sitter to give a compact chair the enveloping, cocoon-like feel of a much larger lounge chair, so the piece fits a reading nook or a tight corner without giving up the embrace. Hyldahl founded NORR11 after a career in fashion; Hansen is a Danish furniture designer who has worked with the brand for years. The Little Big Chair is a contemporary design, and its argument is that compact and enveloping need not be a trade-off.
The Little Big Chair earns its place because it solves a real spatial problem: it delivers the deep, enveloping comfort of a full lounge chair in a footprint small enough for a reading corner, a bedroom, or a spot beside a sofa. The hidden swivel is a genuine functional detail rather than a styling one — the auto-return base in particular makes the chair quietly practical in a room where it needs to face more than one direction. With an upholstery range from fabric to sheepskin, it can be specified warm and soft or crisp and structured. KANSO is an authorized NORR11 retailer, so every Little Big Chair is made to order and sourced directly from the brand with its warranty intact. For a buyer who wants one well-resolved chair to do the work of a larger one, it is among the most useful pieces in the collection.
Cold foam, plywood, and a hidden iron swivel
The Little Big Chair is fully upholstered, so most of what the eye and hand meet is the textile — but the engineering underneath is the part worth understanding. A plywood frame is shaped to hold the curved low back, padded with cold foam, a denser and more resilient foam that keeps its shape under daily use rather than softening over time. Concealed in the base is an iron swivel mechanism, offered two ways: a 180-degree base with an auto-return that brings the chair quietly back to its starting position, or a 360-degree full swivel without return. The upholstery sets the rest. Fabric options sit at the base of the range, full-grain leather and natural sheepskin at the top, with leather priced by color. As a made-to-order piece, each chair is built to the chosen base and upholstery after the order is placed.
