Grung Engesvik Flora Armchair for Fogia

Some dinners are meant to last. Flora, a new dining chair by Oslo studio Grung Engesvik for Swedish furniture maker Fogia, was created with exactly that in mind.

Developed over a year and a half together with chef and restaurateur Esben Holmboe Bang of Maaemo, Oslo’s three-Michelin-star restaurant, the chair was designed for evenings where guests remain seated for three or four hours.

Fogia lifestyle image Flora Armchair Vintage dark chocolate Moss 0013 Vidar 0386 RAL 8019 at House of Grey London 03

The collaboration

The project began with a familiar chair. Maaemo has used Fogia’s Bollo chair by Andreas Engesvik since 2020, but as Bollo spread to restaurants around the world — and appeared in TV series such as Succession — Holmboe Bang wanted something no one else had. He called Engesvik, who in turn called Fogia CEO Marcus Huber.

“Esben presented us with a challenge we simply had to accept: create the ultimate dining chair,” says Huber. “A chair that is exceptionally comfortable and distinguished, making you feel elegant when sitting in it.”

Holmboe Bang sees Maaemo as a Gesamtkunstwerk — a total work of art — where every object contributes to the whole. In that setting, the dining chair’s role is to give guests maximum comfort. In the same spirit as the restaurant’s kitchen, the team chose to work with as few ingredients as possible and get as much as they could out of them.

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Design and construction

“We’ve been uncompromising in our quest to provide the highest possible level of comfort,” says Andreas Engesvik. “This is a chair that works in harmony with the body. When you lean back, it moves with you, and likewise when you lean forward to stand up.”

Generosity is central to the design. Flora is considerably wider and somewhat taller than most dining chairs, approaching the comfort of an armchair, yet the upholstered seat and backrest remain remarkably slim. Much of the comfort comes from the steel frame, which responds to the body’s movements. The chair’s most distinctive feature is the slender, unbroken line of its tubular steel frame, where the rear legs continue upward to form the armrests — a detail that demands precision in both design and craftsmanship.

Although created for Maaemo, Flora is intended for any setting where style and comfort matter: homes, conference rooms and hotels.

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Dimensions, price and availability

Flora measures H 81.5 × D 64.5 × W 69 cm. The powder-coated version has a delivery time of 6–8 weeks, while the stainless steel version ships from February 2027. Prices start at SEK 12,685, NOK 13,075, DKK 9,625, EUR 1,415 and USD 2,040, excluding VAT.

Fogia Image Grung Engesvik in their studio in Oslo

About Grung Engesvik

Grung Engesvik is the Oslo design studio founded by Andreas Engesvik and Jannicke Grung. The studio has worked closely with Fogia for many years, most recently on the Bollo 10-year anniversary editions, including the Bollo CPH Edition 2026. The duo’s HÅG Minu for Flokk was recently shortlisted for the Dezeen Awards 2026.

About Fogia

Fogia is a Swedish furniture maker founded in 1981, working globally with designers, architects and private clients. With its own factory for woodworking, upholstery, cutting and sewing, the company develops furniture built on craftsmanship, material knowledge and close collaboration between designers and makers.

By Editorial Team, ScandinavianDesign.com