The Original Hanging Chair

innovate. He instead encouraged his cousins to create the Sky Chairs company using his design, which popularized the chair across the globe. Over the years Kurt has continued to experiment with new designs of hanging chairs, hanging bathtubs, tents, sails, and yurts, among many other things. As a kid I grew up in hanging chairs and began to sew them at an early age. I made them for family and friends, and eventually began helping my father with chair orders. Now I handcraft these chairs here in Portland and put the passion I learned from my father into every step of the creation process from sanding dowels to cutting canvas.

- Matt Buetow