The Stabelle is a traditional type of chair, common in German-speaking Alpine regions. Made of massive wood, it is distinguished by its slanting legs and the backrest which is anchored in the seat. A standard feature of farming households for many years, today it is frequently found in hotels, Alpine huts and rural or rustic residential facilities. Stabellö takes important elements of the traditional chair – the seat and the turned legs are still made of massive wood – but reinterprets it in one crucial respect: in order to make the chair more comfortable to sit on, the backrest (which is obtainable in two variants) consists of layered wood that has been shaped in three dimensions. By contrast with the real Stabelle, this is not anchored to the seat but linked to it by means of a clearly visible screw system on the back side of the chair. Two conspicuous holes give the back a “face” while at the same time serving as handles.