Assembled without glue, designed to last
See how Kami is designed, assembled, taken apart, and reconfigured. From the first paper fold by KASCHKASCH to six shell colours in post-consumer recycled plastic.
Kami Swivel Chair by KASCHKASCH is built entirely without glue. Every component is mechanically connected and individually replaceable. Surprisingly comfortable, ergonomically shaped, and light enough to reposition with one hand. Six shell colours in post-consumer recycled plastic, four fabric families by Fidivi and Kvadrat, twenty-four standard combinations ready to specify. Mix and match within the selection, or trust the pairing we have already done for you.
See how Kami is designed, assembled, taken apart, and reconfigured. From the first paper fold by KASCHKASCH to six shell colours in post-consumer recycled plastic.
Most task chairs are bonded together permanently. Once a single component reaches the end of life, the entire chair becomes waste. Kami Swivel Chair takes a fundamentally different approach. Every connection is mechanical. Shell, base, gas spring, upholstery ring: each part clicks, slides, or screws into place without adhesive.
For architects and interior designers specifying seating across large-scale projects, this makes long-term upkeep straightforward. A worn seat cover can be swapped on site. A damaged base can be replaced without discarding the shell. And when a building is repurposed ten years from now, each part in Kami can be recovered and given a next life individually. Full component separation, minimal tools required. Every part designed to be repaired, replaced, or given a next life.
When you are specifying seating for an office floor, a public building, or a co-working space, comfort performance has to hold up across hundreds of users and thousands of hours. KASCHKASCH designed the Kami shell to follow the natural curve of the spine, providing support without forcing a fixed posture. The smooth 360° swivel keeps movement fluid, whether someone is turning to a colleague, shifting towards a screen, or leaning back during a longer session.
At 8.8 kg, Kami is light enough to reposition with one hand. In flexible work environments where layouts change by the hour, that removes a common specification tension: you no longer have to choose between ergonomic performance and practical mobility.
Kami Swivel Chair is available in six shell colours, all made from post-consumer recycled plastic: Black RE, Cool Grey RE, Sand Beige RE, Brick Red RE, Dusty Blue RE, and Deep Green RE. Each shell can be paired with a seat upholstery from four preselected fabric families by Fidivi and Kvadrat, tonally aligned to work across the full colour range.
Every shell and fabric combination ships without bespoke lead times. We have put together twenty-four pairings that are carefully matched in tone and material, but the choice is yours. Follow our recommendations, or combine any shell with any fabric to fit the identity of your project.
The upholstery itself is replaceable. When a fabric shows wear or a brief evolves, the seat cover can be removed and refitted without replacing the chair. One specification that adapts over time, without restarting the procurement process.
The Kami shell is injection-moulded from post-consumer plastics: material that has already completed a first lifecycle. The result is a durable, smooth-surfaced shell with a reduced environmental footprint. Combined with mechanical assembly and replaceable upholstery, the Kami is designed to stay in use and to be responsibly recovered when it no longer is.
Florian Kallus and Sebastian Schneider form KASCHKASCH, a Cologne-based design studio founded in 2011. Their work balances function with a restrained visual language, reducing products to their essential elements. For De Vorm, they translated the precision of paper folding into a chair engineered to outlast the project it was first specified for.
