TEAK

Sustainability. What does that really mean?

Originally, for me, that meant that a product should last, not wear out in a short time. That was yesterday. Now the word contains so much more.

For the Atolmar chairs, we use the very best materials to obtain these lasting criteria.

The wood we use is teak. It is the hardest wood available. It is so much denser than all the others; pine, oak, eucalyptus, and acacia and contains so much more natural oil. That is why it can withstand the elements all year round.

A director’s chair made of oak can look nice and hold up for 5-6 years if you take it in during winter, whereas the Atolmar chair will last for 20 years or more even if you leave it outside during winter.

That is sustainability as I see it.

The teak in our chairs is not FSC-certified. The Atolmar chairs are produced by a small family-owned manufacturer that does not have the resources to be a FSC-certified user, but they also buy all teak wood from government-certified plantations.

The fabric for the seat and back is made by the American company Sunbrella. It is made from acrylic yarns, derived from petroleum. Not good, but the fabric has a much longer lifespan than cotton or polyester, which makes it both more economical and environmentally better. It also stands the weather so much better. I am a cotton man at heart, but for outdoor fabrics, solution-dyed (uses much less water than conventional dyeing ) acrylic is so much better in every aspect, so I accept the petroleum base in this case.

Screws and metal parts are made of brass.

Teflon gliders under the legs.