Upholstered lounge chair caught in a beam of afternoon light in a dark room

[ Atelier ]

Furniture & Objects — Copenhagen

[ Collection 01 ]

The Arc Series — 2026

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Solid oak • Linseed oil • Hand-joined

Made to order in small batches

SOLUM

[ 01 — Manifesto & Material ]

FSC® certified timber / Made in Denmark

We

make

furniture

Close-up of oak wood grain

that

outlives

trends,

Hand carving wood with a chisel

its

maker

Bentwood chair casting shadows in sunlight

and

the

rooms

it

lives

in.

Methodology / 01 — Material first

Every piece begins at the timber yard. We choose boards for grain, weight and character — then cut, join and oil them by hand in our Copenhagen workshop. Furniture is not decoration; it is the quiet structure of everyday life.

[ 04 — The making of a piece ]

Arc Lounge Chair — from log to living room

How one air-dried oak log became a chair built to be sat in for fifty years.

Stacks of air-dried oak boards

Phase 01

01 — Timber

Air-dried white oak boards, seasoned for two years in our yard.

Pencil sketch of a chair on paper

Phase 02

02 — Sketch

Full-scale pencil studies testing the curve of the arc.

Plywood chair prototype

Phase 03

03 — Prototype

A plywood mock-up to test comfort, posture and proportion.

DWG // 04-A

1:5

Steam-bending jig — side elevation

04 — Drawing

Workshop drawings for the bending jig and every joint.

Hand-planing a joint at the workbench

Phase 05

05 — Joinery

Hand-cut mortise-and-tenon joints, glued and pegged — no screws.

Finished lounge chair in a living room

Phase 06 • Delivered

06 — At home

The finished chair in a Copenhagen apartment, autumn 2026.

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01 Timber

02 Sketch

03 Prototype

04 Drawing

05 Joinery

06 Delivered

Disciplines

[ 05 — Five disciplines ]

01

Seating

Lounge, dining and reading chairs, shaped around the body and built to be reupholstered, not replaced.

Seating by SOLUM
Hand-woven wool upholstery

Detail A / Hand-woven wool upholstery

Carved oak armrest

Detail B / Carved oak armrest

Saddle-stitched seams

Detail C / Saddle-stitched seams

01

Seating

Lounge, dining and reading chairs, shaped around the body and built to be reupholstered, not replaced.

Seating by SOLUM
Hand-woven wool upholstery
Carved oak armrest
Saddle-stitched seams

02

Tables

Dining, coffee and side tables from wide solid boards, joined with butterfly keys and finished with hard-wax oil.

02

Tables

Dining, coffee and side tables from wide solid boards, joined with butterfly keys and finished with hard-wax oil.

03

Storage

Sideboards, shelving and cabinets with hand-fitted drawers that run smoothly for decades.

03

Storage

Sideboards, shelving and cabinets with hand-fitted drawers that run smoothly for decades.

04

Lighting

Floor, table and wall lights in ash, brass and linen, designed to warm a room at dusk.

04

Lighting

Floor, table and wall lights in ash, brass and linen, designed to warm a room at dusk.

05

Bespoke

One-off commissions for homes, hotels and restaurants — from a single table to a whole interior.

05

Bespoke

One-off commissions for homes, hotels and restaurants — from a single table to a whole interior.

[ 06 — Process ]

How we make

Five steps from first conversation to delivery — usually eight to twelve weeks. You see drawings, samples and progress photos along the way.

8–12

Weeks

1

Maker per piece

For life

Repairs

01

Listen • Week 1

Brief & room

A conversation about how you live — the room, the light, the budget. We visit when we can.

Brief & room

01

Listen • Week 1

Brief & room

A conversation about how you live — the room, the light, the budget. We visit when we can.

Brief & room

02

Explore • Weeks 2–3

Sketch & sample

Pencil sketches, timber and textile samples, and a full-scale mock-up when proportion matters.

Sketch & sample

02

Explore • Weeks 2–3

Sketch & sample

Pencil sketches, timber and textile samples, and a full-scale mock-up when proportion matters.

Sketch & sample

03

Make • Weeks 4–9

Cut & join

One maker builds your piece from start to finish — cut, joined and shaped by hand.

Cut & join

03

Make • Weeks 4–9

Cut & join

One maker builds your piece from start to finish — cut, joined and shaped by hand.

Cut & join

04

Finish • Week 10

Oil & rest

Hard-wax oil or natural soap, hand-rubbed in layers, then left to cure for a week.

Oil & rest

04

Finish • Week 10

Oil & rest

Hard-wax oil or natural soap, hand-rubbed in layers, then left to cure for a week.

Oil & rest

05

Deliver • Weeks 11–12

Delivery & care

White-glove delivery across Europe, a care kit, and repairs for the life of the piece.

Delivery & care

05

Deliver • Weeks 11–12

Delivery & care

White-glove delivery across Europe, a care kit, and repairs for the life of the piece.

Delivery & care
Afternoon light falling across a linen curtain

Grain, weight, texture, time.

Material truth • Copenhagen, Denmark

The workshop

[ 07 — Fabriksvej 12, 2200 Copenhagen ]

Woodworking workshop with benches and timber racks
Workbench with a marking gauge and clamp

[ The people behind the pieces ]

A workshop of joiners, upholsterers and designers. We stay small on purpose, so every piece is made by one maker from first cut to final oil.

Based in Copenhagen’s Nordvest, delivering across Europe — from city apartments in Berlin to farmhouses on the Danish coast.

Wall of hand saws and chisels
Craftsman shaping wood in a dark workshop

[ Founder ]

Hover to meet ↻

Samuel Okoro

Founder • Master joiner

Portrait of Samuel Okoro

“A chair should be repaired, not replaced. We build every joint so it can be.”

Samuel Okoro

[ Founder ]

Hover to meet ↻

Samuel Okoro

Founder • Master joiner

Portrait of Samuel Okoro

“A chair should be repaired, not replaced. We build every joint so it can be.”

Samuel Okoro

[ Co-founder ]

Hover to meet ↻

Ingrid Holm

Co-founder • Design lead

Portrait of Ingrid Holm

“Good furniture disappears into daily life — until you notice how it has aged with you.”

Ingrid Holm

[ Co-founder ]

Hover to meet ↻

Ingrid Holm

Co-founder • Design lead

Portrait of Ingrid Holm

“Good furniture disappears into daily life — until you notice how it has aged with you.”

Ingrid Holm

Let’s make something that lasts.

[ Showroom & workshop ]

Fabriksvej 12, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark

[ Visits ]

Showroom open Thursday to Saturday, 11:00 — 17:00. Workshop visits by appointment.

Now accepting commissions for spring 2027

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