The frame is the first thing you register on OZ, a new dining chair from Italian seating house Et al. Marco Acerbis started from the most familiar chair shape there is, then tapered the painted metal tubes until the structure reads as light as a pencil line. The bend where leg meets backrest is the quiet flourish. It lifts an everyday form into something more considered.

Upholstery softens that geometry. A single continuous cover wraps the seat and back, then folds under the seat, leaving no raw edge. The crisp line of the frame holds against the give of the fabric.

The cover comes fully off, a practicality that earns its place in hospitality seating, where chairs take a beating and colorways change. Reupholster, restyle, keep the frame.

OZ arrives with or without arms, at ease in a restaurant dining room, a lounge, or a waiting area where the seating sets the pace. It works the same lean-frame-meets-soft-seat contrast that carries the Isabella Chair, aimed here at the table.

_{Images Courtesy of Et al. , photography credit: Beppe Brancato}