Sale Price:
$389.00
Original Price:
$519.00
Overview
The "IRIS" dining chair is like a metal sculpture wrapped in a coated nubuck leather for unique feel and softness. Seating is perfect size and comfort for a long night of pure hygge. Perfect match for dining tables of many styles and shapes.
Two Things That Immediately Set the Iris Apart
1. The "Metal Sculpture" Frame Description
The Iris is described in terms no other chair in this series has used: it is "like a metal sculpture wrapped in a coated nubuck leather." This is not a standard upholstered chair on a metal base — the metal frame and the upholstery are conceived as a unified object, where the metal structure itself reads as sculptural rather than merely structural. This suggests a chair where the frame's form — its curvature, geometry, or organic shaping — is visible in, and integral to, the finished chair's silhouette. The upholstery wraps the sculpture rather than concealing it, meaning the frame's shape defines the chair's shape in a way that purely upholstered chairs (like the Aarhus or Luke) do not.
2. The Coated Nubuck Leather
Every other leather product in the Kube lineup reviewed so far has used either full soft leather (Aarhus, Aarhus stool, Pearl, Loki, Colt) or top grain leather (Luke, Aarhus dining chair). The Iris uses a third, distinct material: coated nubuck leather — a meaningfully different material with its own character.
Nubuck is full-grain leather that has been lightly sanded or buffed on the grain side (the outer surface of the hide) to create a fine, velvety nap — similar in texture to suede, but coming from the outer side of the hide rather than the inner split, making it more durable than suede. The word "coated" indicates a protective treatment has been applied over the nubuck surface — a clear or pigmented coating that seals the velvety nap, protecting it from staining and moisture while preserving most of its soft, tactile quality. Coated nubuck offers the visual richness and depth of nubuck leather — its slightly matte, suede-like surface absorbs light differently than smooth leather, creating a more textured, dimensional appearance — with the practical durability benefit of a protective coating suitable for dining use.
This material is described as offering "unique feel and softness" — the nubuck's velvety surface is perceptibly different to the touch from smooth top-grain leather, warmer and more tactile. For a dining chair used for extended meals, this soft, enveloping material quality is a meaningful comfort and sensory advantage.
Dimensions:
At 22" wide, the Iris is 3" wider than the Aarhus — a meaningful difference in a dining chair, where standard spacing allows 24"–26" per seat along a table. The 22" width gives the Iris a more generous, enveloping seat presence. At 33" tall overall, the Iris is the lowest dining chair in this series — 3" shorter than the Aarhus (36") — giving it a more relaxed, lower-slung posture consistent with the hygge comfort positioning. At 24" deep the seat depth is comparable to the Aarhus (24.5").
Leather Color Options: Three Colors, All on the Same Metal Frame
The Iris is available in three coated nubuck leather colors — all on the same metal sculpture frame (no frame color variation offered):
610 Black — the deepest, most dramatic option. Black coated nubuck has a rich, velvety darkness — not the flat, shiny black of smooth leather, but a deeply textured, light-absorbing surface with a subtle nap. Against the metal sculpture frame, Black creates the boldest contrast depending on the frame's finish.
611 Blue — a mid-tone blue coated nubuck. The color name and Kube's color palette suggest a sophisticated, contemporary blue — neither the bright primary blue of a fashion statement nor the dusty muted blue of a Scandinavian textile, but something in between. Blue coated nubuck is an unusual and distinctive choice for a dining chair — one that creates immediate visual interest and works particularly well in neutral or white-dominated dining rooms where a single color accent is welcome.
614 Pigeon — a warm, muted gray with slight violet or taupe undertones — the color of a pigeon's breast feathers. Pigeon sits between gray and greige, with enough warmth to avoid feeling cold and enough gray to remain versatile and contemporary. Of the three colors, Pigeon is likely the most broadly compatible with existing dining room palettes. On coated nubuck, Pigeon reads as particularly rich — the nubuck's slight nap gives the color depth and variation that flat leather cannot achieve.
Overview
The "IRIS" dining chair is like a metal sculpture wrapped in a coated nubuck leather for unique feel and softness. Seating is perfect size and comfort for a long night of pure hygge. Perfect match for dining tables of many styles and shapes.
Two Things That Immediately Set the Iris Apart
1. The "Metal Sculpture" Frame Description
The Iris is described in terms no other chair in this series has used: it is "like a metal sculpture wrapped in a coated nubuck leather." This is not a standard upholstered chair on a metal base — the metal frame and the upholstery are conceived as a unified object, where the metal structure itself reads as sculptural rather than merely structural. This suggests a chair where the frame's form — its curvature, geometry, or organic shaping — is visible in, and integral to, the finished chair's silhouette. The upholstery wraps the sculpture rather than concealing it, meaning the frame's shape defines the chair's shape in a way that purely upholstered chairs (like the Aarhus or Luke) do not.
2. The Coated Nubuck Leather
Every other leather product in the Kube lineup reviewed so far has used either full soft leather (Aarhus, Aarhus stool, Pearl, Loki, Colt) or top grain leather (Luke, Aarhus dining chair). The Iris uses a third, distinct material: coated nubuck leather — a meaningfully different material with its own character.
Nubuck is full-grain leather that has been lightly sanded or buffed on the grain side (the outer surface of the hide) to create a fine, velvety nap — similar in texture to suede, but coming from the outer side of the hide rather than the inner split, making it more durable than suede. The word "coated" indicates a protective treatment has been applied over the nubuck surface — a clear or pigmented coating that seals the velvety nap, protecting it from staining and moisture while preserving most of its soft, tactile quality. Coated nubuck offers the visual richness and depth of nubuck leather — its slightly matte, suede-like surface absorbs light differently than smooth leather, creating a more textured, dimensional appearance — with the practical durability benefit of a protective coating suitable for dining use.
This material is described as offering "unique feel and softness" — the nubuck's velvety surface is perceptibly different to the touch from smooth top-grain leather, warmer and more tactile. For a dining chair used for extended meals, this soft, enveloping material quality is a meaningful comfort and sensory advantage.
Dimensions:
At 22" wide, the Iris is 3" wider than the Aarhus — a meaningful difference in a dining chair, where standard spacing allows 24"–26" per seat along a table. The 22" width gives the Iris a more generous, enveloping seat presence. At 33" tall overall, the Iris is the lowest dining chair in this series — 3" shorter than the Aarhus (36") — giving it a more relaxed, lower-slung posture consistent with the hygge comfort positioning. At 24" deep the seat depth is comparable to the Aarhus (24.5").
Leather Color Options: Three Colors, All on the Same Metal Frame
The Iris is available in three coated nubuck leather colors — all on the same metal sculpture frame (no frame color variation offered):
610 Black — the deepest, most dramatic option. Black coated nubuck has a rich, velvety darkness — not the flat, shiny black of smooth leather, but a deeply textured, light-absorbing surface with a subtle nap. Against the metal sculpture frame, Black creates the boldest contrast depending on the frame's finish.
611 Blue — a mid-tone blue coated nubuck. The color name and Kube's color palette suggest a sophisticated, contemporary blue — neither the bright primary blue of a fashion statement nor the dusty muted blue of a Scandinavian textile, but something in between. Blue coated nubuck is an unusual and distinctive choice for a dining chair — one that creates immediate visual interest and works particularly well in neutral or white-dominated dining rooms where a single color accent is welcome.
614 Pigeon — a warm, muted gray with slight violet or taupe undertones — the color of a pigeon's breast feathers. Pigeon sits between gray and greige, with enough warmth to avoid feeling cold and enough gray to remain versatile and contemporary. Of the three colors, Pigeon is likely the most broadly compatible with existing dining room palettes. On coated nubuck, Pigeon reads as particularly rich — the nubuck's slight nap gives the color depth and variation that flat leather cannot achieve.
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