{"product_id":"blu-dot-port-chair-white-oak","title":"Blu Dot Port Chair - White Oak","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePort Chair — White Oak\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJapanese carpentry built temples that have stood for a thousand years without a single nail. The whole tradition rests on the joint — wood cut to receive wood, \u003cem\u003ehozo-sashi\u003c\/em\u003e, a tenon shaped to fit a mortise so precisely that the connection tightens under load rather than working loose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Port Chair is built that way. Mortise-and-tenon joints hold the solid wood frame together, reinforced with cross-dowels through the joint itself. No brackets, no reliance on glue to do a structural job. It is the difference between a chair that survives twenty years of being dragged across a floor and one that develops a wobble in year three.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThat construction buys something you can feel immediately: the chair weighs thirteen pounds. An armchair, with a full wrapping back, that a child can carry. Good joinery lets you take material away — the frame can be slim because the connections are strong, so nothing is left thick simply to be safe. That economy is the oldest idea in Japanese making: use exactly what the structure requires and no more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe form is a single gesture. The bent plywood back curves around and continues forward to become the arms, so there is no join between backrest and armrest, no applied part — one shell wrapping a sculpted seat. Blu Dot says it has views from all sides, and that is not marketing. In a tea room a bowl is turned in the hands and examined from every angle, because an object worth keeping has no bad side. This chair holds up to the same test; the rear three-quarter view is arguably the best one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore you buy, measure your table.\u003c\/strong\u003e The arms sit at 28\" high. A standard dining table is 30\" with an apron underneath that leaves roughly 25\" of clearance, which means this chair will not slide fully beneath most tables. Against a trestle table, a pedestal base or an apron-free top it tucks in properly. Otherwise plan for it to sit just outside the table edge — which many people prefer anyway, since it keeps the sculpture visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIn white oak the grain runs pale and open across the bend of the shell, where the curve stretches the figure and gathers light along the fold. It ships fully assembled, is BIFMA rated for commercial use and tested to 275 lbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverall: 20\"W × 22\"D × 30\"H (51 × 56 × 76 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeat: 18\"W × 19\"D × 18\"H (46 × 48 × 46 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack: 17\"W × 1\"D × 12\"H (43 × 1 × 30 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArm height: 28\"H (71 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeg height: 18\"H (46 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 13 lbs (5.9 kg)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBent plywood seat and back, moulded for comfort\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolid wood frame, mortise-and-tenon joinery with reinforced cross-dowels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhite oak finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlastic glides for floor protection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndoor use only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBIFMA rated; tested to 275 lbs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips fully assembled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5-year warranty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eClean with a slightly damp, soft cloth. For dirt and fingerprints use a quality cleaner made for wood furniture, then wipe completely dry, following the direction of the grain. Keep out of prolonged direct sunlight — white oak ambers under UV, and a chair that always sits in the same light will drift in tone against the rest of the set.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blu Dot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53645264257290,"sku":"PT1-DINCHR-WO","price":625.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/4025\/1914\/files\/ChatGPTImage8.sep.2026_12_09_13_7.png?v=1788862195","url":"https:\/\/japancoo.com\/products\/blu-dot-port-chair-white-oak","provider":"Japancoo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}