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Aleta, the shark’s gesture flows into three more pieces
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Aleta, the shark’s gesture flows into three more pieces

8 October, 2026

It began with a single stroke: the profile of a shark cutting through water. Since 2017, the Aleta collection by Jaime Hayon has carried that gesture across a family of seating that runs from chair to stool, and from lounge chair to executive chair. The collection extends to three further variants: Aleta Plus, Aleta Mini Lounge and Aleta Executive Low . The drawing, its signature, remains untouched in all three. Each one adjusts a single proportion to meet a need specifiers had yet to find within the range.

Proportions change, the line holds

Hayon conceived Aleta as a balance of grace and precision, a silhouette that reads the same on any base and at any height. That consistency is what allows the collection to grow without losing its identity. The three variants start from existing models and alter only what is needed: the width of the seat, the scale of the lounge chair or the height of the backrest.

Quote graphic with Jaime Hayon’s words: “The collaboration was about finding a mutual language, where both our visions came together in perfect balance.” Surrounded by his hand-drawn sketches of the Aleta chair and a shark.
“The collaboration was about finding a mutual language, where both our visions came together in perfect balance,” says Jaime Hayon of his work with Viccarbe.Pull quote from Jaime Hayon, designer of the Aleta collection for Viccarbe, on working with the brand. The graphic includes his hand-drawn sketches of the Aleta chair, in blue and ochre, and a small shark drawing annotated “Aleta chair”, a nod to the shark profile that inspired the collection.

Aleta Plus

Aleta Plus is the wider-seated version of the Aleta chair, designed for larger frames. The seat gains width while the chair’s line stays intact, so both versions can sit side by side in the same project and read as one.

The outer back of the backrest can take a different finish from the inner face, in leather, eco-leather or wood. Depending on the base, two further options come into play for comfort and everyday use: a tilt mechanism that allows a gentle rocking motion with the body, and a self-return mechanism that brings each chair back into place once its occupant stands up.

Meeting room with six Aleta Plus chairs by Jaime Hayon for Viccarbe, in brown upholstery with a dark outer back and black swivel bases, around a large oval light-wood table.
Aleta Plus by Jaime Hayon in a meeting room, around an oval light-wood table.Aleta Plus chairs by Jaime Hayon for Viccarbe around a large oval table in a bright meeting room with oak details, built-in shelving and a large window. The chairs combine brown upholstery with a dark outer back, set on black four-star swivel bases. The seat gains width while the chair’s line stays intact, so Aleta Plus fits comfortably into meeting spaces and workplace projects.

Aleta Mini Lounge

The Mini Lounge takes the Aleta lounge chair down to a smaller scale. It is reduced in depth, width and height relative to the Aleta Lounge, while keeping the silhouette shared by the whole collection. The result opens up specification options for more compact interiors, where a lounge chair of generous proportions struggles to find its place. It is offered with a wooden base or a flat swivel base.

Two interiors with Aleta Mini Lounge chairs by Jaime Hayon for Viccarbe, in terracotta upholstery: with a wooden base beside a window in a light oak hotel room, and with a flat swivel base in a dark wood-panelled lounge.
Aleta Mini Lounge by Jaime Hayon in two settings, with wooden base and flat swivel base.A collage showing the Aleta Mini Lounge by Jaime Hayon for Viccarbe in two atmospheres. On the left, the chair with a wooden base sits by a large window in a light oak room, next to a small black side table. On the right, two chairs with a flat swivel base face each other around a side table in a lounge with dark wood panelling and built-in shelves. Reduced in depth, width and height relative to the Aleta Lounge, the Mini Lounge opens up specification options for more compact interiors, from hotel rooms to lounge areas.

Aleta Executive Low

Aleta Executive Low keeps the character of the Aleta Executive with a lower backrest. The chair carries a lighter presence around the table while retaining the elegance that defines the collection’s executive line.

Two interiors with Aleta Executive Low chairs by Jaime Hayon for Viccarbe: terracotta chairs on castors around a round marble-top table, and olive-green chairs facing a dark executive desk by a large window
Aleta Executive Low by Jaime Hayon in a meeting room and an executive office.A collage showing the Aleta Executive Low by Jaime Hayon for Viccarbe in two professional settings. On the left, terracotta chairs on five-star castor bases surround a round marble-top table with a dark pedestal base. On the right, olive-green chairs on black swivel bases face a dark wooden desk in an executive office with wood panelling and a large window. Aleta Executive Low keeps the character of the Aleta Executive with a lower backrest, giving it a lighter presence around the table while retaining the elegance of the executive line.

A fuller family

With these three variants, Aleta brings together chairs in two widths, bar and counter stools, lounge chairs in two scales, a low table and an executive line with a lounge chair and a chair in two backrest heights. A single collection able to furnish an entire project, from reception to boardroom, without changing its language.

Aleta Executive Low chair by Jaime Hayon for Viccarbe, upholstered in blue-grey fabric with a dark outer shell, low backrest and a polished five-star swivel base on castors.

Aleta Executive Low
Aleta Mini armchair by Jaime Hayon for Viccarbe, upholstered in sand-coloured fabric with a walnut-toned wooden outer shell and four wooden legs.

Aleta Mini Lounge
Aleta Plus chair by Jaime Hayon for Viccarbe, upholstered in textured green-grey fabric with a wide seat and a black four-star swivel base.

Aleta Plus

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