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Jac. The People’s Chair
In collaboration with Schamburg + Alvisse, Jac draws on the impressive calibre of this design house to deliver a chair for the people. Combining elegance and comfort, with strength and stamina, we give you the people’s chair. Designed by partners Marc Schamburg and Michael Alvisse (Schamburg + Alvisse), Jac is a new collection of workplace ...
Jac Comes to Dinner
Zenith launches the Jac collection with a dinner series across all of Australia and New Zealand. After 5 years in development the latest release from Zenith, the Jac collection, is a lifestyle and workplace chair range that offers comfort, style and simplicity. They’ve dubbed it ‘The people’s chair’. So, when you’re launching ‘the people’s chair’ you better make ...
Jac Design Competition in Asia
This year has been a year that will never be forgotten. As it draws to an end, we invited design firms from Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai and Shenzhen to reflect on how 2020 has impacted them by innovatively reinterpreting Schamburg + Alvisse’s JAC Chair. We would like to thank all our clients who have participated ...
Experience the softer side of Jac
After the recent release of Jac’s 95% recycled shells, the Jac range now reaches the culmination of refinement with the addition of 3 new models: The Executive, The Armchair and The Lounge chair.
JAC gets lighter on the environment
Continually striving for more innovative and environmentally prudent choices in design and manufacturing, Zenith bring the next generation of circular technology to the award winning JAC chair.
Jac Wins 2020 Good Design Award®
The winners of Australia's Good Design Awards, the highest honour for design innovation in Australia, were announced on 8th September. Jac by Schamburg + Alvisse received the prestigious Good Design Award® in the Product Design category in recognition for outstanding design and innovation. The annual Good Design Awards is Australia’s oldest and most prestigious international Awards for design and innovation with a ...
Zenith Expands JAC One Tree Program into Asia
Furthering our commitment to create environmentally sustainable solutions, Zenith is excited to announce the expansion of the JAC One Tree program into Asia through a collaboration with onetreeplanted.org in the Philippines.
Schamburg + Alvisse continue their Jac tour in Melbourne
Schamburg + Alvisse gave a presentation at Zenith Melbourne showroom to discuss the remarkable research and design journey of Jac.
Schamburg + Alvisse take Jac on tour to Canberra
The Jac collection has come to fruition, with the addition of 95% recycled polypropylene shells, and the addition of 3 new models: The Executive, The Armchair and The Lounge Chair. To celebrate this monumental milestone, Schamburg +Alvisse headed to the Zenith Canberra showroom to talk about the incredible research and design journey of Jac.
Jac One Tree Planted Asia Update
Launched in 2019, the JAC One Tree Initiative , where a tree is planted for every JAC sold, expanded into Asia in 2023. We share some of the results from the first 6 months of the program, which is centred in the Philippines.
Australian tree planting thrives in 2024 with Jac One Tree Initiative
Coinciding with the completion of the wonderful Jac collection, the Jac One Tree initiative hits another milestone with 80,000 trees planted.
Jac One Tree Initiative continues in New Zealand with the Waingake Restoration Project
Dedicated to the revitalisation of habitats, protection of biodiversity, and expansion of crucial wildlife corridors, the Jac One Tree Initiative continues to contribute to tree restoration in New Zealand