Image source: Magis — Substance
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Collection Story
Origin
Substance is a family of chairs and armchairs designed by Naoto Fukasawa for Magis, with the chair, the armchair and the steel-tube versions all dated 2016. Fukasawa describes the starting point as a chair with a simple cross junction of two U-shaped legs, topped by a simple shell.
Design Language
Every version pairs a polypropylene seat shell with legs in one of two materials: ash plywood or steel tube painted in polyester powder. Fukasawa links the bending details of the legs with the bottom curve of the shell, and says the combination gives a friendly feeling. Felt pads are supplied with the chairs.
Key Pieces
- Substance chair, with a frame in ash plywood
- Substance armchair, with a frame in ash plywood
- Substance steel chair and armchair, with a frame in steel tube
Pieces in this collection
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