Amoebe

Overview

Amoebe is the low lounge chair that Verner Panton designed in 1970; Vitra's page and fact sheet both print the year. Vitra calls it a chair with an organic shape whose soft upholstery invites sitters to relax in its rounded contours.

Construction

• Backrest: laminated frame; upholstery: polyurethane foam
• Removable covers that trained professionals can replace or refit
• Seat height 350 mm (215 mm with applied load)

Specifications

• Drawing lines, none of them named: 650 mm (top view), 860 mm (side view), 820 mm (height)
• Five cover fabrics, 70 colours: Cento, Cosy 2, Hola, Tonus, Volo

The cover decides the character

Vitra's page lists Tonus as the classic fabric and adds Cosy 2, Volo, Cento and Hola, noting that fabric and colour give the chair a different character. For intensive use it names Cosy 2 and Volo, adds that Cento and Hola are also very durable, and limits Tonus to residential settings.

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Ecology document

Vitra's ecology document for Amoebe was written for a Tonus cover. It states that the chair is 7 percent recyclable when fully separated and contains 0 percent recycled material.