Archibald Dining Chair

Overview

The Archibald dining chair is Jean-Marie Massaud's dining chair for Poltrona Frau, inspired by his Archibald chair. The page calls it sculpted, clean and contemporary, with a sartorial touch in its details. It is offered with a fixed base in wood or metal, or a swivel base in wood.

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Construction

The backrest and armrest structure is moulded rigid polyurethane, padded with soft moulded polyurethane and polyester wadding. The seat frame is birch plywood with polyurethane foam. Upholstery is Pelle Frau® leather or fabric.

Specifications

• Fixed, metal legs 5506104: W 62 cm, D 57 cm, H 76 cm
• Swivel, wood legs 5506103: H 78 cm
• Cover: not removable

Inspired by the armchair

The page and the sheet both say that Massaud started from his iconic Archibald chair to create another little masterpiece, a dining chair of impeccable elegance.

Sartorial details

The page points to the folds on the inside of the leather-upholstered backrest, an understated armrest that resembles a shirt collar left slightly open, and contrast stitching that underlines the curved line of the back and the profiles. It calls the chair the most recent addition to the Archibald collection, with a sleeker, more casual allure than the rest.