Archibald Task Office Chair

Overview

The Archibald Task office chair is Jean-Marie Massaud's office version of the Archibald armchair for Poltrona Frau. The sheet lists three models, President, Executive and Managerial, with a seat in Pelle Frau® leather or fabric on a five-star die-cast aluminium base.

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Construction

• Backrest shell and armrests: moulded rigid polyurethane
• Base: five-star, die-cast aluminium, polished or black painted
• Functions: 360° rotation, gas-spring height adjustment, slight recline to a maximum of 9°

Specifications

• Lowest-backed version 5PF0069624000: W 65 cm, D 62 cm, H 90 cm at full height (the axes are not labelled on the drawing)

An office chair from the armchair

The page links the chair to the Archibald armchair and says the backrest follows the profile of the armrests, which is meant to give full-body support. The sheet calls the chairs the result of significant ergonomic research, designed to accompany the body in all its movements at the desk or computer.

KristalMed® padding

The backrest padding contains polyester fibres with KristalMed® bio-molecules, a patented technology that the page and the sheet describe as registered as a Class I Medical Device with the Italian Ministry of Health. The page says contact with the backrest releases bioactive properties that improve comfort, concentration and memory during the working day.