Image source: Poltrona Frau — Ascolto Armchair
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Ascolto Armchair
Ascolto: Studio Gregotti associati's armchair, first designed for Milan's Teatro degli Arcimboldi.
580 × 890 × 650 mm
Official product information
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Overview
Ascolto is an armchair that Poltrona Frau lists among its products for contract use. The page says it was originally designed by Studio Gregotti associati for the Teatro degli Arcimboldi in Milan, and credits it to Gregotti, Meneghetti and Stoppino.
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Construction
- Frame: solid steel, padded with fire-resistant polyurethane foam
- Springing: woven elastic belts
- Backrest: wood
- Seat: silent counterweight system that retracts it automatically
- Base: steel, fixed to the floor, black epoxy powder paint
Specifications
- Base version: W 58 cm, D 65 cm, H 89 cm (the axes are not labelled on the drawing)
Story
Made for an opera house
Poltrona Frau says the clean lines of the Ascolto armchair, first designed for the Teatro degli Arcimboldi in Milan, go with an ergonomic design that gives optimal comfort and support. The sheet shows the armchair in rows in the Teatro degli Arcimboldi and in the Aula Magna Lingotto of the Faculty of Dentistry in Turin.
Fixed to the floor
The armchair sits on a steel base that is fixed to the floor, and the sheet describes the seat as retracting automatically thanks to its silent counterweight system. The sheet also draws the armchairs side by side in straight rows and in curved rows, with a minimum curve radius of 15 m.
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