Downtown Conference Swivel 4 Spokes

Overview

Code 5575016 is Downtown Conference Swivel 4 Spokes, the conference armchair by Jean-Marie Massaud with a four-spoke base. A mechanism in the base lets it rotate and return to its starting position.

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Construction

• Structure: moulded polyurethane foam with a metal insert
• Base: four spokes, with a rotation and automatic return mechanism
• Base finishes: black painted steel or chromed steel
• Caps: transparent plastic

Specifications

• Code 5575016: largest drawing values, not labelled with axes: 87.5, 64 and 60 cm
• Cover: Pelle Frau® leather or fabric

A swivel that returns

The page describes the base as having four spokes and a mechanism that allows rotation and an automatic return to the starting position. The sheet puts the same idea in its own terms: a four-spoke base with a mechanism that enables the armchair to rotate and come back to where it began.

The shell

The sheet gives the structure of this chair and of the cantilever one as moulded polyurethane foam around a metal insert. The base is offered in black painted or chromed steel, and the sheet lists transparent plastic caps.