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Embryo Chair
Marc Newson's 1988 three-legged armchair in chromed steel and moulded polyurethane foam.
800 × 800 × 850 mm
1988
Italy
Official product information
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Overview
Embryo Chair is an armchair designed by Marc Newson in 1988. Cappellini lists it in its Armchairs catalogue and describes it as having three legs and a chromed steel structure padded with moulded polyurethane foam, with a fixed bi-elastic fabric cover.
Construction
The padding is polyurethane foam and the base is chromed steel. The cover is a fixed bi-elastic fabric in colour fabric category C, and the feet are black rubber tips.
Specifications
- Dimensions: 80 x 85 x 80 cm (EC_1)
- Year: 1988
- Made in: Italy
Story
A 1988 armchair on three legs
Marc Newson designed the Embryo Chair in 1988. Cappellini's description rests on three points: three legs, a chromed steel structure and moulded polyurethane foam padding.
Fixed bi-elastic cover
The cover is fixed and made of bi-elastic fabric, which the product sheet lists as colour fabric in category C. The feet are black rubber tips.
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