Image source: Walter Knoll — Foster 500 Armchair
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Foster 500 Armchair
Lounge armchair by Norman Foster with loose cushions and a rigid chrome frame.
800 × 730 × 800 mm
Official product information
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Overview
The Foster 500 Armchair (model 500-10) is a lounge armchair by the architect Norman Foster. The page calls it a contemporary and classic design in a generous size, fitted with loose seat and back cushions.
Construction
A wooden frame with sinuous springs and a steel frame carry loose seat and back cushions fixed with hook-and-loop fastener. The base frame is brushed chrome, with synthetic glides.
Specifications
- Overall: 80 cm wide, 80 cm deep, 73 cm high
- Also printed: SH 43 and SD 54 (cm)
- Cushions: cold foam with polyester fiber wrap
Story
From the Reichstag to the lobby chair
Walter Knoll says its work with Norman Foster began when the Berlin Reichstag was redesigned. The press text calls the resulting lobby armchairs and sofas modern classics, and names the chrome framework and the geometric leather surfaces above it as their hallmarks.
Where it is used
The page says people like to sit in these armchairs in lounges, conference rooms or hotel rooms, and it points to occasional tables and a sofa that complement the chair.
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Collection
Foster 500
The Foster 500 programme by Norman Foster for Walter Knoll: an armchair, sofa and occasional tables with a rigid chrome frame and geometric leather surfaces.
