Image source: Vitra — HAL Ply Wood
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HAL Ply Wood
Jasper Morrison's HAL Ply Wood: a plywood shell on a four-legged oak base with a connecting plate
470 × 795 × 485 mm
2012
Germany
Approx. $1,200 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
HAL Ply Wood is credited to Jasper Morrison, 2012. Vitra describes a wooden chair with a robust connecting plate beneath the shell and a distinctive four-legged base.
Construction
- Plywood seat shell (USA), in natural or dark oak
- Non-stackable wooden base in oak
- Die-cast aluminium connecting element, powder-coated in dim grey
- Glides for carpet fitted to every base
- Soft Seats cushions (types B and C) listed as an addition
Specifications
- Drawing values: 470 mm wide, 485 mm deep, 795 mm high (not labelled with axes)
Story
A wooden member of the HAL family
The page presents HAL Ply Wood as a wooden chair whose seat and legs come in several woods with matching finishes, and says it can be used with other chairs of the extensive HAL family.
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Shell chairs after the Plastic Chair
The family text calls HAL Morrison's reading of the shell chair that the Eames Plastic Chair made familiar, with bases for many different settings.
