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Harbor
Sculptural swivel armchair in a high and a low version by Naoto Fukasawa, 2017
800 × 1040 × 890 mm
2017
Italy
Approx. $5,600 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Harbor is a 2017 armchair by Naoto Fukasawa. It comes in two versions: a relaxing chair with a high back and headrest and a low-back chair, both on a swivel base and both with a visible metal zip at the back of the backrest; a footrest belongs to the series.
Construction
- Structure: steel tube with steel profiles inside
- Padding: cold-shaped flexible polyurethane foam under polyester fibre
- Swivel base (HA80A, HA80B): steel laminate and aluminium
- Footrest base (HA61P): steel laminate
- Headrest (HA_P): shaped polyurethane, polyester fibre, cotton cover, counterweight in anodised aluminium and steel
- Cover: fabric or leather, removable through the rear zip
Specifications
- HA80A high armchair: W 80 × D 89 × H 104 cm
- HA80B low armchair: W 80 × D 83 × H 85 cm
- HA61P footrest: Ø 61 × H 40 cm
Story
A sculpture in polyurethane
In the concept text of the product page Fukasawa recalls working on the Papilio family and realising that shaping a mass of polyurethane foam is B&B Italia's iconic strength; the idea for Harbor was to sculpt a form from it as if from blocks of Carrara marble.
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The name
Fukasawa says the name comes from the feeling of having a place to come back to, and that he wanted the seat to wrap around the body.
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