Image source: Moroso — Impossible Wood
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Impossible Wood
Stackable polypropylene chair by Doshi & Levien with steel base options for indoor or outdoor use
530 × 750 × 530 mm
2012
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Impossible Wood is a chair designed by Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien for Moroso. Its shaped shell is moulded polypropylene, supported on four tubular steel legs.
Base options
The steel base is offered with powder coating, chrome, or AISI 304 stainless steel suitable for outdoor use. Polypropylene glides are fitted below.
Specifications
- Size: 53 x 53 x 75 cm (W x D x H)
- Representative code: 0FU, varnished base
- Shell: moulded polypropylene
- Base: tubular steel
- Stacking: up to 8 chairs
Story
A hybrid chair by Doshi & Levien
Moroso credits Impossible Wood to Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien. The designers' manufacturer biography describes their practice as a meeting of Indian visual culture with industrial design.
Polypropylene shaped as a shell
The chair combines a moulded polypropylene shell with a four-leg tubular steel base. Three base routes cover powder-coated, chromed and outdoor-suitable AISI 304 stainless steel versions, while the chairs stack eight high.
