Mad Chair

Overview

Mad Chair is a Poliform armchair designed by Studio Marcel Wanders in 2014. Poliform calls its lines harmonious and enveloping and adds that it is also suited to a bedroom. It is available with wooden legs or a swivel metal base.

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Construction

The structure is moulded flexible polyurethane with parts in flexible multi-density polyurethane, a polyester padding pre-cover and a detachable final layer in fabric or leather. The legs or base are solid wood or painted metal. The outer shell and the inner seat can be finished differently, and the inner seat is also offered in matelassé. Listed options are a swivel base, a kidneyrest cushion and two armrests, with left-arm and right-arm drawings.

Specifications

• Wooden legs, two armrests: W 810 x D 770 x H 700 mm (axes not labelled)
• Left-arm and right-arm versions: W 690 mm, same depth and height
• A second vertical value of 415 mm is printed without a label
• The swivel-base drawings give the same sizes

Studio Marcel Wanders, 2014

Poliform's technical details credit the design to Studio Marcel Wanders, 2014. The page describes the armchair's lines as harmonious and enveloping and says it suits the bedroom too.

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Covers and finishes

The cover can come from the catalogue's fabrics and leathers; the outer shell and the inner seat may be given two different finishes, and a matelassé finish is offered for the inner seat. Picture captions name velvet, leather and fur covers, legs in black elm or Spessart oak, and swivel bases in glossy brown nickel, mat champagne or glossy dark sheer.