Ombra Tokyo Chair

Overview

Ombra Tokyo is a stackable chair by Charlotte Perriand. The Cassina page describes it as made from a single piece of cut, bent and curved oak plywood whose sinuous lines recall the Japanese tradition of origami.

Construction

The page lists curved beech plywood veneered in oak. The product sheet gives bent beech plywood with oak veneered surfaces, in the colours of the price list, a transparent half-matt open-pore lacquer finish and black plastic slides on the feet.

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Specifications

• Code 517: 45 cm wide, 51 cm deep, 67 cm high
• Finishes: natural oak or oak stained black
• Stacking: the page lists the chair as stackable

First shown in 1953

According to the page, the chair was first shown in 1953, and its slim-line seat is called an absolute first. The page and sheet give the design year as 1954 and the production year as 2009.

One sheet, folded

The page text sets the piece as an iconic chair of great visual appeal and exquisite refinement, conjured from a single sheet of oak plywood that is cut, folded and curved to evoke origami. It adds that the construction techniques Cassina applies shape the material in full respect of the original design.