Image source: Poltrona Frau — Oxford Office Chair
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Oxford Office Chair
Oxford office chair, 1991: capitonné leather on a swivelling five-spoke base with tilt.
760 × 1230 × 730 mm
1991
Official product information
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Overview
The Oxford office chair dates from 1991 and comes from the in-house Style & Design Centre of Poltrona Frau. Its page presents capitonné work on an office chair for people who love classical, traditional lines, taking its inspiration from the prestigious English office chairs of the early 20th century. It comes in two versions, President and Executive.
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Construction
The frame is seasoned beech with elastic belt springing and polyurethane foam padding. Both versions stand on a five-spoke base that can be a beech base stained medium walnut, a black aluminium base or a polished aluminium base, fitted with soft or hard swivel castors, soft or hard free-wheeling castors, or glides. The upholstery is Pelle Frau® ColorSphere® leather, with a hand-made capitonné design on the backrest.
Specifications
- President, 5233011: W 76 cm, D 73 cm, H 116 to 123 cm
- Executive, 5233021: W 73 cm, D 71 cm, H 98 to 105 cm
- Functions: 360° rotation, seat height adjustment, and a backrest that oscillates and inclines, with intermediate locks
Story
English offices of the early 1900s
The concept text ties Oxford to the prestigious English office chairs of the early twentieth century, and asks for the classical, traditional lines their users prefer. The sheet presents the range as a series of prestigious armchairs with classic capitonné tufting on the backrest.
Two versions, one base system
The page offers Executive and President versions. The drawings show them as two distinct heights, 98 to 105 cm for the Executive and 116 to 123 cm for the President, each with the same type of five-spoke base and the same choice of castors or glides.
Working the chair
According to the sheet, the backrest movement is released from a seated position by operating a lever beneath the left-hand edge of the seat while leaning back. A knob beneath the middle of the seat sets how firmly the backrest resists.
