Posa

Museum seating by David Chipperfield

Posa dates to 2008 and is by David Chipperfield. It was developed for a museum project that called for robust seating able to meet rigorous usage requirements while conveying refined luxury.

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PO62 dimensions

The official PO62 drawing prints 63, 56.5 and 81.5 cm (axes not labelled on the drawing), with two further values, 63.5 cm and 46.5 cm, on the side view. The PO62W version adds plastic wheels.

Construction

Posa's frame combines tubular steel with steel profiles; polyurethane foam, flexible and cold-shaped, provides the padding. Aluminium finishes the lower edge, and covers are fabric or leather from restricted categories.

A brief set by a museum

Chipperfield's concern, as the manufacturer records it, was finding versatile, robust seating that would meet rigorous usage requirements while conveying a sense of refined luxury. The plan was to finish the museum seating in leather.

Thin sections on a light structure

This line of research was combined with a second theme Chipperfield wanted to explore: comfortable soft seating obtained from thin upholstered sections applied to a light and dynamic structure, using advanced industrial production techniques.