Image source: &Tradition — RFH Armchair RD7
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RFH Armchair RD7
Robin Day's 1951 armchair from the Royal Festival Hall, with a form-pressed veneer back
580 × 780 × 515 mm
1951
Poland
Official product information
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Description
Overview
RFH Armchair RD7 is an armchair that Robin Day designed in 1951; &Tradition produces it. According to the page it was first made to seat visitors in the dining rooms of the Royal Festival Hall, and it is marked by a softly curved backrest and outwardly reaching arms.
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Construction
Frame of CNC-bent steel, welded and powder-coated black. Back: form-pressed layers of walnut and beech veneer. Seat: beech veneer layers glued together, with upholstered foam.
Specifications
H 78 × W 58 × D 51.5 cm, seat height 46 cm, armrest height 66 cm, seat depth 41.5 cm. Weight 7.5 kg. Test standard EN 16139 Level 2.
Story
Created for the Royal Festival Hall
&Tradition says the armchair was originally made for visitors dining in the Royal Festival Hall. It describes the chair as rich in materiality, with a form that comes from pressing layers of beech and walnut veneer into shape.
From the recycling page
The fact sheet's recycling page calls the armchair built to last, with solid wood and wood veneer that come away from the base. Its disassembly guide opens with loosening the backrest from the frame.
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Collection
RFH Collection
The RFH Collection by Robin Day for &Tradition: the RFH Armchair RD7 and RFH Lounge Chair RD8, dated 1951, in walnut and beech veneer, with sizes and details.