Image source: &Tradition — RFH Lounge Chair RD8
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RFH Lounge Chair RD8
Robin Day's 1951 lounge chair with a form-pressed walnut and beech veneer back and a steel frame
860 × 690 × 660 mm
1951
Poland
Official product information
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Description
Overview
RFH Lounge Chair RD8 is a lounge chair by Robin Day, from 1951, produced by &Tradition. On the page it is soft and inviting, small in footprint and low and compact in form, built on the same design principles as the RFH Armchair.
Construction
A steel frame, CNC bent, welded and powder-coated. The back is walnut and beech veneer layers form-pressed together; the seat is beech veneer layers glued up and fitted with upholstered foam.
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Specifications
H 69 × W 86 × D 66 cm, seat height 36 cm, armrest height 58 cm, seat depth 51 cm. Weight 13 kg. Tested to EN 16139 Level 1 and BIFMA X5.4-2020.
Story
A lounge companion to the RFH Armchair
&Tradition describes the RFH Lounge Chair as showing a soft, inviting character and following the principles of the RFH Armchair. With its small footprint, a good part of its charm is the low, compact form: a lounge piece with a striking silhouette for even the most modest of spaces.
Water-based lacquer and Hallingdal
The sheet's Impact list names water-based lacquer, which it calls safer for indoor air quality, and upholstery in Kvadrat Hallingdal, described as EU Ecolabel compliant and Greenguard Gold certified.
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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.
