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Rift Chair
Rift chair by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso, 2009: polyurethane seat on a steel cantilever base
580 × 820 × 520 mm
2009
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Description
Overview
The Rift chair, a 2009 cantilever model by Patricia Urquiola, carries sheet code 338.
Construction
Seat: self-skin rigid polyurethane. Base: square tubular steel in a powder coat finish, shaped as a cantilever. Up to four chairs can be stacked.
Specifications
- Overall size: W 580 x D 520 x H 820 mm (338)
- Seat material: self-skin rigid polyurethane
- Base material: square tubular steel with powder coat
- Stacking: four high
- Designed by: Patricia Urquiola, 2009
Story
Seat and cantilever base
Beneath the rigid polyurethane seat runs a cantilever base made of square tubular steel and powder coated. Four chairs can sit on one another in a stack.
Patricia Urquiola
Urquiola has been named Designer of the Year by Wallpaper, AD Spain, Elle Decor International and Architektur und Wohnen, and Designer of the decade by Home and Häuser.
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