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S 55 Chair
Thonet Design Team's 2010 cantilever chair with armrests and a one-piece upholstered shell.
550 × 880 × 610 mm
2010
Germany
Approx. $940 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The S 55 PF Evo is a cantilever chair with armrests from the S 55 series, credited to the Thonet Design Team with the year 2010. Thonet calls the series versatile, comfortable and elegant, based on the construction principle of the cantilever chair, with a one-piece seat shell. It is produced with two backrest heights and also as a swivel chair and in a stackable version.
Construction
The S 55 PF Evo is fully upholstered with lumbar support on a chrome-plated tubular steel frame. The brochure offers the armrests in beech or oak, clear varnished, in brightened or black-stained oak, in nappa leather or in black elastomer.
Specifications
- Dimensions (S 55 PF Evo): W 55 cm x D 61 cm x H 88 cm
- Seat height / armrest height: 47 cm, 67 cm
- Weight: 11.5 kg
Story
The S 55 series
Thonet's page describes the S 55 series as classic and comfortable: a minimalistic, clear design made to Thonet's quality standards. It names conference and meeting rooms, training and seminar rooms and private homes among its places of use.
The Thonet Design Team
The page credits the S 55 PF Evo to the Thonet Design Team, the in-house group of designers, product developers, engineers and craftsmen in Frankenberg.
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