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Stanley
Folding director's chair in glass fibre reinforced polypropylene, by Philippe Starck
630 × 845 × 560 mm
2017
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Overview
Stanley is a 2017 folding director's chair by Philippe Starck for Magis, a revisitation of the legendary director's chair with simple lines and the elegance of high-tech design.
Construction
The structure is polypropylene with glass fibre added, built around a single scissor-cross support. Seat and back are in fabric, which is suitable for outdoor use, or in leather.
Specifications
- Size: 63 x 56 x 84.5 cm (SD1930)
- Structure: polypropylene with glass fibre added
- Seat and back: fabric (Thinny New York or Crevin Dolce) or Panama leather
- Frame colours: three
- Designer: Philippe Starck, 2017
Story
Rediscovering the director's chair
Stanley revisits the legendary director's chair, a folding chair universally associated with Hollywood movies. Its simple lines and high-tech elegance give the type a new lease of life and modernity. In Philippe Starck's words, "The elegance of the high technology enables us to rediscover the timelessness of the director's chair."
One scissor-cross in fibreglass-reinforced polypropylene
The chair has a distinctive single scissor-cross support in fibreglass-reinforced polypropylene, paired with a seat and back in a high-performance fabric or in leather. It is suitable for a practically infinite range of uses, indoor and outdoor, domestic and contract.
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