Image source: Magis — Steelwood Chair
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Steelwood Chair
Bouroullec armchair joining solid beech or walnut seat and legs to a painted steel plate frame
550 × 760 × 460 mm
2008
Official product information
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Overview
Steelwood Chair is a chair with arms designed by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec in 2008 for Magis. The technical sheet carries the mark Compasso d'Oro 2011.
Construction
The seat and legs are solid beech, natural, painted or stained, or solid American walnut. The back is steel plate painted in polyester powder, and the technical sheet calls it the frame. Felt pads are listed with the chair on the sheet.
Specifications
- Size: 55 x 46 x 76 cm (W x D x H)
- Material: solid beech or solid American walnut, painted steel plate
- Frame colours: 3
- Seat and leg finishes: 5
Story
Wood and steel in one chair
Magis lists Steelwood Chair as a chair with arms by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2008. The page describes the seat and legs as solid beech in natural, painted or stained versions, or as solid American walnut, with the back in steel plate painted in polyester powder.
Colour combinations
The technical sheet pairs three painted frame colours with five seat and leg finishes, each with its own number. Two of these finishes are painted beech, one is stained beech, and the remaining two are natural beech and American walnut.
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Collection
Steelwood
Steelwood by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Magis: chair (2008), table and shelving system (2009) and coat stand (2010) in solid beech with painted steel joints.




