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Substance Chair
Naoto Fukasawa's 2016 chair with an ash plywood frame and a polypropylene seat
420 × 800 × 500 mm
2016
Approx. $510 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Substance is a chair by Naoto Fukasawa for Magis, designed in 2016. It pairs a frame in ash plywood with a seat in polypropylene.
Construction
The frame is ash plywood and the seat is polypropylene. Felt pads are supplied with the chair, and an optional cushion for the seat is offered.
Specifications
42 x 50 x 80 cm (W x D x H, SD5000). The frame comes in two finishes and the seat in five colours, and the frame and seat finishes give ten combinations.
Story
An ash plywood frame under a polypropylene seat
Substance is a chair by Naoto Fukasawa for Magis, dated 2016. Its frame is ash plywood, offered in a natural finish and a black finish, and its seat is polypropylene in five colours. Felt pads come with the chair, and a seat cushion can be added.
A line from Naoto Fukasawa
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Collection
Substance
Substance by Naoto Fukasawa for Magis, 2016: a collection of chairs and armchairs with an ash plywood or steel tube frame and a polypropylene seat shell.
