Image source: Poltrona Frau — THF Armchair
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THF Armchair
Tito Agnoli's compact beech-framed armchair, single or in a row, optional writing table.
630 × 850 × 630 mm
1998
Official product information
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Overview
The THF armchair is a compact upholstered armchair by Tito Agnoli for Poltrona Frau, a seat with clean lines that works singly or in a row.
Construction
The frame is solid beech with MDF infill panels, the seat and backrest sit on elastic belts and the padding is fireproof polyurethane. Its covering is leather or fabric. Supports are plastic: castors or glides, with an optional hook system on the glide version.
Specifications
- Items 96 and 98 (code 5122001): W 63 cm, D 63 cm, H 85 cm (axes not labelled on the drawing)
- 98 with writing surface: side view value 80 cm
- Writing surface (optional): black rigid polyurethane, folds away
Story
Single seat or row
THF joins comfort, small size and clean lines to allow a mixed use, as one chair or as a line of seats. It has a hook system, using a pair of black steel springs, that couples armchairs in a row.
Tito Agnoli at Poltrona Frau
The page's designer note says Tito Agnoli studied architecture in Milan, worked mainly as an industrial designer, and began working with Poltrona Frau in 1974.
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