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Tropique Dining Chair
Mathieu Matégot's 1951 outdoor dining armchair with curved metalwork and fringed upholstery.
711 × 861 × 579 mm
1951
Approx. $1,500 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Overview
Mathieu Matégot designed the Tropique Dining Chair in 1951. GUBI classifies the selected product as an outdoor dining armchair and presents it within a three-piece Tropique family.
Construction
The overview describes stainless-steel rods with a distinctive curve at the feet. For selected item 10117793, the specification table lists galvanized steel, a signal-black matt finish and Leslie by Limonta fabric rated to 40,000 Martindale. This configuration includes fringes.
Specifications
Item 10117793 measures 28 in wide × 22.8 in deep × 33.9 in high. The official drawing confirms 71 × 58 × 86 cm for the version without fringes and labels a 45 cm seat height.
Story
A 1951 Outdoor Design
GUBI places Tropique in the 1950s work of Hungarian-born French designer Mathieu Matégot. The manufacturer connects the collection with the outdoor life of the Côte d'Azur in the mid-twentieth century.
A Shared Metal Gesture
Across the Tropique family, curved feet unify the metal frames. On the dining chair, that gesture supports an upholstered armchair format offered with or without fringes and in two base finishes.
