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Cité Armchair

Cité Armchair

Regular price RM19,390.00 MYR
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Description

The Cité armchair is an early masterpiece by the French designer and engineer Jean Prouvé. Originally designed to furnish the student residence halls at the Cité Universitaire in Nancy, Prouvé also used this comfortable, expansive armchair with powder-coated steel runners and leather belt armrests in the living room of his own home.

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Details

Made in: Germany

Cover: seat and backrest with a continuous cover in fabric or leather.

Upholstery: neck cushion in polyurethane foam, height-adjustable.

Seat height: 335 mm (210 mm with applied load, measured in accordance with EN 1335-1).

Base: bent sheet steel, powder-coated finish (smooth).

Glides: fitted with plastic glides for carpet; felt glides for hard floors optionally available.

Note: the steel frame in Métal Brut has a raw irregular surface protected by a transparent powder coating.

Dimensions

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Designer

Jean Prouvé, 1930

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Jean Prouvé, who regarded himself as an engineer throughout his lifetime, was both the designer and manufacturer of his product ideas. His unique oeuvre, ranging from a letter opener to door and window fittings, from lighting and furniture to prefabricated houses and modular building systems, encompasses almost anything that is suited to industrial production and construction.

Brand

Logo Vitra - Original - Rekadeka Malaysia

Vitra is much more than a brand but rather a staple of design. Established in 1950 in Birsfelden, Switzerland, the brand has left its mark in design history through its transcending path. Starting as a furniture producer, it paved its way to manufacturing and ultimately becoming the powerhouse design institution we see today.

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