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About this product
Architonic ID: 20731474
Year of Launch: 2023
Chair in ash wood frame with non-removable seat upholstery available in 5 finishes: natural, black, grey, red, neon blue.
W: 51 cm x D: 49 cm x H: 76 cm, SH: 44 cm.
Concept
SETA, a stackable and armless timber chair, has been launched at this year’s Salone del Mobile in Milan.
Designed by Foster + Partners in collaboration with the Italian manufacturer Mattiazzi, the chair brings together an honesty of materiality with a deep understanding of CNC technology to create a unique piece of furniture. Made from sustainably sourced ash timber, the lightweight chair is strong and enduring. Each surface is machined and curved to define its form.
Mike Holland, Senior Partner and Head of Industrial Design, Foster + Partners, said: “The possibilities offered by CNC technology are endless. The challenge was to use it in a restrained manner that reduces wastage and produces an efficient, soft geometry that characterises the furniture range. The form emerged from a deep understanding of the tools that influenced the final form of the chair. The result is an inviting and approachable chair that offers maximum durability and flexibility.”
As wellbeing in the workplace has come into sharper focus and the desire for warmer, more tactile furniture grows, the SETA chair offers a solution that is suited to a variety of settings from office and commercial to domestic uses.
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Specifications
Material
Ash, Base solid wood, Solid wood, Wood
Design files
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Distributors
Designers
Foster + Partners
United Kingdom
Foster + Partners has always been guided by a belief that the quality of our surroundings has a direct influence on the quality of our lives, whether that is in the workplace, at home or in the public realm. Allied to that is an acknowledgement that architecture is generated by the needs of people - both material and spiritual - and a concern for the physical context and the culture and climate of place. Equally, excellence of design and its successful execution are central to our approach. We believe the best architecture comes from a synthesis of all the elements that separately comprise and inform the character of a building: the structure that holds it up; the services that allow it to function; its ecology; the quality of natural light; the symbolism of the form; the relationship of the building to the skyline or the streetscape; the way you move through or around it; and last but not least its ability to lift the spirits. This holistic approach is augmented by a strong commitment to the clients we serve, and also to the public domain and the many users involved. A high degree of personal service, coupled with respect for the precious resources of cost and time, therefore characterises our client relationships. The scale, diversity and global reach of our new projects were unimaginable 40 years ago, yet many of the issues that excited us in the early days continue to inform what we do today. We work in the spirit of enquiry, challenging preconceptions and testing conventions. The process of ‘reinvention’ distinguishes all of our work – past and present – and rests on a duty to design well and to design responsibly – whether that is at the scale of an airport or a door handle. The last decades have witnessed key shifts in public attitudes to ecology and energy consumption. We have always anticipated these trends, pioneering design solutions that use totally renewable sources of energy and offer dramatic reductions in CO2 emissions. Environmental awareness is an integral part of the practice’s culture as it evolves to meet the challenges of the next forty years.
