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Chair (1)
Material description
- Seat shell: seat shell in pressed aluminium sheeting with 91 punched holes, matte anodised surface.
- Base: armrests and legs from bent aluminium profiles, with welded aluminium cross braces, matt anodised surface.
- Glides: glides in light grey injection-moulded TPE.
- Applications: ideal for outdoor use in both private and public spaces, such as home patios or balconies, restaurant terraces, open-air cafés etc.
- Note: as in the original design, the Landi Chair can be stacked up to 6 units high. Vitra's re-edition of the classic stays true to the original while making the most of the latest technical possibilities. The anodised aluminium surface of the chair is durable and weather-resistant but may develop signs of wear and tear if the chairs are stacked.
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Landi Chair
Developed for the 1939 Swiss National Exhibition (Schweizer Landesausstellung), the Landi Chair occupies an important place in the history of twentieth-century design: this classic by Hans Coray established the new typology of a three-dimensionally moulded seat shell on a separate base. The clear structure of the all-aluminium chair consists of two parts. First, a pair of U-shaped profiles connected by welded crossbeams form a self-supporting frame and simultaneously serve as the legs and low…
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Hans Coray
Throughout his lifetime, Hans Coray (1906–1991) positioned himself at the intersection of art, design and architecture, attaching great importance to functionality and simplicity. From the 1950s onward, he was primarily active as a painter and sculptor.
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