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HAL RE Armchair Wood

Jasper Morrison, 2010/2014

HAL RE Armchair Wood by Jasper Morrison is part of the multifaceted HAL family. The combination of a comfortable shell made of recycled plastic and a robust four-legged wooden base lends the chair a home-like appearance, which is also perfectly suited to diverse meeting settings. The seat shell with integrated armrests is available in a large selection of colours, while the chair legs come in a choice of different wood varieties.

RE - Recycled

Seat cushions for HAL Armchair

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Product family

HAL

HAL is Jasper Morrison's interpretation of a shell chair in the tradition of the Plastic Chair by Charles and Ray Eames, whose variety of different bases enables versatile use – from dining tables to meeting rooms, from bars to auditoriums. HAL RE is a further development of this design with a seat shell made of recycled plastic. The recycling material for HAL RE stems from Germany's 'Yellow Bag' (Gelber Sack) collection of household waste, which primarily consists of used packaging. Utilising this recycled material instead of conventional plastic generates fewer climate-damaging emissions and also significantly reduces energy consumption. Due to the composition of the recycled material, the different colours are interspersed with tiny specks of pigment. The colour white cannot be implemented in the new material at the moment and will follow as soon as technically feasible. The HAL RE seat shell can also be 100% recycled at the end of the product's life. The many different chair bases can be combined either with a seat shell in plastic (HAL and HAL RE) or plywood (HAL Ply), or with a lightly padded shell covered in fabric (HAL Soft). The related HAL Armchair rounds out the HAL family.

This product was designed by

Jasper Morrison

Jasper Morrison lives and works in London and Tokyo. His designs are expressions of the ‘super normal’ design philosophy: rather than seeking unusual or extravagant results, he often breathes new life into proven solutions by means of reinterpretation, further development and refinement. He has worked together with Vitra on a regular basis since 1989.