Standard Sp
$1,040
Archiproducts
Made of high quality plastic, the seat shell and backrest of the Standard SP (Siège en Plastique) chair by Jean Prouvé are available in a range of contemporary colours. This gives the iconic classic a fresh and modern look. The colour options match those of the EM Table with high-pressure laminate top, but also suit many other tables.Materials:- Seat and backrest: ASA plastic (fine textured).- Base: bent sheet steel and tubular steel, powder-coated finish (textured).Chairs take the most stress on their back legs, where they bear the weight of the user's upper body. The engineer and designer Jean Prouvé illustrated this simple insight in his distinctive design for the Standard chair: while steel tubing suffices for the front legs, since they bear a relatively light load, the back legs are made of voluminous hollow sections that transfer the primary stress to the floor.Standard is offered with a seat and backrest in wood or as the model Standard SP in ASA plastic. In addition, there is the all-wood Chaise Tout Bois, whose design is very similar to the Standard chair. During World War II, Jean Prouvé responded to the limited supply of metal with a version made entirely out of veneer and solid wood.