S Chair

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S Chair

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Tom Dixon

S Chair

$4,000 – $7,000

$4,000

SKU: TD-S-CHAI01A

$5,500

SKU: TD-S-CHAI01B

$6,300

SKU: TD-S-CHAI01C

$7,000

SKU: TD-S-CHAI01D

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Spec Sheet

Description

A true design icon, Tom Dixon’s serpentine chair gets a timely update via cutting-edge technology. First launched in the 1980s, the instantly identifiable S Chair is now molded from an industrial hard/soft foam. Sheathed in a cover of pure new wool or fine leather, it rises from a steering wheel-inspired, cast-iron base. Even more comfortable and ergonomically sound than before, its eye-popping silhouette continues to delight.

Specifications

Size

39.5" h x 19.75" w x 25" d (96.7x50x63cm)
Seat height: 18.5" (47cm)

Details

Upholstery Group A: Hero
Upholstery Group B: Divina 3, Divina Melange 2, Steelcut 2, Steelcut Trio 2, Tonus 4
Upholstery Group C: Hallingdal 65, Divina MD, Gentle
Upholstery Group D: Elmo Soft, Elmo Nubuck

Material

Fabric or leather upholstery, foam, cast iron

Brand

Tom Dixon

“If there are rules to design, I don’t know what they are,” declares self-taught Tom Dixon. This Tunisian-born Brit started out with stints painting cartoons, as a printer, then bass player in a disco-funk outfit. But it was honing his welding skills in an auto body repair shop that led to a design breakthrough, the now revered S Chair for Cappellini. From there, after several years helming design at the iconic Habitat during its prime years, he established his eponymous brand in 2002 and with it a body of near-unrivaled work.

Tom Dixon is synonymous with the idiosyncratic sensibilities that inform so much of British aesthetics, yet by a beat all his own. He challenges with his use of materials in unexpected applications, and reworkings of otherwise conventional classics into elegant gems. His remarkable creative output covers a wide swath of categories, among them at A+R, his lighting, furniture, décor, tabletop and barware. Tom also manages to extend his exhaustive vision to hotels, restaurants—including his own at this wonderful campus at the Coal Drops Yard in King’s Cross—and the odd home. For good reason this OBE’s design work now resides in the collections of the V&A, MoMA and the Pompidou.