patricia urquiola revisits the windsor chair with comback for kartell

patricia urquiola revisits the windsor chair with comback for kartell104 x 58 x 46 cm

spanish designer patricia urquiola‘s ‘comback chair’ for kartell, revisits the classic windsor chair and brings it into a contemporary context. drawing on the furniture of  18th century england, urquiola’s version of a comb back chair  features a backrest consisting of seven ‘teeth’ which spread out towards the lumbar region of one’s back, where they meet at a reinforced hexagonal rim with slim shafts radiating downwards to join the seat. the single mould chair is made from batch-dyed thermoplastic technopolymer.

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classic windsor comb back chair

‘comback’ on display at the kartell booth during the 2010 salone del mobile image © designboom

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