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Title:
Fantastic Plastic Elastic chair
Object name(s):
furniture and furnishing; chair
Brief description:
The FPE or Fantastic Plastic Elastic Chair was designed by the internationally renowned designer Ron Arad in 1996/7. It can be considered to be one of the most seductive examples of a chair produced in plastic. The FPE Chair combines extruded aluminium and injection moulded polypropylene to produce a strong and stylish form that offers a soft and lightweight seating solution. The sleek, curved form makes a powerful design statement that is amplified by its bold colours.
Collection:
Museum of Design in Plastics
Associated concept:
house and garden
Colour:
red
Dimension:
height 780 mm
Dimension:
width 430 mm
Dimension:
depth 590 mm
Material:
plastic
Material:
PP
Material:
polypropylene
Material:
metal
Material:
aluminium
Object name:
furniture and furnishing; chair
Object number:
AIBDC : 002079
Object production date:
1999
Object production organisation:
Kartell
Organisation's association:
Manufacturer
Object production person:
Arad, Ron
Person's association:
Designer
Technique:
injection moulded
Technique type:
red seat section

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/04b996ad-024d-3cc8-a4a0-c22a394d738b

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/04b996ad-024d-3cc8-a4a0-c22a394d738b, Museum of Design in Plastics, CC BY

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