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DESIGN BY DAVID ROWLAND 1964 40/4 David Rowland’s 40/4 chair is arguably the most significant chair design of the past 50 years. Over 8 million chairs have been sold since its introduction in 1964. Honoured with numerous design awards, and exhibited in several museums all over the world, the 40/4 chair is widely appealing. Whether you go for its excellent ergonomic features, its graceful lines and durability or its unique space-saving attributes, there are at least 40 good reasons to choose this design icon. Renowned for its unsurpassed stacking and handling characteristics combined with its elegant and spare aesthetic, 40/4 is rightly a great favourite of specifying architects and designers. With seats and backs in polyamide, finely crafted wood veneer or as upholstered version, 40/4 does great service across the board in schools, universities, churches and cathedrals, as well as in corporate offices, conference centres and training establishments. 40/4 is also available in armchair, barstool, lounge chair, swivel chair, outdoor variations, and with wood frame.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DESIGN BY DAVID ROWLAND 1964 DESCRIPTION Multi-purpose stacking chairs for conferencing, meeting, training, dining and visiting use. Stackable up to 40 chairs on dolly. PRODUCT DETAILS SEATS, BACKS AND ARMRESTS The seats and backs are triple curved. The front of the seat is with “waterfall” curve. VENEER VERSION The surface veneer is in matt lacquered 0,6 mm semi-quarter cut, bookmatch sanded veneer on both sides. The inner layers are in 1,2 mm rotary cut beech: 7 layers on seat, 9 layers on back, 7 layers on armrests. The thickness of the seat is 9-10 mm, back 10-11 mm...

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DESIGN BY DAVID ROWLAND 1964 VARIETIES The side chair is available with integrated linking systems, providing strong and efficient linking for mass seating. The linking systems are an integral part of the frame and are a solid three-point connection; 2 integral frame joints plus an interlocking glide joining point. Three types of integrated linking systems are available: 1. Fin linking LOUNGE VERSION The side chair is available as lounge version with lower seating height, wider seat and a more leaned back seating position. The solid steel rod (steel quality C15K, norm...

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DESIGN BY DAVID ROWLAND 1964 and upholstery finishes. The solid steel frame (steel quality C15K, norm EN10278/ ISO 286-2) is Ø13 mm. The seat support is in steel, and the aluminium die cast spindle dimension is Ø28 mm. Castors with integrated wheel brakes are with HOWE grey core and zinc corpus. Soft lane castor as an option. Glides in PP. WOOD FRAME VERSION The 40/4 wood frame is an alternative to the original chair with its iconic steel rod sled frame. The 40/4 wood frame is FSC certified. The goal was to retain the proportions, angles, and characteristic curves whilst...

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DESIGN BY DAVID ROWLAND 1964 REQUIRED FLOOR SPACE Single dolly = 40 chairs = 0,47 sq. metres floor space Double dolly = 80 chairs = 0,94 sq. metres floor space Triple dolly = 120 chairs = 1,40 sq. metres floor space Quadruple dolly = 160 chairs = 1,87 sq. metres floor space DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT DIMENSIONS OF VENEER CHAIRS CHAIR COUNTER BARSTOOL BARSTOOL SWIVEL WOOD FRAME Width of two chairs with brace linking: 1025 mm Width of chair with armrest: Seating height: Armrest height: WEIGHT POLYAMIDE Side chair - non linking Side chair - linking Armchair - linking Lounge...

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DESIGN BY DAVID ROWLAND 1964 ACCESSORIES TRANSPORT DOLLIES with capacity of 40 chairs per unit. Single dolly (18,5 kg), double dolly (26 kg), triple dolly (34 kg), quadruple dolly (41,5 kg). ROW SPACER BAR holding linked rows of chairs secure in the case of an emergency - often a local authority requirement. The steel bar is 3 mm in thickness and aisle created is 350 mm from seat front to chair back. Fixed with rubber lock. ROW NUMBERING TAG in black POM. 1-2 numbers/letters inclusive. SEAT NUMBERING TAG in black POM. 1-2 numbers/letters inclusive. WRITING TABLET, right...

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DESIGN BY DAVID ROWLAND 1964 ERGONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENT The chairs triple curved form moulds to body’s natural contours. The waterfall seat design does not restrict blood circulation and so prevents undue pressure under the thighs. The stacking of the chairs is ergonomically correct - the chairs only have to be lifted low to slide from front. All parts of the chair can be dismantled and recycled. TESTS The chair is for severe contract use. The chair has been tested to EN 15373, level 3 and ANSI/BIFMA X5.1 for strength and durability. The side chair in polyamide, veneer,...

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DESIGN BY DAVID ROWLAND 1964 AWARDS 1964: Grand Prix, Milan Triennale for ‘40/4‘ Chair (one of only two Americans to receive this award, the other one being Buckminster Fuller for his Geodesic Domes). 1965: American Institute of Designers (AID) award for best piece of business furniture. 1965: Product Engineering Magazine Award, ‘40/4‘ Chair (one of 12 best products introduced in the United States in 1965). 1969: Austrian Gold Medal Award for furniture. 1979: Institute of Business Designers (IBD) Gold Medal for best product in Special Seating Category. 1979: Institute of...