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Jill Alfredo Häberli, 2011 In the 1940s, Charles & Ray Eames opened up an entire universe of possibilities for the design world with their breakthrough success in the threedimensional moulding of plywood. Some seventy years later, the new universal chair Jill takes up this manufacturing technique and probes the present-day boundaries. Paying homage to the Eames design, the chair sets new standards made possible by subsequent technological developments. Using a patented process, the cut edges of the ash, oak or walnut veneer are drawn together, bending and exing the shell until they meet in the middle of the seat. An opening remains in the angle between seat and back, with the thickness of the plywood tapering towards the top of the chair. This gives Jill its remarkable degree of exibility and comfort, which is unexpected from a wooden seat shell. The bases (Wood, Fourstar and Tube) give the chair a contemporary look. Optional padded seat covers provide for even greater comfort. Snaps on the underside of the seat allow for easy removal and reattachment of the seat covers. Materials ∏ Shell: veneer (ash, oak or walnut), threedimensionally moulded. ∏ Bases: all bases with plastic glides for carpet or felt glides for hard oors. Jill Wood ∏ Base: Four-legged solid wood base in natural oak, black ash or black-pigmented walnut. Seat mount in chocolate, black glides. Jill Tube ∏ Base: four-legged tubular steel base, nonstacking, chrome-plated or powder-coated (colours: ivory, ice grey, chocolate, raspberry). Jill Fourstar ∏ Base: with reverse-action pneumatic lift, fourstar base in polished die-cast aluminium, seat support in chocolate, shaft sleeve in polished aluminium or chocolate, base in polished aluminium or chocolate. Glides in basic dark.

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DIMENSIONS (measurements are established pursuant to EN 1335-1) Jill Tube, tubular steel base, Jill Wood, wooden base, non-stacking, Jill Fourstar, four-star base, ice grey powder-coated (textured) natural oak, natural wood eect natural oak, natural wood eect chocolate powder-coated (textured) black pigmented walnut black pigmented walnut raspberry powder-coated (textured) aluminium polished ivory powdercoated (textured) Seat shell Seat cushion Article. No. 09157402 Vitra can be found around the globe. To nd a Vitra partner in your area, go to www.vitra.com.

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