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FO8

FO8 Chair, 1993
Cappellini, Italy

Designer
Ross Lovegrove

Material
Polyurethane, stainless steel, and nylon

Dimensions
W 50.2 cm, H 84.5 cm, D 55.2 cm

 

FO8 (Figure Of Eight) is a stacking chair with a moulded plastic seat shell and tubular steel legs terminating in nylon glides by Ross Lovegrove.

Nylon is a pliable and mouldable material, that can form sinuous and rounded shapes. The design of FO8 Chair reminds of a figure of eight.

The chair can be found in blue, yellow, green, white, or orange coloured nylon.

Today, it is in the collection of MoMA.
 

Source(s):
- www.moma.org