Standard Sp

Made of top notch plastic, the seat shell and backrest of the Standard SP (Siège en Plastique) chair by Jean Prouvé are accessible in a scope of contemporary colours.‎ This gives the notorious exemplary a new and current look.‎ The shading choices match those of the EM Table with high-pressure cover top, yet additionally suit numerous other tables.‎ Materials: – Seat and backrest: ASA plastic (fine textured).‎ – Base: twisted sheet steel and cylindrical steel, powder-covered completion (textured).‎ Chairs take the most weight on their back legs, where they bear the heaviness of the client’s upper body.‎ The architect and designer Jean Prouvé represented this straightforward knowledge in his unmistakable design for the Standard chair: while steel tubing does the trick for the front legs, since they bear a moderately light burden, the back legs are made of voluminous empty areas that move the essential pressure to the floor.‎ Standard is presented with a seat and backrest in wood or as the model Standard SP in ASA plastic.‎ moreover, there is the all-wood Chaise Tout Bois, whose design is basically the same as the Standard chair.‎ During World War II, Jean Prouvé reacted to the restricted stock of metal with a variant made totally out of facade and strong wood.‎