SETA, a stackable and armless timber chair, has been launched at this year’s Salone del Mobile in Milan.
Designed by Foster + Partners in collaboration with the Italian manufacturer Mattiazzi, the chair brings together an honesty of materiality with a deep understanding of CNC technology to create a unique piece of furniture. Made from sustainably sourced ash timber, the lightweight chair is strong and enduring. Each surface is machined and curved to define its form.
Mike Holland, Senior Partner and Head of Industrial Design, Foster + Partners, said: “The possibilities offered by CNC technology are endless. The challenge was to use it in a restrained manner that reduces wastage and produces an efficient, soft geometry that characterises the furniture range. The form emerged from a deep understanding of the tools that influenced the final form of the chair. The result is an inviting and approachable chair that offers maximum durability and flexibility.”
As wellbeing in the workplace has come into sharper focus and the desire for warmer, more tactile furniture grows, the SETA chair offers a solution that is suited to a variety of settings from office and commercial to domestic uses.
