Chair Database
Oh chair
Designed by:
Rashid K
Co-Designed by:
–
Designer:
Karim Rashid
Co-Designer:
–
Country of Origin (Designer):
USA
Date of Design:
1999
Date of Manufacture:
1999
Decade:
1990s
Region:
Americas
Significance:
Rashid’s attempt to compete with the ubiquitous cheap monobloc
Manufacturer:
Umbra
Country of Origin (Manufacturer):
Canada
Material:
Polypropylene
Process:
Injection moulded
Monobloc:
No
Cantilever:
No
Renewable Carbon:
No
ERPR Score:
NA
ERPR Rating:
NA
Weight:
4.2
Note:
Very commercially successful, relatively inexpensive chair featuring a polycarbonate shell. Launched at the same time as Starck’s La Marie and marking a return to interest in plastic seating by mainstream designers absent since the 1970s.
Image Credit:
Umbra