Vanity Fair Chair

The Vanity Fair chair is built as a deliberately rounded, full volume seat rather than a tailored one, a shape substantial enough that it has carried essentially the same design since it first went into production in 1930. It was originally listed under the plain designation model 904, and has been known by the name Vanity Fair only since 1984.

The frame is solid seasoned beech, padded with a combination of hand shaped vegetable horsehair and rubberised horsehair, with the seat cushion filled in goose down for a softer top layer over the firmer padding beneath. The spring system supporting the seat, backrest and armrests is hand tied steel springs, each shaped like two joined cones, fixed to jute belts, a traditional upholstery construction rather than a foam substitute. A row of leather covered pins finishes the back and sides of the chair, and the upholstery itself is offered in either leather or fabric. A numbered edition of the chair carries a 24 karat gold plated label.

Because the chair reads as a complete, rounded volume rather than a slim accent seat, Vanity Fair works well as a single, prominent seat within a living room or a study rather than as one of a matched pair, and the smaller baby version, built at two thirds the size of the original, gives the same shape a place in a tighter room or as an occasional pouf.

For full specifications, materials, and configuration options, visit the Poltrona Frau official website.

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