20-06: All Aluminium Chair by Foster and Emeco

20-06 All Aluminium Chair by Foster and Emeco
Foster and Partners has designed "20-06", an aluminium chair and stool for Emeco, the Aluminium Chair Company.

"20-06" recalls Emeco's classic 10-06 Navy Chair - the all-aluminium icon first made for submarines in WWII, while expressing a refined structure and modern inference.

Both "20-06" and the classic 10-06 have an estimated 150-year lifespan.

The sleek new chair features an ultra-slim, all-aluminium frame, tempered for strength and hand-made at the historic Hanover Pennsylvania factory using Emeco's proprietary "77 Step Process".

The ergonomically shaped aluminium seat and back are hand-welded, resulting in a minimal, seamless appearance.

"20-06" is super-strong, yet uses 15% less aluminium than the original Navy Chair.

Of that metal, 80% is recycled aluminium, qualifying as an environmentally sound product.