Howe - 40/4 Outdoor Chair David Rowland's ambition was to redefine the chair design - make a chair which could be viewed as a piece of sculptural architecture, possess extreme functionality, and have mass appeal. After years of work David created arguably the most significant chair design of the past 50 years - the 40/4 stacking chair. in 1964 the 40/4 chair won the supreme award - triennale di Milano - Gran Premio. since then it has been honored with numerous design awards and is exhibited in MoMa and design museums all over the world. the chair is renowned for its unsurpassed stacking and handling qualities combined with an elegant and spare aesthetic and superior A favorite of specifiers, 40/4 can be dressed to suit absolutely any application - in practical plastic resin, finely-crafted wood veneers to elegant leather upholstery. 40/4 is also available in armchair, barstool, lounge chair, swivel chair, and outdoor variations. Outdoor version in plastic available.
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Church Designer spoke with three U.S. architects that focus on sacred space design to collect their thoughts on the 40/4, as well as another gathering space-appropriate configurable, modular seating product from the company, the Manhattan., AIA, of Powers Bowersox Associates Inc. in St. Louis reports the following of the 40/4 chair, which his firm specified in its First Unitarian Church of St. Louis project: “To express an overused description … they are timeless. We have been an enthusiast for this chair since it was introduced … in 1964.” Fred Powers, AIA, AIA Emeritus and president of Live Design Group in Birmingham, Ala., reports that he’s looking forward to seeing Howe’s Manhattan modular seating in person this September at Worship Facilities Conference and Expo (WFX) in Louisville, Ky. When asked if the Manhattan has application for gathering and youth spaces, he notes: “As an architect, I like the clean look of the seating. The product has a look that is current—and the shapes can be connected in many different layouts.
It also appears it has an option to add various electrical connections and USB connections.” Aubrey Garrison III, AIA Emeritus, AIA, Founder & Principal, Trilogy Architecture in Redding, Calif., states the following on the 40/4 chair: “While many manufacturers are introducing stacking chairs, more often than not they look like stacking chairs. We are intrigued by the design [of] the 40/4 chair because of its elegant, integrated look, something we don’t find in other chairs.” James Theimer, AIATheimer also reports that the Manhattan modular is exciting in its “flexible, freeform expression,” saying, “It looks like a place where people—especially children—will want to sit. And engaging children in our designs is always important to us." Get directly in touch with HOWE Are you a HOWE retailer? Tel.: +45 63 41 64 00 Fax: +45 63 41 64 01 Swivel task chair with armrests > All products by David Rowland > David Rowland on Archilovers David Rowland was born on February 12, 1924, in Los Angeles.
An only child, his mother was a violinist while his father was an artist who served as art director of the Haggin Museum in Stockton, California. The six “e”s begin with “e” for “elegant”; after all, the chairs do feature a mono-shell seat in a very inviting shape. The second “e” stands for “efficient” because they are made to last; the third for “ergonomic” because the six pack of seats is just as comfortable with or without armrests. The fourth “e” tells us that they are “easy to handle” thanks to the lip at the edge of the seats, making them easy to hold and stack. They earn their fifth “e” thanks to their “environmental qualities”, and “e” number six stands for “economic” since they offer such good value for money. All of these qualities come together to form the “SixE”.Not a bad marketing gimmick they’ve come up with there at Howe for the chairs created by Tom Lloyd and Luke Pearson during a design process that lasted two years.
PearsonLloyd tell how when working on the piece they drew their inspiration from David Rowland’s “40/4” stacking chair released in 1964, a classic among stacking seats. And there are similar plans for the development of SixE over the coming years, as it looks set to form the basis for a veritable product family.“With SixE,” said PearsonLloyd, “we wanted to create a refined mono-shell chair to fill the gap we saw in the market. At the same time we also wanted to create a mono-shell counterpart to the classic ‘40/4’ chair, which we consider the perfect product thanks to its durability and fantastic ergonomics. Our idea was to design a confident and yet humble chair with a simple design aesthetic that makes it fit for use in a great variety of settings. The custom structure of the backrest gives the chair a unique feel, while soft, rounded corners and superb ergonomics make the chair incredibly comfortable.”Even though Howe will be presenting “SixE” in Milan, it won’t be new to everyone in attendance, for it in fact debuted at the Orgatec in Cologne last October.