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Take a Seat No. 153 - 156 - sold

Postfossil present their redesign of four Horgenglarus bistro chairs in the Z am Park in Zurich. The chairs will be in use for six months in the Café, before you can purchase them in the auction on the 16th of November 2012.

The factory draft "Classic 1-380" from the year 1918 has been extended by a mechanical music box of the traditional swiss company Reuge. The chair becomes the resonant body. Postfossil honours the convincing design with music from past days and emphases the quality of swiss craft industries.

Limited to four single pieces:

No. 153, Smoke on the Water (Deep Purple), Horgenglarus Classic 1-380, white oiled beech, Reuge music box, 36-note movement.

No. 154, Strangers in the Night (Frank Sinatra), Horgenglarus Classic 1-380, white oiled beech, Reuge music box, 36-note movement.

No. 155, Waltz No. 2 (Dmitri Chostakovitch), Horgenglarus Classic 1-380, white oiled beech, Reuge music box, 36-note movement.

No. 156, La Primavera (Antonio Vivaldi), Horgenglarus Classic 1-380, white oiled beech, Reuge music box, 36-note movement.

Size in mm 440 x 510 x 830 (w x d x h)
Seating height 460 mm

Manufactured in Switzerland

The chairs were auctioned.

To learn more about the idea of TAKE A SEAT and to see what else will be auctioned click here.

Z am Park, Zurlindenstrasse 275, 8003 Zürich

Photo Credits: Sandra Kennel