Walter Knoll Foster 500 Sofa
FOSTER 500 SOFA
FOSTER 500 SOFA
Designed By Norman Foster
A contemporary and classic range, generously sized, with loose seat and back cushions. Its hallmark is a rigid chrome frame, with geometric leather surfaces suspended precisely above it. Occasional tables and an armchair complete the series.
The collaboration between architect Lord Norman Foster and Walter Knoll began with the redesign of the Berlin Reichstag. Today the resulting Foster 500 Armchairs and Sofas are recognized as modern classics. In lounges, conference rooms or hotel rooms, people love to sit in them.
DESIGNER
NORMAN FOSTER
Norman Foster is one of the most successful architects of our time. His buildings have established standards for intelligent, extraordinary architecture all over the world.
The Briton has won the Pritzker prize and the Gold Medal for Architecture of the American Institute of Architects and has been honoured by the Queen with the title Lord Foster of Thames Bank.
Norman Foster and Walter Knoll first started working together when it came to furnishing the Reichstag Building in Berlin.
Since then, several lines have been created with Foster symbolising the synthesis of architecture and furnishing, including the Foster 500 sofas and armchairs.
INFORMATION
BRAND
Walter Knoll
COLLECTION
Foster
PRODUCT TYPE
Sofa
PRODUCTION
Made in Germany
TYPES OF CUSHIONS
-Seat CusHions : Cold cure foam sandwich construction with an outer layer of wadding
-Back CusHions : Cold cure foam with an outer layer of wadding
DOWNLOADS
↓ Product Sheet
↓ Materials
↓ Care Instructions
MATCHING MODELS
Occasional tables Foster 500 and Foster 505.
MODEL NO
500
SPRINGS
Zigzag Springs
GLIDES
Fitted with synthetic glides.
DIMENSIONS
- Height : 73 cm
- Depth : 71 cm
- Width : 80 cm
- Length : 70/ 125 / 150 / 175 cm
FRAME
Beech frame with zigzag springs.
AWARD
Red Dot Award: Product Design 2002
MATERIALITY
-The sofa can be covered in a variety of fabrics and leathers of the Walter Knoll collection.
-The steel base is available in either brushed matt chrome plating or black matt.
FUNCTIONALITY
-Foster 500 Sofa fulfils the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire Safety) Regulations 1988 (as amended in 1989, 1993 and 2010). -Upholstery components were tested for compliance with BS 5852 and are thus particularly suitable for contract use. -The loose seat and back cushions are secured with Velcro.
SIZE
Foster 500 is available as a sofa that sits two or three people.
UPHOLSTERY
Armchair and sofas: loose seat and back cushions fixed with velcro.
LEGS
Steel matt brushed or black chrome (for surcharge).
