by Ann Withanee — June 22, 2011—Webster is a textbook example of a chair that is lovely to look at, comfortable to sit in, and ruggedly ready for anything in any university or commercial environment, says Izzy+ of the Webster chair by the company’s Fixtures Furniture division.
Webster was accorded a Silver in the Best of NeoCon product competition, held during the NeoCon World’s Trade Fair, at The Merchandise Mart in Chicago. The chair is the newest seating product from Fixtures Furniture by izzy+ and was designed by the team at bangdesign in Sydney, Australia, under the direction of the firm’s principal David Granger.
Webster is designed to make the dean’s list in the classroom and everywhere else on campus, but also to fit beautifully in hospitality and corporate work settings. Boasting a clean and modern design, Webster gives new meaning to adaptability, space-saving functionality, sustainability and flexibility wherever it goes.
“In many cases through the years, the learning environment has been a design-free zone, and the furniture has been built to a standard of indestructible blandness,” said Granger. “We wanted Webster to be strong and sustainable, but also beautiful, even inspirational.”
The result, according to izzy+ founder and CEO Chuck Saylor, is a design that “has a universal appeal to it that takes Webster to places well beyond higher education. You could see it in modern art museums, in learning places, multifunction rooms where you have to reconfigure on a regular basis, project-based spaces, to beautiful cafe applications.”
Webster moves smoothly on casters, and it folds, nests or stacks even when the optional tablet arm is attached. It is available in 15 vibrant colors, and sturdily constructed of extruded and cast aluminum in its frame and polypropylene in its seat pan and back.
Webster also is designed with the environment in mind, using recycled/recyclable materials with minimal impact on indoor air quality, claims the company. It awaits BIFMA LEVEL certification.
For more information visit the Izzy+ Web site.
