A French feel

The design of the Allez chair alludes to the French city life

and bistro culture that emerged in the late 1800s and has

since become a popular way of life all over the world.

In the wake of traditional bistro chairs, the very symbol of

café culture, time has made space for a new generation

of café-inspired chairs like the Allez. The Allez chair gives

a contemporary look and feel to the traditional café chair's

soft idiom and constructive strength in terms of design,

functionality and sustainability. The result is a flexible

design that still nods to a bygone era but has now been

adapted to suit even more environments and user scenarios.

A design without compromise

It has taken several years of development for designer

Simon Legald and Normann Copenhagen to create a

chair that meets the expectations of a modern and flexible

design and works both indoors and outdoors. The search

for manufacturers with market-leading expertise led to

Italy, where specialists were willing to commit to the ever-

increasing requirements that Normann Copenhagen sets for

a future bestseller. Allez is made by a skilled plastic foundry

with more than 35 years of experience in quality, plastic

furniture design. In true Italian style, the manufacturer

recommended a dear friend - one of the most talented

design engineers in the industry - to help find the right

solution for a chair that was both lightweight and extremely

strong. Endless calculations, a set of custom-made tools and

multiple durability tests later and the complete, knock down

component-based chair was finally ready.

The Allez chair has a light and airy look, and the design

idiom draws on recognizability. The organic curves of

the shell mimic the shape of the body. Together with the

reinforced backrest, this ensures optimal strength and

seating comfort. The designer's signature principle of

an honest design suited for modern needs is clearly evident

in the shape of the Allez chair.

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