
Pass S168 Armchair
LaPalma Pass S168 Armchair is Hee Welling’s upholstered chair with a four-spoke aluminum trestle base and self-braking casters.
Its curved back and raised arms surround a 46 cm-high seat. Molded foam pads the internal metal frame beneath fabric, leather or eco-leather upholstery, with single or two-tone combinations for mobile seating in indoor offices and meeting areas.
Every detail, considered.
- Brand
- LaPalma
- Collection
- Pass
- Designer
- Hee Welling
- Descriptor
- Armchair with four self-braking casters
- Country
- Italy
- Seat height
- 18 in (46 cm)
- Arm height
- 26 in (66 cm)
- Dimensions
- Width 23½ in · Depth 23½ in · Height 31½ in (60 × 60 × 80 cm)
- Materials
- 014 self-braking casters
The base supports rolling movement around a work or meeting surface.
- 02Molded foam shell construction
An internal metal frame supports foam beneath fabric, leather or eco-leather upholstery.
- 0318 inch fixed seat
Integrated arms sit at 26 inches above the floor.
The Pass S168 Armchair combines a curved upholstered shell with a mobile aluminum base.
Hee Welling designed it for LaPalma with molded foam over an internal metal frame and fabric, leather or eco-leather coverings. Integrated arms surround a fixed 18 inch-high seat. This configuration serves indoor meeting or lounge settings; other family models use separate bases.
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Hee Welling
Hee Welling is a Danish furniture designer, the son of a cabinetmaker, who grew up in his father's workshop in Jutland. He studied at the University of Art and Design in Helsinki and took a master's in furniture design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 2003, the year he opened his studio in Copenhagen; he has since taught at the Academy. His relationship with HAY began at the Copenhagen furniture fair in 2004, and the About A Chair family that followed has grown to some thirty pieces and become one of the best-selling chairs in Scandinavia. The studio works across furniture, interiors, lighting and industrial design for HAY, Fredericia, &Tradition, Cane-line and LaPalma, aiming at simple, useful pieces with an honest use of materials. He has received the Bo Bedre award and the Good Design Award and was nominated Danish designer of the year in 2013 and 2014. On this site his chairs appear across LaPalma.
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Before you commit to the Pass S168 Armchair, our studio checks it against your space and walks you through every finish it comes in.
- Footprint checked against your floor planPlus doorways, stairs and clearances
- Leather, fabric and colour chosen with youand more, in the showroom
- We manage the order for youFrom the factory to your door
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