
Uno S231 Chair
The LaPalma Uno S231 chair by Francesco Rota places an upholstered armrest seat on a raised, pyramidal five-star aluminum base.
The swivel seat adjusts from 44 to 54 cm above self-braking casters. An internal metal frame and molded foam support fabric, eco-leather or leather upholstery, with an optional tilting device available for the seat.
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- Brand
- LaPalma
- Collection
- Uno
- Designer
- Francesco Rota
- Descriptor
- Height-adjustable chair with casters
- Country
- Italy
- Seat height
- 17¼ to 21¼ in (44 to 54 cm)
- Arm height
- 24¾ to 28¾ in (63 to 73 cm)
- Dimensions
- Width 26 in · Depth 23½ in · Height 32¼ to 36¼ in (66 × 60 × 82 to 92 cm)
- Materials
- 0117.25 to 21.25 inch seat
The five-spoke swivel support changes the sitting height above self-braking casters.
- 02Metal-framed molded foam
An internal metal structure supports the padded seat and back beneath the upholstery.
- 03Optional tilting mechanism
A separate optional device adds tilting movement to the chair.
The Uno S231 Chair places a padded seat and back on a raised five-spoke aluminum base.
Francesco Rota designed it for LaPalma with molded foam over an internal metal frame and fabric, leather or eco-leather coverings. The swivel seat adjusts from 17.25 to 21.25 inches above self-braking casters. A tilting device is optional; other family versions use different backs and bases.
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Francesco Rota
Francesco Rota is a product and interior designer based in Milan, where he was born in 1966. He graduated in product design from the Art Center College of Design's European campus in Switzerland in 1994 and opened his own Milan studio in the late 1990s. The studio works on furniture, lighting, showrooms, offices and homes for clients in Italy and abroad, and he has taught industrial design in Milan since 2004. His longest relationship is with Paola Lenti, for whom he has designed indoor and outdoor collections for more than two decades; since 2013 he has been LaPalma's art director, shaping the collection whose stools, chairs and tables appear on this site. His Linea and Island collections received honorable mentions at the Compasso d'Oro, and his work has been shown at the Milan Triennale and the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
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