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One of the distinctive features of GamFratesi’s inspiration,
the beetle insect, is its ability to make complex movements
while keeping its constituent parts rigid and defined. Echoing
this, the chair’s elegant 10-millimeter, single-curved outer
shell, had to be capable of flexing in response to the body’s
micro-movements in such a way as to ensure high ergonomic
performance while maintaining a strong silhouette.
The manufacturing process used to achieve this pushes
thermo-plastic technology to its limits, creating a shell with a
continuous curved form that is robust and firm, while retaining
flexibility. The high-pressure 3D injection-molded plastic of
the Beetle Chair’s outer shell exhibits a slight bend, just like a
technical office chair but – thanks to variations in thickness of
the shell at certain points – maintains the graceful, domestic
aesthetic that so many design fans have fallen in love with
over the last decade.
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