H57
A rediscovered treasure
As 2010 marked the 100th anniversary of Herbert Hirche’s 100th birth, we had a look around his home in Stuttgart, hoping to find some hidden treasures. Among all the beautiful old furniture from the 1950s and ’60s, we were thrilled to find the prototype of a chair designed for the famous ›Interbau 1956‹ exhibition in Berlin. And voilà! The ›H57‹, a design in the tradition of Saarinen and Eames, yet very much an independent character. And utterly comfortable.
Media-Agentur Berlin, Foto: Grey Hutton
© Lucas Peters
Media-Agentur Berlin, Foto: Grey Hutton
Herbert Hirche, 1957
| frame | tubular steel legs, powder coated black (RAL 9005) or chrome plated |
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| cover | padded fiberglass shell with seat cushion Rohi ’Sera’ pepper, marmo, mare, verde, mirage, arancio; 94% WO, 6% PA velours, grass green, earth; 60% WO, 20% PA, 20% PES; Kvadrat ’Hallingdal’; 70% WO, 30% VY suede brown, coffee brown, black |
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| depth | 800 mm |
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| height | 770 mm |
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| seat height | 430 mm |
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| width | 970 mm |
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| Data sheet |
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Colors and materials
Sera
sera arancio
Sera mare
Sera marmo
Sera mirage
Sera pepper
Sera verde
Velours
Velours earth
velour grass green
Hallingdal
Hallingdal 65/103
Hallingdal 65/126
Hallingdal 65/173
Hallingdal 65/368
Hallingdal 65/674
Hallingdal 65/840
Hallingdal 65/960
Veloursleder
suede brown
suede coffee brown
suede black
Gestell
black (RAL 9005)
chrome plated