Vitra HAL Wood Chair

Vitra HAL Wood chair was designed by Jasper Morrison in 2010-2014. The striking combination of a plastic seat shell and four-legged wooden base lends the chair its unique character. The comfortable seat shell is available in a selection of colours, whilst the chair legs come in a choice of three high-quality woods.The shape of the seat shell provides great freedom of movement in a variety of sitting positions – even sideways or astride the chair.

Special is generally less useful than normal': this statement sums up Jasper Morrison's guiding principle for creating designs that are 'super normal' rather than extraordinary, showing deference to the dictates of daily life – just like HAL. The 15 different chair bases can be combined with a seat shell in polypropylene (HAL), in plywood (HAL Ply) or with a lightly padded shell covered in leather (HAL Leather). In the versions with a polypropylene shell and powder-coated base, HAL is also suitable for use in outdoor settings. As additional options, a fabric seat cover in various colours is available for all versions of HAL, and models with a plastic seat shell can be outfitted with a fixed seat cushion.

Jasper Morrison lives and works in London and Tokyo. His designs are expressions of the ‘super normal’ design philosophy: rather than seeking unusual or extravagant results, he often breathes new life into proven solutions by means of reinterpretation, further development and refinement. He has worked together with Vitra on a regular basis since 1989.