Design: Herzog & de Meuron
Chair S6 b)  — HdM 2025

In 2006, Herzog & de Meuron began working on the transformation of Park Avenue Armory in New York. It was here in the attics and basements of this important historic structure that we stumbled upon a collection of robust, basic, dark wood furnishing. This was the source of inspiration for a new family of utility furniture to suite the needs and heavy usage of the building’s active program – dinners, parties, meetings, performances.

The Armory family embraces the simplicity of straight square pieces of wood assembled with traditional wood joining techniques, resulting in sturdy furniture pieces that represent the physical presence and scale of the interiors of the Park Avenue Armory.

The starting point was a series of tables constructed with the strict principle of using only one wood profile. The design is simple, robust, and practical since it can be flat-packed thanks to its interlocking construction.

The Armory  chair follows the same logic — a specific function defining a specific section — here bent into a simple curve to provide comfort for the body. By splitting the seat in half, the chairs become stackable, which makes them more versatile.

Hand crafted in Italy, the Armory family is part of MARTASALA ÉDITIONS collection “La Magie du Bois”.

Ph: Giulio Ghirardi