Chico benches

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Chico bench model: 976-3BRU | Fabric: Tri-Kes Zoetic Nimble Cloud (top) & Designtex Drift Smoke (side wedge shapes).

sleek, low profiles deliver ample seating

Chico bench model: 976-3BRU | Fabric: Tri-Kes Zoetic Nimble Cloud (top) & Designtex Drift Smoke (side wedge shapes).

Chico 60" long bench model: 976-3BRU | Fabric: Momentum Faux Felt Quail. | Chico 40" long bench model: 974-3BRU | Fabric: Momentum Faux Felt Quail.

Enjoy the sleek, low profile of the Chico style benches—designed by Steinar Hindenes, Anders Berg and Peter Knudsen to deliver ample seating space without overpowering the room. These benches were created in two sizes—40″ or 60″ long—to answer a variety of space needs. Use them in lounge, lobby, executive guest, reception and welcoming areas or residential places. Elevate a space with the dual upholstery options across their tops and curved edges. Their versatile design allows these benches to easily be paired with other Via Seating lounge pieces.

Seat lengths: available as 40” long (2 seat) or 60” long (3 seat) seat lengths.
Bases: loop legs in polished or brushed finishes.
Intense durability: able to hold a max weight of 1000lb on the 40″ bench and 2000lb on the 60″ bench.
Foam: high-density, closed-cell, cold-cured, injection-molded foam using Via Seating’s proprietary process.
Max weight: 2000 lb.
Quick ship: 5 benches produced in a 48 hour period.
Warranty: 6 year warranty.

ANSI/BIFMA X7.1-2011 (R2016) Standard Method equivalent to CDPH Standard Method v1.1-2010 (Clean Air Gold).
LEED – v4.1 Low Emitting Materials (Clean Air Gold).
Living Building Challenge (LBC) – Imperative 08 (Clean Air Gold).
WELL – Feature 04 – VOC Reduction (Clean Air Gold).

Double bench. (974)

Triple bench. (976)

finishes

Loop leg finishes.

Polished steel. (-3POL)

Brushed steel. (-3BRU)

upholstery layouts

Chico 40" bench.
Single upholstery.
Two-tone upholstery.
- 1st textile: seats.
- 2nd textile: side wedge shapes.
Three & Four-Tone upholstery.
- 1st textile: left seat.
- 2nd textile: right seat.
- 3rd and/or 4th textile(s): side wedge shapes.
Chico 60" bench.
Single upholstery.
Two-tone upholstery.
- 1st textile: seats.
- 2nd textile: side wedge shapes.
Three-Tone upholstery (example 1).
- 1st textile: left & right seat.
- 2nd textile: middle seat.
- 3rd textile: side wedge shapes.
Three-Tone upholstery (example 2).
- 1st textile: left & middle seat.
- 2nd textile: right seat.
- 3rd textile: side wedge shapes.
Four & Five-Tone upholstery.
- 1st textile: left seat.
- 2nd textile: middle seat.
- 3rd textile: right seat.
- 4th and/or 5th textile(s): side wedge shapes.

designed by Hindenes, Berg & Knudsen

Studio KnudsenBergHindenes is made up of designers Steinar Hindenes, Anders Berg, Petter Knudsen. The trio were all educated at Bergen Academy of Art and Design. KBH mainly works with furniture, product and interior designs, but is also involved in a series of project based design initiatives. In partnership with manufacturers, they aim to create material and production driven objects with a distinct character.

studio: Bergen, Norway

Dimensions recorded by Via Seating engineers using:

the BIFMA Chair Measuring Device^® (CMD) &
the BIFMA Universal Measuring Procedure.

chair drawings

Double bench.

B. Seat height.

C. Seat width.

G. Seat depth.

974-3POL, 974-3BRU

B. 18.7″
C. 39.7″
G. 22.2″
Triple bench.

B. Seat height.

C. Seat width.

G. Seat depth.

976-3POL, 976-3BRU

B. 18.7″
C. 59.6″
G. 22.2″