Inspired by the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, Italian designer Angelo Pinaffo » created the Eclipse series. These chairs have a continuous line, curved like the elliptical orbits of the spherical planets. Their shape generates a clean and essential seat, which conveys lightness. Discover vintage beauty and essential comfort with the Red Dot Design, ADEX Platinum, HiP Honoree & Best of NeoCon GOLD winning Eclipse chairs. See also the outdoor Eclipse Wired » version.
Award » winning: Won a RedDot Design award, Best of NeoCon GOLD award for Seating: Stacking, HiP Honoree for Education/Government/Institution: Seating & ADEX Platinum award for Multi Use Stack Chairs
Breadth of Line: available as a stackable side/guest chair with a v-leg, an executive guest chair on a wood base, a bar stool on a wood base, a light task chair & a light task stool
Design: a continuous line, curved like the elliptical orbits of the spherical planets, generates a clean and essential seat conveying lightness
Arms: choice of armless or with a loop arm where the armrest matches the chair’s poly color
Colors: chair shell offered in a curated selection of shades & lovely colors.
Frames: matte black, chrome, polished aluminum, brushed aluminum and beech wood depending on frame type selected
Upholstery: option of adding an upholstered seat
Stacking:
V-leg chair stacks 15 high on the floor whether armless, with arms & with optional upholstery
V-leg chair stacks 15 high on the optional transportation cart whether armless, with arms & with optional upholstery
Specify On: Spec It,Project Matrix, 2020 (“CAP/GIZA”), KITS Collaborator & CET Designer»
Customer: Prado Family Apartments.
Location: Fountain Valley, California.
Architect: DNA Architect.
Designer: Mannigan Design, Inc.
Photo: Mannigan Design, Inc.
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Last updated 06/12/24.
Dimensions
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Approved Textiles
The following textiles are both approved by model & are available to render on your model using theSpec It »3D configurator.
Note: Optional upholstered seat #5US must be added to your model to apply textiles to it.
All Via Seating products follow the Design for the Environment (DfE) design approach ». During this process, all components are screened to identify and assess the human and ecosystem health impacts of chemicals of concern. We screen all product components to the ANSI/BIFMA e3-2019 Annex B- List of Chemicals of Concern and the California Proposition 65 List.
Vigorous Testing →
Our products are annually assessed by a 3rd party team of chemists & globally-recognized ISO 17025 accredited lab. They are rigorously tested for conformance to ANSI/BIFMA e3 standard credits 7.6.1, 7.6.2 and/or credit 7.6.3 as well as conference to low-emitting materials. Prior to product launch, every product is continuously developed testing its functionality & durability within Via Seating’s ISO 17025:2017 accredited lab ».
Environmental Impact →
All Via Seating products are BIFMA LEVEL® certified. LEVEL® is an evaluation and certification system for environmentally-preferable and socially-responsible office furniture. 3rd party certification is achieved by conformance to a multi-attribute standard created by the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer’s Association (BIFMA) that evaluates product impacts across categories including Materials, Energy, Human Health and Social Responsibility.
End of Life ↺
Via Seating provides accessible care guidelines » that help maintain the quality of every product and easy-to-follow disassembly instructions » when a product reaches the end of its life.
Contributions
Eclipse meets the following Sustainability-Based Industry Standards & more.
LEED 4.1
Pilot Credit 112: Certified Multi-attribute Products & Materials (1 Point).
Meets: BIFMA LEVEL® 2 Certified products contribute 20% of the total product cost.
Meets: Product has been tested in accordance with ANSI/BIFMA Standard Method M7.1–2011 (R2016) and complies with ANSI/ BIFMA e3-2019e Furniture Sustainability Standard, Sections 7.6.1, 7.6.2, and 7.6.3.
Health Care Without Harm
Formerly know as, “Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI)”. This 3-year campaign began in 2012, where twelve health systems, Practice Greenhealth and the Center for Health Design, formed a guide for hospitals to adopt environmental best practices such as r educing energy and waste and choosing safer and less toxic products. More that 1300 hospitals committed to this new health care model. Today, the program has evolved into Practice Greenhealth’s “Health Care Without Harm”.
Astro chairs are Health Care Without Harm compliant when specified with compliant textiles.
Since the beginning, Pinaffo’s creative ability allowed him to cooperate with important professional studios of architecture and design, establishing a decisive and steady relationship with the professional world. He would go on to win numerous awards in national and international architectural competitions. Thanks to his versatility, he has realized projects in architecture, furniture, interior, industrial and graphic design.