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The 40/4 chair designed in 1964 is acclaimed as the first truly stackable chair. Its name is an expression of this fact: 40 chairs can be stacked within 4 feet.

David Rowland’s 40/4 chair is arguably the most significant chair design of the past 50 years. Over 8 million chairs have been sold since its introduction in 1964.

Honoured with numerous design awards, and exhibited in several museums all over the world, the 40/4 chair is widely appealing. Whether you go for its excellent ergonomic features, its graceful lines and durability or its unique space-saving attributes, there are at least 40 good reasons to choose this design icon.

Renowned for its unsurpassed stacking and handling characteristics combined with its elegant and spare aesthetic, 40/4 is rightly a great favourite of specifying architects and designers.

With seats and backs in polyamide, finely crafted wood veneer or as upholstered version, 40/4 does great service across the board in schools, universities, churches and cathedrals, as well as in corporate offices, conference centres and training establishments.

40/4 is available as a side chair, lounge chair, extra large chair, barstool, outdoor, swivel and with wood frame.

Accessories include transport dollies, row spacer bar, row numbering tag, seat numbering tag, writing tablet, transporter for writing tablets, book rack, hymn book holder, table surface protector, and linking tool.

Most people see the 40/4 as a pioneering design that has stood the test of time. Howe like to think of it as a legacy that continues to move you in new ways.

To recognise an original 40/4 chair, just look for David Rowland's signature under the seat.

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40/4 SIDE CHAIR

40/4 LOUNGE CHAIR

40/4 XTRA 

40/4 BARSTOOL 

40/4 OUTDOOR

40/4 SWIVEL

40/4 WOOD FRAME