Coconut Chair
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Product Description
Since its design in 1955, the Coconut Chair has become an icon of the luxury brand Vitra. With its polyurethane foam padding and minimal form, this chair is as comfortable as it is beautiful, adding both style and substance to your home. Evoking a sense of humour whilst simultaneously maintaining a sophisticated form, this lounge chair is perfectly suited to both playful and formal interiors alike.
Materials & Finishes
Lounge chair with white fibreglass-reinforced plastic shell and chromed tubular steel base. Upholstered in one-piece polyurethane foam padding and covered in Vitra's luxurious L20 leather. Fitted with plastic glides for carpet; felt glides for hard floors optionally available.
Also available in an array of other fabric finishes, please contact one of our showrooms for more information.
Dimensions
H 83.5 x W 104 x D 83 cm
Delivery Times
8-10 weeks
Additional Information
Not all Vitra Furniture is available to buy online. However, the full range can be ordered via our London-based showroom where we have an array of Vitra Furniture on display. Please contact our design team on 020 8421 1779 if you require further information or to discuss the Chaplins Price Promise.
Year of design
1955
FURNITURE DELIVERY
Production time for this item is 8-10 weeks.
The delivery cost is shown in the table below or you can collect from our Hatch End showroom free of charge.
Orders up to £1500 Orders over £1500 Home Delivery Service - Within M25 £75 £95 Home Delivery Service - Zone 1 £115 £145 Home Delivery Service - Zone 2 POA POA 
Most furniture and large items are delivered by our two-man Furniture Delivery service.
Items held in stock are typically delivered in 8-10 working days, if the delivery address is within the M25. Outside the M25, delivery may take up to 21 working days.
For items with production times, our logistics team will contact you to arrange a suitable time for delivery once we have received the items into our warehouse.
Find out more about deliveries, international deliveries & returns HERE
BUY & COLLECT
Our warehouse located in St Albans will contact you when your order is available; for in stock items this is within 5 days of your order date, items not held in stock will be within 5 working days of arrival at our warehouse (see product page for indicative lead times).
Remember to bring your confirmation email with you as proof of purchase.
Please note, large items, such as sofas and large tables, are excluded from our Click & Collect service. If you have any question regarding this service, please call our Customer Service team on 020 8421 1779 (Non UK: +44 (0)20 8421 1779) or e-mail us: customerservices@chaplins.co.uk
Our design team offers planning and colour advice on free standing and fitted furniture to help demonstrate how our products can be best used in your living space.
Our experienced delivery and installation team know how to handle furniture and realise the value and importance of each piece.
Our price promise guarantees that you will get the best value for money without having to compromise on quality and service.
We specialise in supplying high-end furniture and lighting to architects, interior designers and residential clients all over the world.
We hold stock of the very best in modern furniture and lighting for use on photo shoots, TV commercials, films, music videos and events.
Please contact our showroom on 020 8421 1779 for further information on any of the services above.
George Nelson was confronted to Architecture at Yale University and then at the American Academy in Rome. He became editor in chief of the ‘Architectural Forum’ from 1935 to 1944.
In 1946 he created his own Architecture and Industrial design business, and became famous for his pieces he created for Vitra, such as the Coconut chair, his Clocks and the Marshmallow Sofa. Since he started collaborating with Vitra in 1957, his conceptions have been acknowledged to be part of the highest standard creations of the 20th Century. His work is now recognized through out the world as design classics.
Vitra is a Swiss designer on a global mission to transform offices and homes into powerful, creative sanctuaries. Home of the iconic Eames Lounge Chair, Vitra has a long history of collaborating with some of the world's most exciting designers, past and present. Guardians of good style and soul-stirring design, Vitra furniture ensures vibrant living spaces through a mix of old and new, high and low, classic and contemporary. Lifelong quality and gorgeous aesthetics have been their constants since the 1950s. Explore our wonderful collection of Vitra furniture including Vitra lighting and Vitra Office Chairs.
About George Nelson
George Nelson was confronted to Architecture at Yale University and then at the American Academy in Rome. He became editor in chief of the ‘Architectural Forum’ from 1935 to 1944.
In 1946 he created his own Architecture and Industrial design business, and became famous for his pieces he created for Vitra, such as the Coconut chair, his Clocks and the Marshmallow Sofa. Since he started collaborating with Vitra in 1957, his conceptions have been acknowledged to be part of the highest standard creations of the 20th Century. His work is now recognized through out the world as design classics.
About Vitra
Vitra is a Swiss designer on a global mission to transform offices and homes into powerful, creative sanctuaries. Home of the iconic Eames Lounge Chair, Vitra has a long history of collaborating with some of the world's most exciting designers, past and present. Guardians of good style and soul-stirring design, Vitra furniture ensures vibrant living spaces through a mix of old and new, high and low, classic and contemporary. Lifelong quality and gorgeous aesthetics have been their constants since the 1950s. Explore our wonderful collection of Vitra furniture including Vitra lighting and Vitra Office Chairs.
