Ponti | Superleggera: The Limit of 1.7 Kilograms

A dining chair, whose sole design goal is to be light enough to be lifted with one finger. All components are pared down to their structural limits: the chair legs have a triangular cross-section, tapering downwards, less than 20mm at their thinnest point; the backrest rungs are thin flat stock; the seat is woven rattan, almost weightless. Because the cross-section is triangular rather than square, it offers better rigidity for the same weight—this is the core judgment of this chair. The wood is light ash. The image shows a hand lifting the backrest with a single finger at the moment of action.
Avoid: chair legs made with square or circular cross-sections, thickened components, solid wood seat, static product photography.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一張餐椅,設計的唯一目標是輕到可以用一根手指提起來。所有構件的斷面都削到結構的極限:椅腳是三角形的斷面,愈往下愈細,最細處不到 20mm;椅背的橫檔是薄的扁料;座面是編織的藤,幾乎沒有重量。因為斷面是三角形而不是方形,在同樣重量下剛性更好——這是這張椅子的核心判斷。木材是淺色的白蠟木。畫面呈現一隻手用單指提著椅背的瞬間。避免:椅腳做成方形或圓形斷面、構件加粗、座面使用實木板、拍成靜態的產品照。