Hal RE Tube Armrest Armchair Vitra

Less is more: Hal RE Tube armchair from Vitra

Its simple look with a simple base and rounded seat shell make the Hal RE Tube chair from Vitra a perfect conference chair that complements almost any setting.

The Hal chair collection

Unusual designs are less easy to combine with existing furnishings than plain and simple designs. Jasper Morrisons has taken the same view and, with the Hal chairs, has designed a collection characterised by clear, contemporary shapes and multifunctional seat shells. 

New to the Hal family are the RE models, which take the collection to a contemporary level and use recycled plastic from household waste for the seat shells. This causes fewer climate-damaging emissions compared to original plastic and consumes less energy.

Jasper Morrison - Designer

Designer Jasper Morrison lives and works in London and Tokyo. He describes his work as "super normal " - because instead of unusual shapes, colours and materials, he focuses on reinterpreting the tried and tested and further developing familiar solutions. He has been working with Vitra since 1989.

Environmentally conscious design for the future: the new RE collection

From January 2024, Vitra will focus on sustainability by producing all seat shells of the Eames Plastic Chairs from recycled post-consumer plastic . The seat shells will have minimal glass fibre reinforcement for stability and quality, with the glass fibre content of an Eames Plastic Chair RE seat shell being 10%. The use of recycled packaging waste gives the seat shells minimal colour pigmentation.

Material and format

The Hal RE Tube armchair consists of a seat shell made of recycled, solid-coloured polypropylene and a frame made of chrome-plated tubular steel. The armrest is always in the same colour as the seat shell. The chair can be stacked 6 high on the floor and on the stacking trolley.

It is 61.5 cm wide, 49 cm deep and 79 cm high. The seat height is 43 cm.