Ester conference chairs by Pedrali around a boardroom table

Seat and back are quoted on two separate lines: Ester by Pedrali, design Patrick Jouin

Pedrali

Patrick Jouin

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Open the Pedrali price list at the Ester page and the first thing you notice is the shape of the table: every model carries two rows, one marked seat and one marked back. They are priced separately because they can be specified separately — one fabric on the seat, another on the backrest, with a stated surcharge for the double-colour upholstery. It is a small piece of grammar with a large consequence in a boardroom: the row of conference chairs can read as one tone from the doorway and another from the table, or a client's brand colour can sit on the back only, where the camera sees it.

Underneath, the chair is deliberately plain. A steel inner frame carries elastic belts; over it Pedrali moulds flexible polyurethane at 60 kg/m³, rated class 1 IM for reaction to fire, then covers it in fabric. Around the table you use the two four-legged codes — the 690 armchair at 66.5 cm (26.2 in) wide with the seat at 46.5 cm (18.3 in), and the 691 side chair at 48 cm (18.9 in) and 7 kg (15.4 lb). Everywhere else the same shell simply sits higher or lower: 43-51 cm (16.9-20.1 in) once it is on the gas column, 65 cm (25.6 in) at the lower stool height, 75 cm (29.5 in) at the taller one, 45 cm (17.7 in) in the lounge armchair. The pouf is the one piece a single person carries, which is why it is the one that keeps getting carried. Specified in one tone the row reads as furniture; specified in two it reads as a decision, and everyone at the table notices which one it is.

Documents and Catalogues

Pedrali Seating Catalogue Pedrali Outdoor Catalogue Ester Technical Datasheet Pedrali Fabrics & Leathers

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FAQ

Can the backrest be a different colour from the seat?
Yes. Pedrali quotes the two parts on separate lines and lists a surcharge for double-colour upholstery, so the specification is a standard order line rather than a special. Both parts still have to sit inside the fabric categories allowed for Ester.
Which version belongs at the table and which at the desk?
The four-legged 690 and 691 belong at the table: fixed seat height, no castors, nothing to adjust while the meeting runs. The 695 and 696 have a gas-lift column and castors, which is what an individual workstation needs and a boardroom rarely does.
How is the swivel base built?
A Ø60 mm column with a gas lift sits in a four-star die-cast aluminium base 720 mm across, on Ø60 mm swivel castors with black tyres and chromed or black side discs. A chromed inner column is available on request.
How far does the column travel?
On the 695 it moves between 430 and 510 mm, on the 695F between 460 and 505 mm, which also changes the overall height. Shell, base and finishes are identical on both.
Does the stool come in more than one height?
Two. The 698 has its seat at 750 mm with an overall height of 1000 mm; the 698_H650 sits at 650 mm and 900 mm overall. Both use tapered steel tube legs and the same Ø20 mm footrest.

How to prepare the order documentation for Ester

Five steps to close the specification of an Ester order — codes, cover category, finishes and paperwork — before the confirmation is issued.

Write the Ester codes down
Use the codes rather than the model name: 690 for the armchair, 691 for the side chair, 695 or 696 for the swivel, 698 or 698_H650 for the stool. The code carries the geometry; the name does not.
Fix the cover category first
Choose the category — G, H, N or P — before the colour, and read the exclusions printed in the tariff: some references inside a category are not available on Ester, and that is the one line an order cannot correct later.
Name the two covered parts
If they take different references, write both on the order line. Pedrali records it as a two-tone item, so it has to appear that way in the confirmation.
Name the leg finish
Titanium, brushed nickel, brushed bronze or antique brass on the four-legged and stool versions; black powder coated or polished aluminium on the swivel frame. The finish is per order, not per room.
Ask for the declarations in writing
If the project needs the class 1 IM reaction-to-fire declaration, request it in writing when the order is placed: Pedrali issues it for that supply. La Mercanti attaches it to the file with the technical sheets.

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