page_title: 40/4 Chair
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: 40/4 Chair / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: 40/4 stack of quadruple ganged chairs.
context_page_description: The 40/4 chair is the first compactly stackable chair invented. David Rowland designed the chair in 1964. Forty chairs can be stacked within a height of 4 feet, giving the chair its name. Over time it has received a number of design awards and is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, as well as other museums internationally.
context_section_description: The frame of the chair is made of 7/16” solid steel rod. The seat and back are formed sheet metal with 3/16” rolled edges and coated in vinyl. Some models substitute wood veneers, plastic resin and upholstery over wood as components.
  Chairs can be stacked on specially designed dollies for storage and movement.  Various configurations allow the chairs to be stacked in a number of ways while striving to minimize the floor space utilized.
  In 2004 Rowland worked with Howe a/s to introduce an expanded family of the 40/4 chair.
caption: 160 chairs on a quadruple dolly
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