Tom Dixon HYDRO Aluminium chair

HYDRO is a limited-edition chair created in collaboration with HYDRO, the biggest aluminium producer in the world.‎ The HYDRO chair is an innovation in aluminium technology.‎ It has been blow-formed (through a process called Superplastic Forming) at high temperatures and then laser cut by robots.‎ These methods were developed in the automotive industries to make deep and complex forms that were impossible to achieve a few years ago.‎ The ballooned pattern gives strength and rigidity and lends a soft and humorous pop sensibility to the lightweight and shiny metal sheet.‎ Each chair is marked with a limited edition number and comes with a certificate signed by Tom Dixon.‎ Further info from manufacturer on HYDRO Tom Dixon