Poltrona Frau furnishes the WIPO in Geneva

19/03/2015

Poltrona Frau contract division has undertaken yet another international project in the cadre of its contract division.

The Brand has collaborated with German architecture firm Behnisch Architekten in the construction of the new conference hall of the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

A United Nations agency, WIPO was created in 1967 with the purpose of encouraging creative activity and promoting the protection of intellectual property in the world. Currently composed of 187 member states the organization is based in Geneva, Switzerland

As part of a project to renovate the spaces dedicated to the WIPO international forum, the efforts of Poltrona Frau Contract centered on developing a system of cutting-edge hi-tech seats designed for the new conference hall.

All 1014 seats, arranged around a single stage, are positioned in the space in an entirely non-hierarchical arrangement

The room is therefore dynamic, comfortable and suitable for interaction between the representatives of the various countries.

Poltrona Frau Contract delivered seats that focused on ergonomics, functionality and space management. To install as many seats as possible in the space, PF Contract, together with Behnisch Architekten, proposed a solution in which flexible seats can be mounted either on wheels or on a rail system.

Given the innovation and technology of the new chairs, Poltrona Frau has also decided to develop a complete collection exclusively dedicated to conference room projects of this kind.

Hence, the brand new Geneva chair was born, a series of stylish, lightweight seats with thin yet compact profile.