PALERMO TRIPOLINA PLAYA NATURAL LEATHER CHAIR
BIG BKF BUENOS AIRES

PALERMO TRIPOLINA PLAYA NATURAL LEATHER CHAIR

Regular price $495.00
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Tripolina wooden frame with high quality vegetable tanned leather is used to manufacture this Polo natural cover. Same leather used to manufacture Polo boots and saddles. Natural range marks, scars and wrinkles confirm the authenticity of the leather and enhance the natural beauty of this Playa leather and it's gradually darkens as it ages.

The Tripolina is a folding chair made out of wood with metal swivel joints and leather. The original chair was invented by the Englishman Joseph B. Fenby and patented in the United States in 1881. It was used in military campaigns, where it was ideal because it was designed as a camping chair of great stability in the sand and also to fold up compactly while still being comfortable. 

It was manufactured by the Italian Viganò company in Tripoli, Libya. They stamped the hides with their distinctive oval company logo.

Our Tripolina chair is 100% made by argentinian special wood from the Patagonia called lenga fueguina and high quality polo leather handmade dyed and hides environmentally-friendly vegetable-tanned from Argentina. 

The frame wood becomes from a tree that contains special characteristcs in terms of flexibility and lightness, it's a tree from Patagonia that supports more than 200 km/h of wind force. Our artisans hand dyed the frames and you can select the wooden frame between 3 different colors all made in Patagonia lenga wood: oak, natural (virgin wood) or wengue (black).

100% handcrafted by hands of argentine artisans.

Collapsible ideal to ship anywhere in the world or carry with you on your flight home from Buenos Aires.


Our dimensions:

Chair open:

35,4 inches (90 cm) height 

26 inches (67 cm) top width

32 inches (81 cm) depth

Folded up and inside carrying tote bag = 42 inches high (106 cm) 


Weight of the chair + leather = 6.4 kg / 14 pounds

  • MEASUREMENTS: 35,4"H x 26"W x 32"D // 90 cm H x 67 W x 81 D
  • MATERIALS: Argentinian saddle leather + lenga fueguina wood + iron hinges 
  • 3 FRAME COLORS: Natural light wood, Oak wood and Wengue (black) wood. 
  • ORIGIN: Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • HANDMADE 100% BY OUR EXPERT ARTISANS: Comes with hand-numbered certificate

This chair comes with an environmental friendly bag that makes it easy to carry on adventures.

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