You can’t call Cinéma a chair because Alain Berteau’s design has every characteristic of a small seat. Everything and more, because this flexible design with arms can be easily collapsed for compact storage. Without loss of elegance or seating comfort.
Cinéma’s folding system is quite unique. It concerns a ‘self-blocking’ system with double rotation, making the seat as stable and solid as a non-foldable model. Listen, foldable chairs — usually for your terrace — are very easy but often lack style and they look cheap. With Cinéma I want to prove it can be done: making a foldable design chair that fits comfortably with a dining table or can look stylish in a conference room. This seat takes into consideration mechanics, geometry in movement, and kinematics too.