Proto Armchair by +Halle. Dwelling in lightness.

Proto Armchair represents the most refined expression of the thinking that gave rise to the Proto collection. Designed by Nick Ross for +Halle, this version reduces material without renouncing the essential gesture: a seat that embraces, defines and protects, now expressed through a more open and airy presence.

The structure is freed from the superfluous, allowing the seat to remain suspended and creating a sense of visual weightlessness. The result is a clearer silhouette, where space flows through the piece and form becomes almost architectural, defined by what is strictly necessary.

A new way of occupying space.

Its formal lightness invites one to inhabit the environment without saturating it, making it a particularly refined solution for collective spaces, waiting areas or transitional zones where comfort must coexist with visual clarity.

The piece retains the enveloping character of the Proto family, translating it into a more contemporary and essential language. Here, comfort does not come from accumulation, but from precision: every line serves a purpose, every void has meaning.

The choice of materials and the way they are articulated reinforce this sense of conscious lightness. Nothing is hidden or oversized; the structure supports the seat with balance. This constructive simplicity connects directly with +Halle’s philosophy, where design emerges from function.

Proto Armchair responds to an understanding of shared spaces rooted in calm and flexibility. It is a piece designed to last, not through mass, but through formal balance and coherence over time. A seat that does not seek prominence, yet defines its place naturally—demonstrating that lightness, too, can be a form of permanence.

A design that shows that, sometimes, less structure means more space.