Suspens Chair by Paul Boulva for Artopex
Designed 1987
No longer in production
Paul Boulva was a Canadian industrial designer, best known in the design community for his Lotus chairs for Artopex. To Trekkies, however, his Suspens chair is immediately recognizeable as the “Ten Forward chairs” of The Next Generation. TNG established these as a sort-of Starfleet standard, and they’d go on to appear in diverse locations throughout series and films, but always in Starfleet settings. The soft upholstery and organic curves of the Suspens are evocative of the work of Jan Ekselius and Pierre Paulin, whom Boulva likely drew inspiration from. It was produced in two heights and with or without armrests.
Used in:
The Next Generation
Star Trek Generations
Star Trek Nemesis
Voyager
Enterprise
