Swan

Sculptural Clarity, Subtle Comfort

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Kings College Wimbledon - Swan by Race Furniture (18)

Kings College Wimbledon - Swan by Race Furniture (19)

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Made for Museums, Ready for the Stage

Conceived for the V&A’s Sackler Gallery, the Swan seat brings sculptural grace and hidden comfort to performer‑facing spaces and refined interiors. Swan proves bold geometry and audience comfort aren’t mutually exclusive, each seat is a quiet statement in form and function.

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Product Details

Swan, designed for the Victoria & Albert Museum’s Sackler Gallery in collaboration with Softroom, epitomises refined minimalism in luxury seating. Drawing from pure geometry and meticulous craftsmanship, this seat brings a graceful architectural presence to performance venues, lecture theatres, concert halls, and upscale hospitality spaces.

Despite its sculptural form, Swan surprises with a luxuriously soft seat and profiled lumbar cushion, offering comfort where audiences expect only elegance. Whether gracing museum auditoria or corporate event spaces, Swan harmonises clean-lined beauty with enduring comfort – an embodiment of Race Furniture’s guiding expertise in bespoke, high‑end seating.

Features

Geometric Precision – Designed with precision for the Sackler Gallery, Swan’s clean angles and defined forms align with strict architectural intent.
Disguised Comfort – Luxurious seat padding and a profiled lumbar cushion offer pleasures hidden within sculptural simplicity.
Flexible Customisation – Adjustable seat width, backrest angle, armrest style, end-of-row panels, lighting, and integrated tech ensure project-specific adaptability.
Fixed or Removable Configuration – Ideal for fixed-tiered seating, while removable versions accommodate accessibility and multi-use scenarios.

Product Specification

Bespoke Specification Fire testing available upon request
All Fabrics conform to BS 5852:2006 Clause 12. Ignition Source 5 (Crib 5): Medium Hazard
All Polyurethane Foams are: Combustion Modified High Resilience (CMHR)

Sustainability

Typically, seats are all FSC® approved, and contain 80%+ recycled steel content.
Race Furniture’s products can be disassembled with standard tools thereby allowing reuse, refurbishment, repair, and recycling of components.
For further guidance on our sustainability procedures and certifications please reference our Sustainability Manual.

Accessories

We can integrate any accessory, from any supplier, as per your requirements. Integrated power and data. Seat and aisle signage. End of row panels.

Size

Row Spacing: Determined from seating layout and constrained by the requirements of: BS 9999:2017 Code of practice for fire safety in the design, management & Anthropometric data for the target user group

These dimensions are for your guidance only. We create bespoke seating based on the product ‘models’ we show here, therefore all dimensions are fully customisable as per your requirements.

Upholstery

Wide choice of finishes available. Wood – Birch plywood seats and back. Polyurethane upholstery foam (CMHR) seats and back. Steel – mild steel frame