Its components have been re-designed from a point of view of modularity and block-assembly, and new techniques and materials have been introduced, such as the use of curved wood. Many designers, from Alvar Aalto or Charles and Ray Eames, have revisited the classic model, re-reading ergonomics and traditionally artisan production techniques. How could we forget Paolo Villaggio in Il Secondo tragico Fantozzi (1976), finding himself before the Megadirector sitting on an armchair made out of human skin! Then there is the timeless image of the classic leather bergère on which Marlon Brando sat in the opening scene of The Godfather (1972). One only has to consider the armchairs in a typical English men's’ club, or the executive seating in spacious offices a kind of contemporary throne. With a symbolic aspect that goes beyond mere function, over time it has assumed hierarchical value. The armchair is an item of furniture that more than any other has reflected the evolution of taste and the expression of historical eras. Dimensions: 103 x 120 x 130 cm Diameter of the sphere: 57 cm. Up5 takes 2 hours and 45 minutes to upholster, and 1 hour and 30 minutes is needed for the pouffe Up6, and both are hand stitched. For its fiftieth anniversary, it has been presented with a new range of colours, as well as with upholstery in beige and petrol green stripes, harking back to the original 1969 colour palette.Īrmchair in expanded polyurethane foam weighing 52 kg.
A number of years later, Pesce himself named it La Donna (the Woman), a reference to the bust of Anita Ekberg, immersed in the Trevi Fountain in the film “La Dolce Vita”. It was nicknamed “Mama” for both its shape and its affectionate look. Up is an expression of the experimentation carried out by the C&B Research Centre, reflecting the work of the leading figures of Italian Radical Design as well as the air of change of the period, which focused on introducing new aesthetic codes and, above all, types of product that expressed the lifestyles of a society undergoing profound change. When it was first launched on the market, the Up armchair was distributed in flat packs that, when opened, allowed the polyurethane foam - of which the chair is made - to inflate and assume its final shape, transforming the act into a one-off “happening”.
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