tia maria armchair
Design Enrico Franzolini,
2012
Carefully studied design starts with the frame, the quality of the supports. Ergonomics dictate the seat position. Two complementary ways to approach comfort: support and envelop. Chairs and armchairs have an upholstered shell which rests on the base; while the chaise lounge and armchair have the covering directly fixed to the frame, a sac which supports and seduces the occupier. The name, taken from the Caribbean liqueur made from coffee and rum, is about double identity, an allusion to a game of opposites. Posture which is both formal and informal, the symmetry and asymmetry of the armrests, the angularity and curvaceousness of the frame. All uses are allowed: waiting, resting, relaxing.
560W*600D*850H
670W*670D*790H
Born in Udine in 1952. He studied in Florence and graduated in architecture at the University of Venice. In 1972 he was invited to the 36th Biennale Exhibition of decorative arts in Venice, exhibiting two objects produced by the Livio Seguso glass-manufactory in Murano.In 1978 his first personal exhibition at Plurima Gallery in Udine marked the beginning of his interest in minimal architecture.
Agostino Moroso, with his wife, Diana, founded the Moroso company in 1952 with an artisanal approach to making sofas, armchairs and furnishing accessories. Their iconic designs have propelled them within the upholstered furniture market, with help from a long list of well known designers: Ron Arad, Patricia Urquiola, Ross Lovegrove, Konstantin Grcic, Alfredo H?berli, Toshiyuki Kita, Marcel Wanders and others. Each piece maintains a noticeable Moroso style while representing other cultures as well. Its international outlook has landed Moroso into the MoMA in New York, Le Palais de Tokyo, the Grand Palais in Paris.