Glenn
Famous Canadian pianist
Glenn Gould was so attached to his personal piano stool – in reality an old
chair which his father adapted to his own highly idiosyncratic seating
requirements – that he refused to play without it. And it was the great
musician’s piano stool that provided Roberto Lazzeroni with the inspiration to design Glenn, a pouf that can also be used as a bench or footrest. In
reality, it was deliberately designed this way, acting as a natural complement
for the new 2019 armchair. In fact, its soft Pelle Frau® leather seat is
enriched with handmade detailing identical to that on the armchair’s backrest,
the capitonné processing that has come to symbolise the quality and artisan
expertise of the Poltrona
Frau brand. The personality, great harmony and balanced proportions
of the Glenn pouf make
it an independent and versatile item of furniture that is at home in any
setting, whether on its own or combined with other furnishings. The birch
plywood frame has a solid ash base with Wenge or Moka stain, with four slender
legs that add a touch of lightness to the overall effect. The seat is padded
with polyurethane foam while the spring system consists of elastic belts.
About Designer | |
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Roberto Lazzeroni |
Roberto Lazzeroni was born in
Pisa. He studied art and architecture in Florence, taking an increasing
personal interest in the phenomena of conceptual art and radical design during
his years of training. He débuted professionally in the early 1980s with a
series of important 'Interior Architecture' works that were immediately noticed
and published by both Italian and international magazines.
Roberto
Lazzeroni has enjoyed an extremely dynamic professional journey that today sees
him involved in various projects, and able to boast prestigious collaborations,
art direction and interior and contract design in various parts of the world.
Awards include: Tecniques Discretes (Paris, 1991), Conran Foundation Museum,
(London, 1992), Elegant Techniques, (Chicago, 1992), La Fabbrica Estetica,
(Paris, 1993), Dall'Albergo alla Nave, (Genoa, 1993), Costruire il mobile,
(Milan 1999). |