2019
From 1919 to 2019: exactly one hundred years on,
a new name, new dimensions and new proportions. Everything about the historic Poltrona Frau capitonné
leather model has changed and yet everything remains the same: in collaboration
with Roberto Lazzeroni, Poltrona Frau has successfully reinterpreted this
timeless classic while maintaining its original spirit. It is no mean task
revisiting an armchair which for a hundred years has embodied the very essence
of Poltrona Frau: the 1919 was a classic from the get-go, destined to leave an
indelible mark. Large, strong, padded by hand, completely upholstered in
leather with complex craftsmanship that reaches its apex in the pleated swirls
of the armrests and the famous capitonné motif of the backrest. Roberto
Lazzeroni approached this design icon with the utmost respect and affection. He
observed it from every angle, sitting on it, touching it, getting a feel for
it. And he concluded that its proportions were no longer in keeping with the
modern-day notion of comfort. The 2019 armchair therefore becomes a new version of the
original which maintains all the features that made it famous perfectly intact.
Intriguing, refined, comfortable, ready to face the next hundred years with the
same elegant poise. The supporting structure of the 2019 armchair is made from
solid seasoned beech. The seat, backrest and armrest spring system consists of
hand-tied steel biconical springs attached to jute belts. The seat is padded
with rubberised horsehair while the backrest and armrests are in hand-shaped
vegetable horsehair. The seat cushion is in goose down with a stabilising
insert in polyurethane foam. The upholstery is in Pelle Frau® leather with
manual capitonné detailing that decorates the front of the backrest. The
reverse of the armchair backrest is embellished with a leather trim. A frame
with four feet in solid ash with a Moka stain decorates the bottom of the seat.
The leg system is available with metal caps with a gold or gunmetal grey
finish, or with metal caps at the back and swivel castors at the front. The
2019 armchair is also available in a version with rotating oval plate in solid
ash and top in Testa di moro-coloured Saddle Extra leather, where you can put
down an electronic device, a book or other small personal belongings.
About Designer | |
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Poltrona Frau R. & D |
Poltrona
Frau, Second half of the 60. In the second half of the 1960s, Poltrona Frau
created an internal structure to manage research and development. Whilst
preserving the know-how of expert craftsmanship, the Centre for Research and
Development experiments with new material, new building techniques and creates
new forms.
The highly specialised
design technicians that make up the group benefit from a superbly equipped
prototype laboratory, where they can give form to new ideas. Products and raw
material are tested in the Analysis and Experimentation Laboratory, a very
efficient structure for the fine-tuning of high-quality products conforming
international norms. |