Aida
Aida, armchair and swivel armchair, has a soft and
graceful design that brings to mind the corolla of a flower. In fact, its
armrests open and curve outwards like petals. When designing Aida, Roberto Lazzeroni combined
classic construction techniques with contemporary materials and expedients.
As with
the classic items from the Poltrona Frau archives, the spring system of the
seat, made of seasoned beechwood and birch plywood, consists of hand-tied steel
biconical springs attached to jute belts. In line with the latest technologies,
the backrest shell and seat padding are in moulded polyurethane foam. Alongside
the version entirely in Pelle Frau® leather with border piping in leather or
grosgrain, the Aida armchair can also pair a Pelle Frau® leather
exterior surface with a fabric inside surface (with fabric trim). Another
alternative combination is Cuoio Saddle Extra leather for the shell and Pelle
Frau® leather or fabric for the inside surface, with trim in Cuoio Saddle Extra
leather. The Aida armchair is available in both a fixed and swivel version.
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). |