Le Spighe
- Description
- Designer Bio
Designer Claudio Silvestrin offers a new
take on the bar stool: Le Spighe. The footrest
extends down from the seat and the soft disk-shaped cushion seems to float
above the American walnut chair. The result is an intriguing stool of elegant proportions
and stylish materials, perfect in both public and private settings. The seat of
the Le Spighe bar stool is upholstered in Pelle Frau® leather. Base and
footrest in chrome steel. Available in three different heights and in the
adjustable height version, it has a 360° swivel seat. The adjustable version
alters the height through a gas spring located under the seat that is
controlled by a lever. The spherical end of the lever is covered in leather.
The gas spring improves the overall comfort of the stool.
| About Designer | |
|---|---|
Claudio Silvestrin |
Born in
1954, he studied in Milan in A.G. Fronzoni school, later in London where he
works nowadays, at the Architectural Association. His work deals with day to
day objects, domestic and commercial interiors, art galleries and houses.
Clients include Giorgio Armani, Illycaffe, Anish Kapoor, Calvin Klein,
Cappellini, Poltrona Frau and the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo for whom
he has designed the museum in Turin. A book about his work has been written by
Franco Bertoni and published by Birkhauser. His way of working, severe but not
extreme, contemporary but timeless, researchs a minimalism that is not a style,
but a way of being, a strong reaction against noise and disorder. His work is
noble and paesant, intellectual and silent, careful about perfect details.
Claudio Silvestrin's integrity, clarity of mind, inventiveness and concern for
details is reflected in his rigorous minimal architecture: austere but not
extreme, contemporary yet timeless, calming but not ascetic, strong but not
intimidating, elegant but not ostentatious. |
