Anthon
Designed by Jean-Marie Massaud, the Antohn sofa
is the epitome of relaxation. Soft and ethereal, it almost appears to hover
above the ground thanks to its slender T-shaped titanium-coloured aluminium
feet: arranged like blades and set back from the front of the structure, they
are invisible to the eye. The cushions are generous and welcoming, the padding
is rich, the upholstery consists of soft Pelle Frau® leather. Distinctive
features of Antohn are the high backrest, which also acts as a head rest, and
the horizontal line that runs along the entire surface of the sofa, obtained
simply by elegantly folding the leather.
The structure of the Antohn sofa is in solid
beech with central iron crossbar for the seat, in solid beech and poplar with
birch plywood and poplar panels for the backrest and armrests. The backrest is
padded with polyurethane foam and the front quilt with goose down and polyester
wadding. The seat is padded with polyurethane foam and polyester wadding. The
spring system consists of elastic belts.
About Designer | |
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Jean-Marie Massaud |
Born in
Toulouse in 1966, Jean-Marie Massaud graduated in 1990 from Les Ateliers, Ecole
Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle, Paris. He began to work both in
Asia and in France, finally opening his own office in Paris in 1994. Since
than, he has dedicated himself to industrial and furniture design, building
important relationships with brands such as Authentics, Baccarat and Magis. His collaboration with
Marc Berthier and his work in the field of town planning led him towards design
and architecture. He is concerned with design in various contexts, industrial
products and furniture. His contextual approach centres on research into the
essential, within which the individual remains the centre of attention. It is a
work upheld by research into the senses, magic, and vital emotion which brings
him to work with very different brands: Cassina, Poltrona Frau, Cappellini,
Cacharel, Lancôme, Tronconi and Yamaha offshore. His works have been awarded
several prizes and many of his designs are nowadays on show in the design
collections of the major museums worldwide: from Amsterdam, Chicago, London,
Paris and Zurich: from the permanent collection of the Musée National d'Art
Moderne de Paris to the permanent collections of the Museum für Gestaltung,
Zürich, of The Chicago Athenaeum- Museum of Architecture and Design, of The
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam and of The Musée des arts Décoratifs, Paris.
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