Lady - Arflex
(1951)
armchair
The armchair Lady by Marco Zanuso is one of
the symbols of the Italian design in 1950.
It represents a form of innovation in furniture
production because of its shape, production
method, and materials.
The realisation of Lady by the manufacturer
company Arflex represents an evolution of
the Italian design and production methods,
and announces "the arrival of modernity".
The armchair is made of separately lined foam
and nastrocord fitted on a structure made
of printed metal sheets (or, in the previous
versions, of wood).
Lady has been awarded a gold medal at the
IX Triennale of Milano in 1951 and obtained
approval by both the critics and the public.
Technically the armchair Lady is the product
of some studies made with the research office
of the company producer of nastrocord and
foam to research about the performance of
the combinations of the two materials.
This
new construction method is based on replacing
the concept of an armchair made of a unique
structure, on which upholstery is applied,
with that of flat and manageable joint elements,
that can be filled and lined before being
assembled.
This procedure offers the possibility of realising
a serial work based on the application of
sequences of tasks specifically studied to
produce elastic printed elements, and machine
cut-and-sown removable linings.
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links:
www.arflex.it
