Piana Chair
During Salone, Alessi will be presenting in Via Manzoni, the heart of Milan, a new project by English architect David Chipperfield.
The Piana chair is a new type of product for the Crusinallo-based company — it’s a folding chair produced under license with Parma-based company Lamm. Piana is made from polypropylene reinforced with fibreglass with A.U.V. additives and matte, anti-slip surfaces. Produced in six different colors, the seat has a synchronized opening and closing system that rotates about a single point.
It looks too much like the plia chair…It was designed in 1967 by Gian Carlo Peretti for Castelli, which is now Haworth. It made its debut at the Salone del Mobile in Milan in 1970 and was the highlight of the show. Plastic was real cutting edge material at that time.
Where is creativity ? Only in the change of material maybe…
Great simple lines on this piece, love the mix of colours!