Image source: Minotti — Albert & Ile
© Minotti and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
Collection Story
Origin
Albert & Ile is a family of seats and a coffee table drawn from the Minotti Archive, credited on the manufacturer's page to "Gigi Radice design / Minotti Historic Archive". Minotti calls the designs vintage in flavour and a tribute to its founder Alberto, who died in 1991, and to his wife Ileana, today Honorary President. They were edited for the company's 70th anniversary.
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Design Language
The family shares one slender, retro-styled leg; the shapes differ. Albert looks to the 1900s and the Fifties, Ile to the Sixties with a hollow-shaped back. A mohair wool velvet in colours from Mink to Cobalt and from Blue Ocean to Titanium is named as the upholstery that suits both.
Key Pieces
- Albert angled sofa, lounge sofa, armchair and footstool
- Ile armchair, lounge sofa and footstool
- A coffee table with a Calacatta marble top
Pieces in this collection
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