Image source: Poltrona Frau — Archibald
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Collection Story
Origin
Archibald is the seating family that Jean-Marie Massaud designed for Poltrona Frau. The company timeline lists it under 2009 as "a new modern icon", an armchair with an elegant, enveloping design that was loved at once for its sculptural shape and its invitation to relax. In 2022 the 110th-anniversary edition by the artist Felipe Pantone opened a series of limited editions.
Design Language
Poltrona Frau describes the collection as a comfortable, enveloping design in which the breadth and depth of the seat are balanced by thin feet. Later members keep the idea in other forms: the soft Gran Comfort, the dining chairs, a modular sofa system and special editions that change only the cover.
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Key Pieces
- Archibald, Archibald A, Archibald King, Archibald Large and their ottomans, with metal or wood bases
- Archibald Sofa System and its ottoman
- Archibald Gran Comfort armchair and ottoman
- Archibald Dining chair, Large Dining Chair, Slim Dining Chair and Archibald Stool (wood base and steel base)
- Archibald Task office chair
- Limited editions: Anniversary (Felipe Pantone), Denim Edition, Delicate Balance (Shepard Fairey)
Pieces in this collection
Archibald Armchair Wood Base
Jean-Marie Massaud's Archibald armchair on a solid ash base, in Pelle Frau leather or fabric.
Archibald Anniversary Limited Edition
Archibald in 110 numbered pieces, printed with Felipe Pantone's artwork (2022).
Archibald Ottoman Sofa System
Archibald Sofa System ottoman by Jean-Marie Massaud, in two sizes with solid ash or zamak feet.
Mini Archibald Anniversary Limited Edition
A 2022 Felipe Pantone Archibald miniature with moulded shell and digitally printed leather.
Archibald Large Armchair
Jean-Marie Massaud's Archibald Large armchair, in Pelle Frau leather or removable fabric.
Archibald Armchair
Massaud's 2009 Archibald armchair: a steel-framed seat with folded leather or fabric upholstery.
Archibald Slim Dining Chair
Jean-Marie Massaud's lightweight, linear Archibald Slim dining chair on solid ash legs.
Archibald Dining Chair
Massaud's dining chair for Poltrona Frau: moulded shell, contrast stitching, fixed or swivel base.
Archibald Armchair Denim Edition
Archibald dressed in Everdenim, an organic cotton denim fabric, with yellow topstitching (2024).
Archibald Bed
Jean-Marie Massaud's Archibald bed: a hand-crafted leather headboard on aluminium feet.
Archibald Large Dining Chair
Jean-Marie Massaud's Archibald Large dining chair: broader seat, higher back, fixed or swivel base.
Archibald Gran Comfort Armchair
Jean-Marie Massaud's sleeker, more informal take on Archibald, with removable covers.
Archibald Delicate Balance Limited Edition
Shepard Fairey's printed, numbered edition of the Archibald armchair, limited to 200 pieces.
Archibald A Armchair
Jean-Marie Massaud's Archibald A armchair for Poltrona Frau, in leather or removable fabric.
Archibald Gran Comfort Ottoman
Jean-Marie Massaud's Archibald Gran Comfort ottoman, on steel feet with a goose down quilt.
Archibald Large Armchair Wood Base
Archibald Large by Jean-Marie Massaud with a base and four legs of solid ash.
Archibald Ottoman Wood Base
Jean-Marie Massaud's Archibald pouf on a solid ash base, in Pelle Frau leather or fabric.
Archibald Ottoman
Jean-Marie Massaud's Archibald ottoman: a pouf on four cast aluminium feet, leather or fabric.
Archibald Sofa
Jean-Marie Massaud's Archibald sofa: the armchair's folds and stitching for more than one seat.
Archibald Stool Wood
Massaud's Archibald stool with an ash base and stainless steel footrest, in two seat heights.
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