Image source: Kartell — Maui
© Kartell and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
Collection Story
Origin
Kartell's product pages for Maui and Maui Soft name Vico Magistretti as the designer and describe the Maui chairs as a family with a rich variety of colours and shapes.
Design Language
The family covers both hard and soft versions, which Kartell says can meet specific needs at home or in professional environments.
Key Pieces
- Maui, with a polypropylene shell on a steel frame
- Maui Small Armchair, code 2872, the version with armrests
- Maui Soft Noma, with a fabric-covered shell
- Versions with arms or on a swivel base on the data sheets: for Maui a chair with arms, tablet-arm versions, a swivel chair and a swivel armchair; for Maui Soft Noma an armchair on casters
Pieces in this collection
Maui
Vico Magistretti's 1996 stackable chair, a single polypropylene shell on a steel frame.
Maui Soft
Magistretti's Maui Soft for Kartell: Noma recycled polyester over a nylon shell on a steel frame.
Maui Small Armchair
Magistretti's Maui small armchair for Kartell: a polypropylene shell with armrests on a steel frame.
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