Image source: Minotti — Albert & Ile Armchair
© Minotti and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
Albert & Ile Armchair
Ile armchair, with a hollow-shaped back, and Albert armchair from Minotti's Albert & Ile range
820 × 850 × 875 mm
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Albert & Ile armchairs are two armchairs in one technical sheet: the Albert armchair and the Ile armchair, which the page places nearer to the Sixties, modelled on classic armchairs, with a back shaped hollow.
Image source: Minotti — Albert & Ile Armchair · © Minotti and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy
Construction
- Solid wood structure
- Seat on steel coil springs and elastic webbing under dense foam
- Conical legs in moulded cast metal, polished Pewter, with Gold or Pewter tips
- Upholstery fixed on both fabric and leather versions
Specifications
- Ile armchair: W 82 x D 87.5 x H 85 cm
Story
Faithful to the 1960s versions
A note under the page's technical features says the Albert and Ile models are made with highly skilled upholstering craftsmanship and remain entirely faithful to the original versions from the 1960s.
Image source: Minotti — Albert & Ile Armchair · © Minotti and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy
Two armchairs and a footstool on one page
The technical features of the page are headed armchair, footstool and a second armchair, and the sheet draws an Albert armchair, an Ile armchair and an Albert footstool. The Ile armchair is the one with the hollow-shaped back, and its measurements open the specifications here.
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Collection
Albert & Ile
Albert & Ile from the Minotti Archive, credited to Gigi Radice: re-edited 1960s sofas and armchairs with slender cast-metal legs on solid wood frames.