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Carla Armchair
Carla: a tip-up armchair for rows, by Doriana Mandrelli and Massimiliano Fuksas.
Official product information
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Overview
Carla is an armchair credited to Massimiliano Fuksas and Doriana Mandrelli. Its backrest, seat and armrests come from two surfaces that intersect and rotate, and the seat tips up automatically.
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Construction
- Frame: wood
- Padding: non-deforming, fire-resistant polyurethane
- Spring system: elastic belts
- Seat: automatic tip-up, joints in noise-damping nylon
- Bases: metal, scratchproof and shock-resistant epoxy powder paint, for installation in rows
Story
Two surfaces that rotate
The page describes the Carla seat as the result of two surfaces that intersect and rotate. Their movement gives rise to the backrest, the seat and the armrests, and the page compares the simple geometries with the slender contours of a flower.
Options
On request, the Carla chair can have a wooden backrest and underseat panel and a foldaway writing table, along with structural and colour customisations.
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