Carlotta Armchair

Overview

Carlotta armchair, designed by Antonio Citterio in 1996. Flexform describes the archetypical folding chair reinterpreted with a light hand: a metal structure with visible joint screws, and a seat, seat back and arm rests upholstered in cowhide.

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Construction

Metal frame in six finish options on thermoplastic pads; cowhide seat, backrest and arm rests in ten colours; an optional seat cushion padded with foam and dacron under a detachable cover.

Specifications

• Design year: 1996
• Code 013U01 (folding armchair): Largest drawing values, not labelled with axes: 76, 61 and 59 cm (29 29/32, 24 1/32 and 23 7/32 in)

A folding chair, reinterpreted

Flexform's page calls Carlotta the archetypical folding chair, brought into a contemporary vein with a light hand and a pitch-perfect marriage of sophisticated materials, metal and cowhide. The joint screws stay clearly visible on the metal structure, which the page says emphasises the austere, unornamented design that sets the armchair apart.

In yachts

Three Flexform yacht projects name Carlotta: it is chosen for cabins and lounge areas of the 106 m M/Y Dream and for the main deck and cabins of the Sanlorenzo SD112, and the Sanlorenzo SL 118 selection includes the footstool.