Image source: Cassina — Carlotta Outdoor Armchair
© Cassina and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
Carlotta Outdoor Armchair
Outdoor armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, 1969: solid iroko frame, hand-woven ropes, cushioned seat.
870 × 690 × 860 mm
1969
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Carlotta is an outdoor armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa. Cassina's page describes it as having a fresh and essential character and presents it under the title "Vitality at first glance".
Construction
The page lists a solid iroko wood frame with a system of joints and interlocking pieces, a seat defined by hand-woven support ropes that cross the frame through a twist in the wood, and soft cushions. The product sheet names natural teak for the structure, hand-woven cord in outdoor polypropylene and nylon, and stainless-steel hardware.
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Specifications
- Size: 87 cm wide, 86 cm deep, 69 cm high (height not labelled on the drawing)
- Frame: olive green-stained iroko, blue cobalt-stained iroko or natural iroko
- Cushions: PET fibre, covered in outdoor fabric from four categories (Fabric L, O, E and F)
Story
1969 on the page, 1967 on the sheet
The page says Carlotta was designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa in 1969, and the product sheet's designer line reads "1969/2021". The sheet's own text dates the design to 1967, for the Cassina Young Play programme. The page gives 1969/2021-2025 as the production years.
Taken outdoors
Cassina's page says Carlotta Outdoor takes the 1969 design outdoors, conceived to stimulate conviviality through a simple formal language rich in technical qualities.
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Collection
Carlotta
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