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Clarissa Armchair
Clarissa armchair by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso (2014): steel frame, swivel base, zip-on quilt
960 × 1030 × 1030 mm
2014
Official product information
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Overview
The Clarissa armchair is listed by Moroso under Armchairs with the line "by Patricia Urquiola, 2014". The data sheet names it the Armchair Relax and lists two codes: 03P with a steel base and 03Q with a wooden base covering. A Santoni leather version, 03K, has its own page in the sheet.
Construction
The page gives foam on a steel frame and a swivel base in varnished steel or with an oak cover. The shell cover is not removable; the quilt at the front is removable and joined to the shell with a zipper.
Specifications
- Quilt: codes 03P and 03Q include it; a separate quilt is listed as code 340
- Steel base colours: two, Anthracite (RAL 7016) and Copper Brown
- Oak finishes for the base covering: black, natural and natural oil
- Foam: CAL TB 117 standard build with no flame retardants; a BS 5852 crib 5 version is also listed
- Dimensions: 96, 103 and 103 cm (axes not labelled on the drawing)
Story
Armchair Relax, codes 03P, 03Q and 03K
In Moroso's Clarissa data sheet the armchair is the Relax model. Code 03P has the steel base, 03Q the wooden base covering, and 03K is the Santoni version, offered only in a green colour version with leather-coloured laces.
Patricia Urquiola, 2014
The product page credits the armchair to Patricia Urquiola with the year 2014, and the data sheet carries the same line for the whole Clarissa range. The designer text on the page says she opened her own studio in 2001 and has designed for Moroso among many other companies.
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