Crono Armchair

Overview

Crono armchair, designed by Antonio Citterio in 2015. A visually light but solid wood structure carries a seat back hand-woven entirely in cowhide cord, with a padded seat and an optional goose-down backrest cushion.

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Construction

Solid wood frame: Canaletto walnut, ash or oak; nine colours of woven hide cord; a foam-padded plywood-and-metal seat; removable upholstery.

Specifications

• Design year: 2015
• Code 022011 (ashwood), same values as 022001: Largest drawing values, not labelled with axes: 78, 69 and 67 cm (30 23/32, 27 5/32 and 26 3/8 in)

Cabinetmaking and woven cord

Flexform's page puts graceful proportions and a sophisticated design in a class of its own for the Crono armchair. It reads the solid wood structure, available in various shades, as workmanship that expresses the company's flair for embracing the heritage of Italian cabinetmaking tradition as its own.

A woven back

The seat back is entirely hand-woven in a design made from cowhide cord, and the page adds that a soft goose-down-filled cushion makes it more comfortable still.