Diva Chair

Overview

Diva is a chair by Roberto Lazzeroni for Poltrona Frau, drawn under code 5597001. The page calls it, together with the Diva armchair, the natural evolution of the Vittoria series, with a rolled top edge to the backrest and folded corners on the seat.

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Construction

• Shell: moulded rigid polyurethane
• Seat frame: birch plywood, padded with polyurethane foam and polyester wadding
• Legs and base: solid ash, stained wengé (32) or moka (61)
• Backrest: moulded polyurethane foam and polyester wadding
• Suspension: biconical hand-tied steel springs on jute belts

Specifications

• Code 5597001: largest drawing values, not labelled with axes: 88.5, 60 and 54 cm
• Cover: Pelle Frau® leather or Poltrona Frau fabric

From Vittoria to Diva

The page and the sheet agree that Diva is the natural evolution of the Vittoria chair, which the sheet says reached its twentieth birthday in 2016. Lazzeroni's starting point is a set of aesthetic elements that are deeply tied to the history of Poltrona Frau and immediately recognisable.

Details taken from the house tradition

The sheet describes the curl at the top of the backrest as a stylised reference to classic pieces, and says the folds at the corners of the seat and the biconical springs come from a long tradition. The page puts the spiral at the bottom of the backrest and calls the corner folds Poltrona Frau hallmarks.