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Frog Armchair
Piero Lissoni's 1995 minimalist armchair with a woven or padded seat.
1995
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Frog is an armchair designed by Piero Lissoni for Living Divani in 1995. Living Divani describes it as minimalist and lightweight for a summer look, with a padded version for those who want a warmer setting. The product page and technical sheet cover indoor and outdoor versions.
Construction
- Woven armchair (indoor): supporting frame in chromed steel, AISI 316 stainless steel with matte satin finish, or epoxy polyester powder coating in the manufacturer's listed finishes. Weaving in hide profile, PVC profile or synthetic rope in a solid-fill pattern.
- Woven armchair (outdoor): AISI 316 stainless steel frame with matte satin or powder-coated finish and PVC profile weaving.
- Padded armchair: metal frame embedded in cold-expanded polyurethane foam; seat and back with preformed polyurethane foam covered with acrylic fibres; quilted fabric or leather upholstery. The outdoor padded version uses open-cell foam with draining fabric covers and outdoor fabrics only.
- The AISI 316 stainless steel frame has passed the UNI ISO 9227:93 corrosion test, certified by CATAS.
Specifications
- The technical sheet documents woven and padded armchairs, two-ply and four-ply cellulose cord weaving, leather or PVC profile weaving, and support cushions.
- The technical sheet gives finish and covering options for indoor and outdoor versions; the manufacturer's named options are retained in the structured fields.
Story
A Lightweight Summer Seat
Living Divani's product page credits Piero Lissoni with Frog's design in 1995 and describes the armchair as minimalist and lightweight for a summer look. The same page identifies a padded version for a warmer setting.
Woven and Padded Versions
The technical sheet documents woven and padded armchairs for indoor and outdoor use. The woven version uses chromed or AISI 316 stainless steel frames with hide, PVC or synthetic-rope weaving. The padded version uses polyurethane foam, acrylic fibres and quilted fabric or leather upholstery.
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