Gatsby Armchair

Overview

Gatsby armchair, designed by Antonio Citterio in 2020. Flexform describes it as enveloping, a union of technological materials and couture craftsmanship, with a shell of structural polyurethane foam and a goose-down seat cushion on a metal base.

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Construction

Structure of rigid, molded polyurethane; sterilised goose-down seat cushion over a single-density crushproof insert; metal base in six finishes. The fabric and leather covers are fixed.

Specifications

• Design year: 2020
• Code 027821: Largest drawing values, not labelled with axes: 84, 70 and 83 cm (33 1/16, 27 9/16 and 32 11/16 in)

Elegance and comfort in equal measure

Flexform's page opens with a single claim: the Gatsby armchair blends elegance and comfort in equal measure. It calls the chair protectively enveloping and says it expresses the union between technological materials and couture craftsmanship.

Base and finishes

The page presents the metal base as the part that changes character: its range of finishes corresponds to different stylistic interpretations and accentuates the chair's versatility.