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Gentry armchair
Gentry armchair by Patricia Urquiola, 2011, on steel tube legs with goose-feather cushions
760 × 900 mm
2011
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Description
Overview
The Gentry armchair is credited to Patricia Urquiola, 2011, and sits among the Armchairs in the Moroso range. The armchair gathers the Gentry spirit into a single seat: a slender shell, raised on essential steel tube legs, holds large independent cushions for seat and back.
Construction
The seat and back cushions are filled with goose feather. The upholstery is fully removable, in fabric or leather, and the legs are chromed or powder-coated steel tube. Seat height without applied load is 40 cm.
Specifications
- Size: D 900 x H 760 mm
- Seat height without load: 40 cm
- Legs: steel tube in a chromed or powder-coated finish
- Cushion filling: goose feather
- Upholstery: fully removable, fabric or leather
- Designer and year: Patricia Urquiola, 2011
Story
An armchair with good manners
Moroso introduces the armchair as one for those who know how to sit properly, and when to stop. The name points to the English country gentry, whom Moroso portrays as people who made elegance a habit rather than a display, and the armchair is meant to hold that spirit in one seat.
Shell, cushions and cover
A slender shell on steel tube legs carries large independent cushions for seat and back, filled with goose feather. The armchair is dual in nature, in Moroso's phrase: composed for conversation, soft and generous for reading or a moment alone. Its upholstery is fully removable in fabric or leather, and the armchair keeps its noble bearing whichever is chosen.
More by Patricia Urquiola
Mafalda Armchair
Mafalda armchair by Patricia Urquiola, 2013, with foam over a steel frame and an oak base
Hollow Armchair
Armchair in two drawn sizes with a plastic shell and steel feet, by Patricia Urquiola, 2006
Husk Armchair
Swivel armchair with a recycled Hirek shell and extra-soft capitonné cushions
Dudet Armchair
Patricia Urquiola's Dudet Armchair, 2024: sinuous tubular supports around a roomy seat cushion.
Collection
Gentry
Moroso's Gentry collection by Patricia Urquiola (2011): sofas, armchairs, stools and modular elements on steel tube feet, removable covers. Official source.
