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Imba Armchair
Imba armchair by Federica Capitani for Moroso: steel frame with handwoven polyethylene cord
780 × 1020 × 960 mm
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Description
Overview
The Imba armchair carries a credit to Federica Capitani and is made by Moroso. Its tubular steel frame is wrapped with polyethylene cord, with more cord handwoven onto the frame in a choice of pattern colours.
Construction
Frames of tubular steel take a wrapping of polyethylene cord. The frame then receives handwoven polyethylene cord from a range of colours, and PVC glides are fitted.
Specifications
- Size: 78 x 96 x 102 cm (W x D x H)
- Structure: tubular steel
- Cord: polyethylene, wrapped and handwoven
- Pattern colours: 4
- Glides: PVC
Story
Federica Capitani's armchair of handwoven cord
Federica Capitani, who worked for Patricia Urquiola in Milano between 2002 and 2005 before joining Marcel Wanders in Amsterdam, is credited with Imba. In the armchair tubular steel frames are wrapped with polyethylene cord, and further cord is woven onto them by hand.
Four pattern colours
Four pattern colours are given for the weave, and PVC glides are fitted to the frame. The armchair measures 78 x 96 x 102 cm (W x D x H).
