Image source: Poliform — Ipanema Armchair
© Poliform and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
Ipanema Armchair
Ipanema, Jean-Marie Massaud's 2014 solid-wood armchair for Poliform, hide-belt or upholstered seat
810 × 815 × 900 mm
2014
Italy
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Description
Overview
Ipanema is a Poliform armchair with a minimal solid-wood structure. The seat is made either with hide belts and a separate cushion or as an upholstered body in fabric or leather.
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Construction
Solid wood structure; seat and backrest in hide belts or moulded flexible polyurethane; seat cushion padded with feather over a cotton pre-cover.
Specifications
- Size (axes not labelled on the drawings): 810 mm wide, 900 mm deep, 815 mm high, seat height 360 mm
- Covers: 42 fabric ranges and 4 leather ranges
- Woods named in captions: black elm, spessart oak
Story
Designed in 2014
Poliform's technical details name Jean-Marie Massaud as the designer and 2014 as the year. The page describes the armchair as modern, sophisticated, comfortable and highly versatile.
Two seats, one frame
The same structure is shown with a hide-belt seat and with an upholstered seat; Poliform adds that the model also exists as a chair, so that spaces can be coordinated in taste and style.
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