Kim / Kim S.H. Armchair

Overview

Kim armchair, designed by Antonio Citterio and dated 2025 by Flexform, which marks it New. A solid wood structure, finished by hand, holds a woven-cord seat and backrest; a Kim S.H. Cord version weaves a check pattern in cowhide instead.

Construction

Structure in solid Canaletto walnut, ash, oak or wenge; woven paper rush cord with a metal frame in the backrest; feet on thermoplastic tips. The S.H. Cord version has a woven check pattern in cowhide in nine colours.

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Specifications

• Design year: 2025
• Code 02D421 (paper rush cord) and 02D422 (S.H. cord): Largest drawing values, not labelled with axes: 63, 60 and 76 cm (24 13/16, 23 5/8 and 29 29/32 in)

Austerity and craft

Flexform says the Kim armchair grew out of the convergence between aesthetic austerity and fine artisan craftsmanship, which it calls trademark traits of Antonio Citterio's work for the brand.

Wood against cord

The page sets a robust, hand-finished solid wood structure against the lightness of a woven-cord seat and backrest, a skill it says epitomises Italian manufacturing tradition. It lists living room and bedroom, in residential as well as hospitality spaces.