Lia

Overview

Lia (2025) is GamFratesi's armchair for Molteni&C. Its page describes a masterful expression of lightness and refined craftsmanship, built on an interplay of structure and suspension in which the warmth of oak meets the strength of metal.

Construction

The seat hangs between two ends of a slender metal frame. The datasheet lists an anthracite painted metal base, a load-bearing metal frame with elastic straps under the seat, cold-moulded polyurethane foam padding under a cotton/polyester fibre cover, plastic feet, and a removable outer cover.

Specifications

• LPL1 armchair: 94 cm wide and 89 cm deep; the drawing's tallest vertical value is 77 cm, which is not labelled on the drawing
• Base finish: anthracite
• Armrest and perimeter frame finish: coffee oak

Lightness as the starting point

The datasheet opens by saying the conceptual and technical research behind the armchair focuses on lightness. Its oak structure is combined with a seat suspended between two ends and carried by a light yet solid metal frame, which the sheet presents as a synthesis of aesthetics and technical craftsmanship.

The scythe-shaped armrests

On the page the defining detail is the pair of sinuous, scythe-shaped armrests, described as bearing the signature of GamFratesi. The same paragraph describes the fusion of Scandinavian purity and Italian innovation behind the chair, and says the seat is gracefully suspended from a slender but robust metal frame.