Louisiana Armchair

Overview

Louisiana is a lounge chair designed by Vico Magistretti for De Padova in 1993. Its exterior shell echoes the shape of a horse saddle: the stitching follows the rounded curves, and the leather becomes more beautiful with time. A matching pouf completes the set, creating a relaxation corner at home.

Construction

• Frame: steel with elastic straps
• Feet: powder-coated steel with swivel castors in zinc alloy and synthetic rubber, one of which is braked
• Padding: variable-density polyurethane foam and polyester wadding covered with light polyester velvet (FR versions on request)
• Seat cushion: goose down with a variable-density polyurethane foam support, covered with cotton cloth
• Lumbar cushion: goose down covered with cotton cloth
• Exterior shell: full-grain, vegetable-tanned, aniline-dyed cowhide
• Cover: interior cover (seat cushion and back) in leather or fabric, fully removable with zipper; zip edge in cotton or leather tape

Specifications

• Armchair: W 850 × D 860 × H 860 mm, seat height 400 mm
• Pouf: W 780 × D 620 × H 350 mm, rigid polyurethane body on swivel castors with one braking device
• Interior upholstery in De Padova fabric or leather categories

A saddle for the living room

De Padova describes Louisiana as a chair born from the lines of a horse saddle. Vico Magistretti, who began his long collaboration with De Padova in the 1970s and became the central designer of its own collection, shaped a firm leather outer shell whose decorative seams trace its curves, wrapped around a soft, removable interior.

Materials that age well

The shell is cut from full-grain, vegetable-tanned and aniline-dyed cowhide, chosen because it grows more beautiful as it ages. A cotton border outlines the inner lining, and the seat and lumbar cushions are filled with goose down — a combination of handcraft and comfort that De Padova still produces, together with the matching pouf, more than thirty years after its 1993 debut.