Magis Proust

Overview

Magis Proust is a polyethylene armchair by Alessandro Mendini for outdoor and indoor settings alike. It is the industrial version of Mendini's Proust armchair, which he calls a romantic, baroque chair covered in hand-painted dots.

Construction

Magis Proust is made from rotational-moulded polyethylene and is weatherproof. Article SD590 covers seven colours and the multicolour version is article SD592.

Specifications

• Size: 104 x 90 x 105 cm (SD590)
• Material: rotational-moulded polyethylene
• Use: suitable for outdoor use
• Colours: 8, including one multicolour pattern

From hand-painted chair to moulded polyethylene

Mendini calls the Proust armchair a romantic, baroque chair covered in multi-coloured dots applied by hand with the pointillism technique, on both the fabric and the wooden decorations. He describes it as a re-design work, a combination of a mock-antique armchair with a detail from a painting of a garden by the French artist Signac.

An industrial version

From 1978 onwards, Mendini writes, the Proust armchair was produced in many versions, with different colours, materials and dimensions, and was even made of ceramics and bronze. Magis Proust turns it into an industrial rotational-moulded piece, a paradox come true that brings new energy in colours and atmospheres.