Pablo
Armchair between small armchair and chaise longue, with solid wood frame and floating leather seat
765 × 755 × 760 mm
Source: technical drawing image — PB77 armchair — published as W 76.5 × D 76 × H 75.5 cm
2019
Italy
USD 7,622, Pablo armchair, black thick leather, brushed light oak frame, 30 1/8 x 29 7/8 x H. 29 3/4 in, B&B Italia official US shop, 2026-10-15
Description
Overview
Pablo (2019, Vincent Van Duysen) is described by B&B Italia as poised midway between a small armchair and a chaise longue. The page names an accentuated depth and a slightly inclined front as the features that define its shape.
Construction
- Frame: solid wood in several finishes
- Seat: a double layer of thick leather over light padding; the seat flows on from the backrest and is fastened to the armrests
- Internal shell: flexible cold-shaped polyurethane foam and glass fibre
- Ferrules: felt
- Cover: thick leather
Specifications
- PB77: 76.5 cm (front view) × 76 cm (side view); height 75.5 cm (the US shop prints it with an H.)
Story
A seat that seems to float
The page describes how the seat flows on from the backrest and is fastened to the armrests, so that it seems to hang in mid-air. It is a double layer of thick leather with light padding that the eye barely notices.
Detail worked to the millimetre
Proportions calibrated to the millimetre, a counterpoint of straight and curved lines and vertical frame elements softened by a curved section are the details the page picks out as the result of meticulous attention.
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