Proust

Overview

The Proust armchair by Alessandro Mendini for Cappellini was launched in 1978, when it furnished the Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara for the exhibition "Incontri ravvicinati di architettura". It is made with a hand-carved, hand-painted wood frame and a fixed multicolour fabric cover.

Construction

The frame is solid beech, carved and painted by hand. The padding is multi-density polyurethane foam, the cover is fixed and the feet are transparent plastic. The fabric echoes the decoration of the frame and comes in two multicolour palettes.

Specifications

• Dimensions: 105 x 93 x 109 cm (PR_1 / PR_2)
• Made in: Italy
• Cover: fixed multicolour fabric

Ferrara, 1978

The Proust armchair was launched in 1978 and used to furnish the Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara during an exhibition entitled "Incontri ravvicinati di architettura" (Close encounters of architecture). Soon afterwards its postmodern appeal drew the attention of design connoisseurs internationally.

A frame and a cover that match

The current edition keeps the traditional hand-carved, hand-painted wood frame. A fixed cover in multicolour fabric repeats the decoration of the frame, and it is made in two palettes: light blue, grey and yellow, or black, green and red.