Romeo Compact Armchair

Overview

Romeo Compact is an armchair credited to Antonio Citterio in 2019. Flexform says it stays true to the design concept of its namesake sofa and rests on a sleek cast aluminum base, with a comfortably high backrest and generous padding for luxurious support.

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Construction

The structure is metal with a soft topper of polyurethane foam; the seat cushions are sterilized goose down with a crushproof insert, and the backrest and armrest combine polyurethane foam with goose down. Delicate grosgrain piping outlines the cushions.

Specifications

• Design year: 2019
• Code 0264F1 (armchair): Largest drawing values, not labelled with axes: 105, 80 and 73 cm (41 11/32, 31 1/2 and 28 3/8 in)

True to the namesake sofa

Flexform presents the Romeo Compact armchair as keeping to the design concept that distinguishes its namesake sofa. It is carried by a sleek cast aluminum base.

Support and piping

The page points to the comfortably high backrest and the generous padding, which it says offer luxurious support. Delicate grosgrain piping outlines the cushions and gives the armchair an air of understated elegance, so that, in the page's words, it fits effortlessly in any setting.