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Vanity Fair XC Imagine Edition Fornasetti
Fornasetti x Poltrona Frau: a 50-piece edition printed with the Sole e Nuvole pattern.
1000 × 970 × 1000 mm
2024
Official product information
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Overview
The Vanity Fair XC Imagine Edition is the Imagine Reality special edition made with Fornasetti, numbered in a limited run of 50 pieces. The page says the sun and moon rising from clouds covers the whole armchair.
Construction
A seasoned solid beech frame, horsehair and goose feather padding, and hand-tied steel springing on jute. The lining is Pelle Frau Impact Less leather, digitally printed with a slight relief, and the back carries a plate in gun barrel grey that shows the logo and serial number.
Specifications
- Code 5163115: 100 cm, 100 cm and 97 cm largest in the three views (axes not labelled)
- Edition: 50 pieces, each with a leather pochette and signed certificate
Story
An archive image on leather
Poltrona Frau's page says the image of the sun and the moon rising from a whirl of clouds comes from Fornasetti's historical archive and was developed specially for the brand. The page names the 2024 Imagine Collection as its source of inspiration.
Numbered edition
Only 50 pieces exist, each numbered and delivered with a unique leather pochette and a signed authenticity certificate.
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Collection
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair by Poltrona Frau: the original armchair, its ottoman and baby version, Vanity Fair XC, and the Fornasetti and Ivo Pannaggi limited editions.
