premium furniture producer poltrona frau has collaborated with walter de silva, head of volkswagen group design, and the AUDI concept design studio in munich to create the ‘luft’ armchair, presented earlier this week at its showroom in milan. ‘the
unique thing about this project is the fusion of poltrona frau’s
invaluable handcrafting expertise with the research, the experimental
approach and the conceptual methods of AUDI design,’ explains de
silva. the curved aluminum element – symbolizing AUDI lightweight
construction – appears to float in space, tracing the contour of the
chair from its backrest to its feet, while also serving as its base. ‘in
the picture of a chair, I see order and discipline – an armchair, on
the other hand, suggests precisely the relaxation that I’m longing for
at the end of a long day of work,’ he adds. upholstered in supple
‘pelle frau’ leather, the seating piece finds balance in the
juxtaposition between the metal framework’s technical aesthetic and the
extended, bird-like silhouette.
from designboom