Flying Carpet Lounge Chair by Ettore Sottsass for Bedding Brevetti, 1975

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The Flying Carpet or Tappeto Volante armchair is an iconic seat with a base and an armrest in beech wood, … Read more The Flying Carpet or Tappeto Volante armchair is an iconic seat with a base and an armrest in beech wood, the seat, and the back are made with polyurethane foam padding with multicolored fabric, velvet, and carpeting.
It was designed by Ettore Sottsass Jr in 1974 and produced by the Italian company Bedding Brevetti in Casalguidi during the 1970s.

For the realization of this iconic piece, Ettore Sottsass took inspiration from the popular stories of the ancient Arabic culture, where divinities and sultans usually ride magic flying rugs.
As the magic flying rug of ancient the Arabic stories, we're invited by the designer to experiment with an extraordinary trip with this comfortable armchair which allows you to be transported to another world.

Literature: Domus, n. 545, aprile 1975, p. 46 per un esempio della sedia; Andrea Branzi
The Hot House: Italian New Wave Design, Cambridge, 1984, p. 148 per un esempio della sedia
Barbara Radice, Ettore Sottsass: A Critical Biography, London, 1993, p. 172-73 p. This piece has an attribution mark,
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