Catilina Chair by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, Italy, 1970s

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Chair Mod. Catilina with painted steel frame, black lacquered plywood seat and polyurethane cushion covered in green fabric. This iconic … Read more Chair Mod. Catilina with painted steel frame, black lacquered plywood seat and polyurethane cushion covered in green fabric. This iconic seat was designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni in 1958 and produced by Azucena in the 1970s. Luigi Caccia Dominioni first presented this seat at the XI Triennale in Milan in 1957 and from this moment Catilina became one of Luigi Caccia Dominioni’s classics. Caccia Dominioni created a new chair and also defined how to sit in it. Catilina was not designed to relax and let go, but to be attentive and elegant. You could almost be transported to ancient Rome, sitting in the chair of the Roman senator Lucius Sergius Catiline, after whom it is named. In turn, the chair is reminiscent of medieval thrones or horseshoe chairs typical of classical Chinese furniture. Catilina is essentially a pen stroke, a play on curves, an object that-as Caccia Dominioni himself liked to say-is "ethereal, no more than a series of curved iron bars." Whatever interpretation you give it, Catilina embodies a product designed for comfort, thanks to the well-padded cushion, and dignity. When you place your arms on the upper rim you can’t help but feel regal in contrast to the sense of abandon when you sink back into a sofa. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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