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Artistic genius and experimentation. Female talent in the history of design.
Standing at the heart of contemporary design, womankind has carried on a crucial pioneering and empowering journey, between genius and experimentation. Designers, entrepreneurs, impressive minds and visionary women have revolutionized the twentieth-century artistic scenario, becoming a genuine symbol of creativity and talent. As the generations passed, female brilliance has taken root in the international furniture and design panorama, defining a tenacious history that crosses ages and patterns.
Dreamer and revolutionary, Paola Navone occupies an avant-garde position on the Italian design scene. Moving prestigiously from architecture to design, art direction, interior decoration, she stands out for her eclectic soul and never-ending curiosity . In 1973, she graduated from the Polytechnic University of Turin with a degree in Architecture, and during the 1970s and the 1980s she actively took part in Alchimia , an artistic movement that determined a turning-point in traditional positivist design approach.
Manifestation of an eccentric and refined design, Nepal is among the most acclaimed creations by Paola Navone internationally. Standing out for its peculiar upholstery in Mongolia, the chair features a simple and essential structure, but an attractive and elegant silhouette. The soft backrest and seat provide Nepal with an original and delicate appearance, perfect for modern and contemporary atmospheres.
Intimacy, elegance, grace. The iconic Vis a Vis armchair, designed by Paola Navone for Casamilano, stands out for its dynamic and cosy attitude. The seat features a fir plywood structure and a delicate leather or fabric upholstery. Charismatic and emotional, Vis a Vis suits flawlessly any space, enriching the surroundings with ultimate class.
Conceived by Paola Navone, Amburgo expresses the artist's elegant creative sensitivity. The honeycomb fir and poplar structure features feet in brushed unfinished metal and a safe antioxidant protection with matte varnish. The softness of its upholstery and its refined aesthetic appeal merge in a seating experience that radiates comfort and elegance.
A brilliant mind and an intense artistic flair dwell in Patricia Urquiola's exuberant attitude. The artist was born in Oviedo in 1961, and she divides her professional career between Spain and Italy, where she studied and currently lives. Designer and architect, Patricia Urquiola is the voice of an audacious experimentation, crossing the boundaries of research and technology with determination. Her works are exhibited in the world's most renowned art and design museums, such as the MoMA in New York, the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris, and the Museum of Design in Munich.
Conceived by designer Patricia Urquiola, 570 Gender conveys class and expertise. Its fluid frame and embracing attitude provide the seat with a changeable and refined identity, the outcome of a sapient juxtaposition of material. The backrest leans gently up to 12 degrees when pressured, reverting to normal when the pressure is removed. Comfort and functionality meet in an individual seating solution, adorned by a gentle coloured leather trim that enhances its sinuous silhouette.
Excelling for its embracing aesthetic charm, Tufty Time is a modular seating system conceived by Patricia Urquiola. Starting with a central ottoman, accompanied by corner and terminal elements with a low or high armrest, the modular sofa provides a 360° seating experience. Thanks to its comfortable style and profound figure, Tufty Time becomes the perfect place to indulge in experiential moments focused on absolute cosiness and tranquillity.
Destined to influence the twentieth-century artistic scenario with her crucial signature, Charlotte Perriand is part of the avant-garde design movement that has intensely renewed traditional aesthetic canons. Architect and designer, Charlotte Perriand has brought to life a new way of experiencing house living, drawing a design concept that fills a prestigious position in contemporary architecture and artistic creation.
After more than fifty years, the sophisticated Mexique coffee table still radiates a profound ethereal appeal, turning into the expression of a modern and extremely contemporary design. Designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952, its peculiar triangle-shaped table-top with rounded corners intensifies the value of wood, highlighting a natural and intense appearance. The table-top is available in solid wood, as well as with a gloss or matte finish, outlining the softness of the corners that provide Mexique with seducing functionality.
The Indochine swivel chair was first designed by Charlotte Perriand in Vietnam in 1943 and later re-issued in a contemporary approach for Cassina in 2014. Craftsmanship and genius interpret a precious wooden structure that enhances the artist's creative excellence. Initially conceived with three legs, the chair features now four legs, a solid walnut or black stained ashwood frame with leather or fabric upholstery, backrest padded in CFC-free polyurethane foam and seat in CFC-free polyurethane foam and polyester wadding.
Iconic character with a smart pioneering soul, Florence Knoll is an important personality of the broad contemporary design panorama. With her husband Hans, she founded one of the world's most important design companies, Knoll. Designer and brilliant entrepreneur, the artist stands out for her ability to shape interior settings, a talent she drew from her background in architecture to change the way of conceiving design spaces. Thanks to her visionary and intuitive character and to her ingenious creativity, Florence Knoll loudly revolutionizes the way of experiencing the living space.
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