Celestina chair
In the late Seventies Zanotta undertakes a new trend of research aimed at identifying and recovering from the past objects of anonymous origin, “already seen”, but to be revisited and represented in a contemporary key. So, in 1978 Zanotta asked Marco Zanuso to redesign a “familiar” outdoor folding chair - its model had been found in a shop of used furniture. Interpreting to its best the concept of redesign, Zanuso introduced some improvements to enhance the chair’s functional characteristics and the seat comfort. Regarding the latter Zanuso proposed a highly-refined solution by covering the strips, originally made of metal, with a noble and precious material such as cowhide.
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Zanotta
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Established in 1954, Zanotta is a leading exponent of Italian industrial design. Celebrated architects and designers have always been called in to create the products, among them Achille Castiglioni, Joe Colombo, Marco Zanuso, have been commissioned to create pieces and collections and today many of...
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