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Livre Armchair by Federica Biasi

Livre Armchair by Federica Biasi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award زرّیں انعام in فرنیچر ڈیزائن Competition Category.


زرفرنیچر· 2021

Livre Armchair

by Federica Biasi

Client: Gallotti e Radice

A' Design Award زرّیں انعام Winner in فرنیچر Category

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The Design

About Livre Armchair

Livre was born from the idea to blend together the desire for the concept of an Asian-inspired product with the actual perspective of GallottieRadice. The result of this is an armchair that could be define hybrid for the craftmanship applied to the solid wood base; the upper part is instead an enveloping armchair, that feels like a cocoon, very elegant in its shape in contrast with the base which is thick but at the same time tapered, interesting and very soft as a whole.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award زرّیں انعام

Livre Armchair A' Design Award زرّیں انعام ءِ ورگ آ انت، انتہائی معزز اعتراف کہ پہلی درجہ ءِ، شاندار ءُ نمایاں ڈیزائناں دیگ بیت۔ زر ءِ ورگ آ انتہائی جدت ءِ، باز بصیرت ءِ ءُ شاندار ڈولا چمّاں خیرہ کنوکیں تخلیق انت، کہ وتی ڈیزائنراں ءِ عبقریت، حکمت ءُ مہارت ءَ ظاہر کننت۔ Livre Armchair چہ امید کنگ بیت کہ آ یک باز ساراہگ بوتگیں، رجحان ساز ءُ یادگار ایجاد بیت کہ بے مثال قدر پیش کنت۔ ای ڈیزائن کہ A' Design Award زرّیں انعام ءَ برتگ، یک شاندار، محترم منصوبہ انت کہ فن، سائنس، ڈیزائن ءُ ٹیکنالوجی ءِ حداں باز فائدہ ءَ گوں ودی کنت۔ Livre Armchair شدید خواہش ءِ جذبہ پیدا کنت، جوش جاگینیت، تخلیقی صلاحیت ءَ ودی کنت ءُ ما ءَ مسحور کنت۔

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Livre was born from the idea to blend together my desire for the concept of an Asian-inspired product with the actual perspective of GallottieRadice. The result of this is an armchair that could be define hybrid for the craftmanship applied to the solid wood base; the upper part is instead an enveloping armchair, that feels like a cocoon, very elegant in its shape in contrast with the base which is thick but at the same time tapered, interesting and very soft as a whole.
Dimensions & Packaging
L 82 x P 74 x H 67 cm
Tags
Armchair, Design, Furniture, Gallotti&Radice, FedericaBiasi, Livre, Product design, Armchair
Design Challenge
The most difficult creative challenge in this project was to combine the softness of the shapes with the desire to highlight one of the main elements of the armchair: the wooden base. My aim was precisely to obtain soft and welcoming lines without neglecting the comfort of the seat, but still leaving the structure evident.
Research
Livre is somehow particular as I have been studying Asian and Japanese design for a long time, and I wanted to understand how to incorporate something that was not already seen into a concept like the one developed for GallottieRadice; at the same time, something that could communicate their uniqueness, the uniqueness in working raw materials, the uniqueness not only in the richness of materials, but also the elegance in shapes, so I tried to blend together my desire for the concept of an Asian-inspired product with the actual perspective of GallottieRadice.
Inspiration
This armchair draws its maximum inspiration from the past and in particular from the Eastern world, where the base was composed of a structure in cylinders that were tied with ropes, thus leaving the entire structure visible. I like to think of today's furniture as citations of a past in continuous contact with the contemporary world, like an infinite search archetypes and the craftsmanship of past worlds.
Project Duration
from 2018 to 2020
Operation Flow
The soft line of the armchair invites to moments of absolute relax and comfort.
Image Credits
Matteo Imbriani Photographer

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