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Designed by Charles Pollock
In 1982, the designer Charles Pollock created a real design classic: Penelope. The American designer developed for Castelli a revolutionary chair from a technical and formal point of view: a steel-wire sled base supports a seat permeable to air which consists in a steel-wire fence coated with synthetic resin. The elastic effect of the base is stressed by an integral polyurethane tube that acts as a shock-absorber. The armrest coverings are made of the same material providing additional comfort. With Penelope, Pollock translated into reality a new form of seat. That’s why this timeless classic still enjoys fame in today’s design world.
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Organic lines. Elegantly understated details. Spanning across dining, bar and lounge typologies. The Folium seating series emulates the natural shape of leaves, translating them into a modernly timeless design for professional projects and homes alike.
The chair design is based on the idea of a compass. The theme achieves a beautifully clean and balanced effect by designing the legs as one inverted V. When viewed from the side we can appreciate the balanced effect achieved by a compass. The seat itself is then sitting across these legs, which again, from […]