Description
Philippe Nigro’s Phileas Armchair, designed for Ligne Roset, both challenges and surprises. Its vertical quilting recalls the upholstery of 1950s automobile seats, banquettes from the mythical Orient Express, the hushed surroundings of English gentlemen’s clubs, the novels of Agatha Christie and Jules Verne, the balloons of the Montgolfier brothers… inviting one on a real motionless journey through time.
Nigro has managed the impressive feat of achieving cutting edge modernity, imbuing his creation with real personality and a strong visual identity close to the ‘never-before-seen’, whilst at the same time awakening a cluster of nostalgic reminiscences which anchor it in reassuring historical continuity, like a real multifaceted Proust madeleine.
A Phileas Footstool completes the set.
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Phileas Armchair
Designed by Philippe Nigro
Philippe Nigro
Based in Milan, French designer Philipe Nigro likes to experiment with new things. Nigo challenges materials, production methods and shapes to explore fresh and innovative ways of living. He collaborates with Michele de Lucchi and also does private projects. Nigro believes that designers need to keep answering peoples’ needs.
Designs: Confluence, Flax, Passe-Passe, Cuts
EXPLORE DESIGNERHandcrafted in France
$8,495.00 – $8,650.00
Description
Philippe Nigro’s Phileas Armchair, designed for Ligne Roset, both challenges and surprises. Its vertical quilting recalls the upholstery of 1950s automobile seats, banquettes from the mythical Orient Express, the hushed surroundings of English gentlemen’s clubs, the novels of Agatha Christie and Jules Verne, the balloons of the Montgolfier brothers… inviting one on a real motionless journey through time.
Nigro has managed the impressive feat of achieving cutting edge modernity, imbuing his creation with real personality and a strong visual identity close to the ‘never-before-seen’, whilst at the same time awakening a cluster of nostalgic reminiscences which anchor it in reassuring historical continuity, like a real multifaceted Proust madeleine.
A Phileas Footstool completes the set.
