P4 Catilina von Azucena

Catilina was unveiled in 1957 at the 11th Triennale in Milan and was used in an exhibition of Italian sculptor Francesco Somaini's works in Como the following year. It has since come to be considered a milestone in the history of Italian design. Catilina has been revisited over the course of the years and is currently available in a number of versions, including a small version (for use with tables), a steel version (plays on reflected light) and a low version (virtually an armchair). The curve of the backrest follows a precisely alculated geometry. The issue was to model an iron bar into a ribbon that would compensate for the severity of the seat. A few short centimetres are all that is required for the ribbon of metal to curve into a comfortable high armrest. By this alchemy the sitter is offered the luxury of gliding their back along the sinuous contours of the backrest while remaining elegantly upright. The frame in metallic automobile grey powder-coated cast iron supports an oval seat in black gloss-lacquered wood and leather or velvet cushion (size according to model).

Chair in metallic grey iron, black gloss-lacquered seat, cushion in expanded polyurethane covered in Azucena leather

Catilina 73 x 60 cm, height 90 cm
Seat 40 cm from floor, oval cushion 10 cm thick
In Azucena leather, velvet or customer's own material (yardage l. 1.00 m, w. 130)