Littlebig | Cerruti Baleri

There is magic in this surprising evolution of the cantilever design - a classic typology of the modern chair – signed by Jeff Miller. The outline of the high-back lends a regal air without becoming unwieldy. The plywood seat appears to be suspended in space magically. A glance below reveals that the seat is cantilevered entirely from the front edge of the frame: the trick is more surprising than the effect. The metal high-back is then free to hover away from the seatback, further emphasizing its visual role and providing some other functional ones – a handle for easy manoeuvring, and an unencumbered valet for one’s dinner jacket.

Monocoque cantilever chair with a three-dimensional curved plywood seat and a tubular aluminium structure with an elliptical cross-section. The shell is connected to the base only along the front edge and the seat remains visually suspended in space. The top part of the aluminium structure becomes a handle or a “jacket hanger”. The Backless version offers a reduced structure and consequently a smaller footprint, a lower weight and a great versatility of use. Both versions are available with polished aluminium structure and oak veneer shell in bleached white, open-pore asphalt black or upholstered in leather in three colours (natural, burgundy and black) and with aluminium structure painted in white, red or black and shell in lacquered wood in the same colour of the structure.