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Architonic ID: 20147866
SKU: TA 7004
Year of Launch: 2020
The name of this chair reveals the core of the project, in fact it is precisely on the T-shaped support of the backrest that we have focused our attention on. At the root of the concept is clearly the recovery of a classic style, typical of the '50s and '60s design. The two wooden shells joined by the metal frame are an image that each of us has in our memory, from everyday examples such as school chairs or Nordic bistro chairs to Eames' immortal masterpieces. Starting from this more than consolidated solution, the focus of the intervention was on formal cleanliness and structural research until finding a supporting system narrowed to the essential, a sturdy and simple frame capable of conveying lightness, transforming the seat and backrest into two leaves suspended in the air, without screws or rivets as in past examples. The two die-cast aluminum ends were the decisive choice, solving at the same time the backrest fixing system and resulting as the distinctive feature of the product. Tao is a strong and refined chair with a clean and friendly face but a sophisticated and pragmatic soul.
Chair
55 W x 54 D x 78 H
Concept
The name of this chair reveals the core of the project, in fact it is precisely on the T-shaped support of the backrest that we have focused our attention on. At the root of the concept is clearly the recovery of a classic style, typical of the '50s and '60s design. The two wooden shells joined by the metal frame are an image that each of us has in our memory, from everyday examples such as school chairs or Nordic bistro chairs to Eames' immortal masterpieces. Starting from this more than consolidated solution, the focus of the intervention was on formal cleanliness and structural research until finding a supporting system narrowed to the essential, a sturdy and simple frame capable of conveying lightness, transforming the seat and backrest into two leaves suspended in the air, without screws or rivets as in past examples. The two die-cast aluminum ends were the decisive choice, solving at the same time the backrest fixing system and resulting as the distinctive feature of the product. Tao is a strong and refined chair with a clean and friendly face but a sophisticated and pragmatic soul.
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Material
Base metal, Metal, Seat engineered wood, Wood
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Designers
Orlandini Design
Italy
Before Paolo Orlandini started his current company, having graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Politecnico di Milano, he designed more than 500 products in 41 years together with Roberto Lucci. These have won a multitude of design prizes and include numerous chairs. Altogether, over 5 million chairs bearing the label "Lucci & Orlandini" have been made. Paolo Orlandini now runs the design studio with his son Folco and a young design team, near Milan. Orlandini Design specifically works with the latest trends and state-of-the-art technologies. This approach often results in innovative product solutions that provide new answers to manufacturing issues.