Poltrona Frau Juliet: he armchair that symbolises Poltrona Frau’s first
one hundred years offers a new, free and contemporary version with classic
diamond tufting. Benjamin Hubert, the British wunderkind of international
design born in 1984, created the Juliet. This armchair that symbolises Poltrona
Frau’s centenary milestone won the design contest launched by the company to
celebrate its first one hundred years. Poltrona Frau called on twelve talented
designers from all over the world with an invitation and a challenge: to design
the brand’s future values today. Hubert’s lateral gaze explores worlds
dear to Poltrona Frau, with its strong Italian tradition. The designer drew
inspiration from fashion, especially from the Italian Renaissance. And it
captures a detail, the puffed sleeve, which he uses to give shape to a new
concept in the armchair, clearly expressed in the design. Juliet, named after
the famous Shakespearean heroine, is made with a traditional wood frame, which
is narrow at the base and widens into the puffed seat. Here the rich upholstery
reinvents the classic diamond tufting in an extremely soft, free and almost
ruffled contemporary version. The original pleated stitching for the interiors
and back are reminiscent of the embroidery and ruffles of women’s corsets and
sleeves, creating a faceted pattern that moves with the surfaces. A complex
design that fully demonstrates the skill of Poltrona Frau’s craftsmen. In
fact, as many as 16 hours of work are required to stitch a single chair. The
concept was to dress the rigid frame in solid beech with the same freedom of a
dress, using the craftsmanship techniques from the workshop in Tolentino and
enhancing Poltrona Frau’s culture of leather. The result is great comfort
that can be seen. Sensations of relaxation and abandon, provided by a carefree
play of folds and seams. And soon after, the pleasure of an extremely wide seat
that allows for different sitting positions, inviting everyone to see the chair
as the ideal place to meditate, relax, read, collect their thoughts and find
themselves. The pouf is a natural accessory to the armchair. Created to offer
even more complete comfort, incorporating the same puffy geometry and the same
pleated stitching used in the upholstery. The Juliet armchair, complete with the
pouf, is made in a special edition of the new Pelle Frau® Century, in Pelle
Frau® leather from the Color System and in Pelle Frau® Soul. Padded with
polyurethane foam and polyester wadding. The springs of the seat are created
with elastic belts.
Pelle Frau® SC – Color System Frau®. Pelle Frau® leather means colour,
too. The planned colours of the Colour System: a co-ordinated range of
90 different nuances of colours, characterised by the ease with which the
various colours can be matched up. In turn, for those who prefer the artificial
vocabulary of colour, this allows for the creation of harmonious combinations of
the shades both among different pieces of furniture and within the same object.
Poltrona Frau has achieved the perfect balance of natural material and surface
dressing treatments thanks to its specific technical research and vast
experience. Passing time will confer elegance on Color System by Pelle Frau®,
with its interesting sensory profile, resistance characteristics and for its
excellent performance during use, as well as offering easy maintenance.
Pelle Frau® Century. Every fold, every hue, every mark is an open book for
those who know how to read and interpret it.Only this leather, subjected to many
hours of craftsmanship workings and a special dye can tell one hundred years of
history and continue to embrace a Vanity Fair or 1919 with the unique
fascination of objects that have survived through time. Just like the pages of a
much-loved volume, leafed through time and time again. Read and re-read. Marked
by little notes in the margin at points that have struck the mind, drawing forth
other thoughts, evoking memories and images. Pelle Frau® Century is proposed in
the two shades of Tobacco and Lead, both warm and elegant, and is available to
upholster a handful of icon furnishing items: Chester One, Lyra, 1919, Vanity
Fair, Archibald and Juliet.
Pelle Frau® Soul. Pelle Frau® Soul, the excitement of contact. The very
essence of the material. Warmth, softness, the aroma of natural leather, in a
timeless, sensorial experience. Warm, deep colours in all natural tones. Pelle
Frau® Soul is an aniline-dyed full grain leather with no surface finishing. It
stands out for its transparency and full colours that reveal, thanks to its
natural photo-sensitive characteristics, a depth of tone and warmth, the
softness and naturalness of a live material. These points of prestige, blended
with the natural imperfections of the leather, guarantee uniqueness and quality.
Only a select group of valuable raw bovine hides of European origin with a
limited number of flaws (scars, few pores, wrinkles, insect bites, etc.) can
become Pelle Frau® Soul leather. Only 10 out of 100 hides allow their natural
features to shine through and become Pelle Frau® Soul leather. The more
transparent the leather, the more it will improve over time, ageing in a
dignified manner. Because no leather is equal to another, and every product
upholstered with Pelle Frau® Soul leather will be unique. The Pelle Frau® Soul
leather characteristics make it unsuitable for exposure to direct sunlight or
heat sources, and accidental stains will be difficult to remove. We advise using
a soft, dry cloth for cleaning.
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<td>Length</td> <td>60 cm</td> </tr> <tr
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<td>Height</td> <td>44 cm</td> </tr> <tr
class=„odd“>
<td>Width</td> <td>52 cm</td> </tr>
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