Sanluca Armchair, 1960

Brown leather, polyurethane foam and rosewood.

Produced by Gavina, Italy.

Dimensions:

85 x 98 x 99 H cm / 33.5 x 38.5 x 39 H in

Inspired by Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni’s idea of removing traditional padding to leave only the “strictly necessary” curves for optimum support, the Sanluca armchair is an extraordinary example of Italian design at its very zenith.

Ergonomic and still cutting-edge today, Sanluca has an extremely comfortable double profile, of great formal power, that seems to perfectly envelop the body. The rigid structure, a series of elements in birch plywood and solid beech and poplar, is formed of separate components that are subsequently assembled.