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April 17, 2009
Proust Armchair — by Alessandro Mendini
Above, the very first one, conceived in 1976 and realized in 1978.
"Mendini created a new interpretation of the pointillism style."
The chairs have hand-carved and hand-painted wooden frames upholstered with multicolor fabric matching the colors of the frame.
The first (above and below)
was completely hand-painted — fabric and all — by Mendini.
Below, a 1996 version.
And a 2001 iteration:
Produced by superego.
[via designboom and Simko]
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Comments
I like -- but what it really looks like is a color-blindness test.
Posted by: Flautist | Apr 17, 2009 1:35:25 PM
Maybe named after Proust for the back rest of the chair - it looks like a collection of madeleines... or maybe I just see food in everything.
Posted by: gina | Apr 17, 2009 12:57:39 PM
I can see aspects that one might say are Proustian about this chair but I would love to know why precisely Mr. Mendini has called it so. Great chair. I love the 96 version best.
Posted by: Milena | Apr 17, 2009 10:26:58 AM
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