‘Tabu’ chair by Eugeni Quitllet for Alias

Barcelona-based designer Eugeni Quitllet’s ‘Tabu’ for Alias reinterprets the hand-crafted tradition of chair-making using digital fabrication, digitally carving and assembling FSC certified wood to create a series of contemporary chairs with various seat backs.

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‘Manzù’ chair by Pio Manzù for Alias

Italian furniture brand Alias is re-editing the work of Pio Manzù, a protagonist of Italian automobile design during the sixties – and today considered an early pioneer of ergonomics – with ‘Manzù’ a prototype chair and a new accompanying footrest.

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'Eleven' armchair by PearsonLloyd for Alias

The London based design studio PearsonLloyd designed this new upholstery series consisting of armchair, two and three-seater sofa for the Italian manufactruer Alias, shown at the Salone del Mobile for the first time. ‘Eleven’ is composed of slim legs in cast aluminium connected to a steel frame which supports the voluminous seat, back and armrest cushions. A restraint but beautiful detail is the stitching of the textile covering.

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'Gaffa' by Alfredo Häberli for Alias

After the takeover of the majority shareholding by the Managing Director Renato Stauffacher and other investors the Italian manufacturer Alias left Poltrona Frau and invited to their showroom during this year’s Salone del Mobile.

One of the novelties is this new, pretty spacy and extremly comfortable upholstery family ‘Gaffa’ by Swiss designer Alfredo Häberli. It is composed of a dining armchair, a lounge armchair and an ottoman, all upholstered in fullgrain leather or Kvadrat® Divina fabric.

'Gaffa' by Alfredo Häberli for Alias

Unfortunatly the purity of its shape doesn’t go along with its rather complex construction: The structure is made from polyurethane foam with metal inserts, elastic belts and thin padding to keep comfort and flexibility. Two tiny wheels under the legs in the front make it easy to move the chairs.

'Gaffa' armchair chair by Alfredo Häberli for Alias

'Gaffa' by Alfredo Häberli for Alias

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