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Antropus Armchair

Designer:
Marco Zanuso
Brand:
Cassina
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Armchair with a wide and comfortable seat. Internal steel frame with elastic straps. Padding in CFC free polyurethane foam and polyester wadding. The side panels also act as armrests. Non-removable fabric or leather upholstery. Black plastic feet. The armchair is also available in an iconic edition featuring red cloth upholstery.At the end of the 1940s The Skin of Our Teeth (La Famiglia Antropus) by Thornton Wilder, was one of the first comedies performed at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, for which Zanuso was commissioned to design the scenery and furnishings.These included an armchair for which he used new materials with which he had been experimenting and that he christened the Antropus.

- Year of production: 2015

- Year of design: 1949

Armchair with a wide and comfortable seat. Internal steel frame with elastic straps. Padding in CFC free polyurethane foam and polyester wadding. The side panels also act as armrests. Non-removable fabric or leather upholstery. Black plastic feet. The armchair is also available in an iconic edition featuring red cloth upholstery.At the end of the 1940s The Skin of Our Teeth (La Famiglia Antropus) by Thornton Wilder, was one of the first comedies performed at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, for which Zanuso was commissioned to design the scenery and furnishings.These included an armchair for which he used new materials with which he had been experimenting and that he christened the Antropus.

- Year of production: 2015

- Year of design: 1949

Designer

Marco Zanuso

Architect, designer and university lecturer, Marco Zanuso (1916-2001) was one of the leading interpreters of the Modern Movement.

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Brand

Cassina

Established in 1927 by Cesare and Umberto Cassina in Meda, Italy, Cassina launched industrial design in Italy in the 1950s, based on a totally innovative approach that marked the transition from artisan production to mass production. 

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