Marco Armchair
Italian Design Maestro Inspires This Essential Home Creation
Food. Fashion. Automobiles. Furniture. Interiors. Is it genetics, or something in the Chianti that makes Italians such masters of beautiful things? Not only do they have such rich history that is evident in their bold and brash creations, but the drama and bravado of their culture and personality is well conveyed with passion. An Italian production is always sexy, gorgeous, and desirable.
This motherland for art-level furniture is the same country responsible for Da Vinci’s paintings, Armani’s tailoring, and Sophia Loren’s elegance. And inspired by such, Essential Home increases its empire by drawing inspiration from some pivotal midcentury designers of the 20th century.
The furniture brand takes important historical and cinematographic references from the 1930s through the 1960s and turns them into unique furnishing pieces, gathering inspiration not only from the glamorous Hollywood life of the 1940s, but also from the everyday life that defined that mid-century generation. Simple details such as the sleek lines of a futuristic 1960’s chair or the retro ads that defined an era are
reinterpreted for the modern day décor.
What da Vinci is to Italian art, Marco Zanuso is to Italian design. An architect, designer and university lecturer, Marco Zanuso was one of the leading interpreters of the Modern Movement. Marco was one of the first designers in Italy to take an interest in the problems of product industrialization; according to him, the form of an object destined for serial reproduction is an amalgam of opportunities, experimentation, and innovation in the concrete process that connects creativity, production and the social and cultural context.
And what better example to honour the man’s creativity than with the Marco armchair that stays true to the mid-century modern style. Part of a beautiful collection that is as much comfortable as it is stylish, the Marco armchair elevates the decor of any room with its round uncommon shape and the exaggerated curve of the arms. The boldness of the design further accented by the deep vibrant colour and visibly patterned fabric. The minimalist black and brass capped legs anchor the Marco armchair and allude to its design inspirations.