True Design: Five classic yet contemporary armchairs

Make a statement with a beautiful armchair in your living room or office. For the ultimate in comfort and design, check out our top five trending armchairs from True Design.

Dalia by Marcel Wanders

Dalia is a poetic and contemporary armchair reminiscent of the flower whose name it bears. As part of the Capellini brand, Dalia has smallish dimensions with the pleasurable comfort of its padding and swivel base that make it a multipurpose product ideal for both the office and home. The cover is fixed and available in a wide range of fabrics, leathers and Alcantara®.

Sunset by Christophe Pillet

Sunset is an elegant swivel armchair with satin stainless steel base that forms part of the Capellini brand. The seat and back are manufactured in bent birch plywood with padding in polyurethane foam. The fixed cover is available in an array of fabrics, leathers and white/black spotted leather as part of the collection.

Utrecht by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld

Modern, sophisticated design epitomises the creation of Utrecht. With a steel supporting frame, this armchair boasts Polyurethane foam and polyester padding with feet in black plastic material. Upholstery is available in a wide and renewed range of fabrics and colours, as well as in leather with fine stitching available in two versions (blanket stitch or zig zag) with thread in five shades.

Lady by Marco Zanuso

An icon of modernity, this striking armchair with internal seat and backrest steel frame was presented at the 9th Triennale of Milan in 1951, where it won the gold medal. Features include poplar plywood armrests, padding in CFC-free polyurethane foam and polyester wadding; as well as a seat, backrest and armrests in differentiated densities according to the support required by the pressure exerted by the body. This award-winning piece showcases a steel base available in three different colours/finishes. The armchair is also available in an iconic edition with checked black and white upholstery and matte basalt base.

Antropus by Marco Zanuso

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. This stylish armchair boasts a wide and comfortable seat, with internal steel frame with elastic straps. Padding in CFC-free polyurethane foam and polyester wadding. The side panels also act as armrests and the armchair has a non-removable fabric or leather upholstery. It is also available in an iconic edition featuring red cloth upholstery.

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