ettore sottsass for emeco
ettore sottsass was a pioneer in bringing navy chairs to the interior of work offices followed by a list of many other designers,thus, giving this archetypal chair a major gain in popularity.
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‘nine-o collection’ by ettore sottsass
in 2007, ettore sottsass redesigned the famous ‘navy chair of emeco for work spaces and home offices. sottsass was the first designer who took these chairs out of their typical environments – navy ships, prisons, hospitals – and used them frequently in his interior design projects. ‘navy’ is lightweight, corrosion resistant, maintenance free and is made in emeco’s 77 step process. through sottsass, sir terence conran, frank gehry, sir norman foster and philippe starck discovered the emeco chairs, creating a major resurgence of the historic brand in the 1990’s.
‘nine-o collection’ by ettore sottsass
‘nine-o collection’ by ettore sottsass
‘nine-o collection’ by ettore sottsass
presentation at the emeco show during the 2008 salone internazionale del mobile in milan image © designboom
presentation at the emeco show during the 2008 salone internazionale del mobile in milan image © designboom
presentation at the emeco show during the 2008 salone internazionale del mobile in milan image © designboom
‘nine-o collection’ by ettore sottsass
‘nine-o collection’ by ettore sottsass
sketches by ettore sottsass image courtesy emeco
prototyping image courtesy emeco
