lucidipevere: raphia seat for casamania

lucidipevere: raphia seat for casamania

a design where manual skills and craftsmanship are combined to insure that objects are unique, particularly in a time where many things are mass produced.

‘raphia’ by lucidipevere for casamania

 

 

 

the metal industry and the traditional techniques used in manufacturing cane products are brought together in ‘raphia’. the chair expresses a contemporary aesthetic through its metal frame (available in white, black, bordeaux or azure),while also reminding us of the time-honored process of furniture caning which has been applied to form the design’s seat and backrest.lucidipevere‘s intentions with developing this chair for casamania was an attempt to conserve the know-how of working with the natural material–where manual skills and craftsmanship are combined to insure that objects are unique, particularly in a time where many thingsare mass produced.

 

 

lucidipevere: raphia seat for casamania - 1the design combines the work of the metal industry with the traditional craft of furniture caning

 

 

 

lucidipevere: raphia seat for casamania - 2the chair is composed of a metal frame, completed by a caned seat and backrest

 

 

 

lucidipevere: raphia seat for casamania - 3back view

 

 

 

lucidipevere: raphia seat for casamania - 4color variations of ‘raphia’