piero lissoni designs audrey chair for kartell

piero lissoni designs audrey chair for kartell image courtesy of kartell

‘audrey’ is a new series of two chairs developed by piero lissoni for italian furniture company kartell presented at milan design week 2011. the multifunctional furniture piece has been conceived for both indoor and outdoor use, in the office or home… the design exhibits clean and simple lines, and its die-cast aluminium frame makes it lightweight and resistant to the elements and everyday wear. this is the first time a single piece, with or without armrests has been cast.

monochromatic versions of the chair image courtesy of kartell

orange seat with polished aluminium frame image courtesy of kartell

‘audrey’ has seat colors available in: white, yellow, orange, sand, light gray, cornflower blue or black. image courtesy of kartell

image courtesy of kartell

‘audrey’ by piero lissoni on display at the kartell booth during the 2011 salone del mobile image © designboom

‘audrey’ image © designboom

the chair comes in both a hard or upholstered variation – ‘audrey’ or ‘audrey soft’. ‘audrey’ has a seat and black made from modified batch-dyed polypropylene that comes in a range of colors, with the aluminium structure available in four versions: shiny aluminium, polished aluminium, painted white or painted black. overall it measures H77 x D51 x L50 cm with arms being 57 cm in length.

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installation of ‘audrey’ chairs at the kartell booth inside the milan fairgrounds image © designboom

front view image © designboom

underside of the seat image © designboom

piero lissoni portrait © designboom

‘audrey soft’ by piero lissoni for kartell image © designboom

‘audrey soft’ is the second variation of the chair with an upholstered seat that makes it ideal for office and indoor use. the soft seat and back, upholstered in kvadrat fabric, are combined with a shiny aluminium frame, with or without arms. the seat has the same measurements as ‘audrey’ and comes in yellow, mustard, orange, red, purple, violet, blue, forest green, acid green, milk and mint, sand and black colors.

installation of ‘audrey soft’ at the milan fairgrounds image © designboom

‘audrey soft’ comes in versions with or without arms image courtesy of kartell

image courtesy of kartell

the line-up of colors image courtesy of kartell