CARLA SEAT, 2012

Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas realized with Poltrona Frau Contract the new seat ”Carla”’.

Two surfaces intersect, rotate, and their movement gives rise to “Carla’s” back, seat and armrests. A simple geometry, like a geometric flower, slender. A contained, essential shape, to make the most even of the smallest space.

The seat designed for the conference room in the National Archives Building, “is , realized in red colour The chair is formed of two planes that intersect and rotate their way into the back, chair and armrests, just like a flower. A measured, minimalist shape. Carla’ was conceived to take advantage of even the smallest, most complex spaces and now forms part of the Poltrona Frau Seating Collection A model that is equally at home in auditoriums, concert halls and theatres.

It has a wooden structure covered in MDF. Ergonomic seat and armrest design. The back can be adjusted to obtain the optimal viewing position. The flame-resistant foam padding and intersecting elastic straps all contribute to making the seat very comfortable.  The covering is in soft Pelle Frau® or durable fabric. The seat can also be fitted with tablet arms and lighting. A counterweight and ultra-resistant nylon supports are used as the seat lifting mechanism and operate very silently. An exclusive inter-locking device enables the seats to be easily installed on a metal base covered in a scratch-resistant epoxy coating which can be easily dismounted for maintenance. The seating areas can be laid out in straight lines or radially.