Milan, Italy
LaCividina and Italian designer Alessandro Stabile collaborate and create the Taco Chair showcasing the use of sustainable materials throughout the production process, presenting an opportunity for furniture companies to explore eco-friendly alternatives.
“My intention was first and foremost to create a high-quality armchair that was above all comfortable and functional, and based on a completely different technology from that used for the production of most traditional upholstered furniture,” explains Alessandro Stabile.
Once paper and fabric models on 3D-printed frames and 1:1 scale prototypes were created, Stabile connected with LaCividina.
“A natural choice, in a way, because of our great manufacturing capacity in terms of fabrics, stitching, and upholstery, but above all for that aesthetic and formal relationship between the metal frame and the padding that has become a real strength of our products,” says Fulvio Bulfoni, Chairman of LaCividina.
Stepping away from the traditional contents and production systems of padded furniture, the ground-breaking design pulls apart and adds a lighter touch not only to the materials but also to the manufacturing processes.
The Taco soft Chair dissipates padding and makes it lighter, stripping away the traditional wooden and polyurethane foam structure.
Consisting solely of two layers of natural felt with a slender steel core inside the seat, the body is flat when it is produced and it is given a three-dimensional form when it is folded onto the frame, which holds the edges together thanks to precision milling.
A natural balance is struck between soft and clean-cut forms, in a versatile, ergonomic design that is suitable for both the home and contract markets.
Project: Taco Soft Chair
Designer: Alessandro Stabile
Manufacturer: LaCividina
