Eliseo

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Designer Bio

Brand: Flexform

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“E” as in elegance, the type of aesthetic elegance inherent to the Flexform identity, that has always adhered to an aesthetic language informed by a sense of restraint, attention to detail and to understated design.

“E” as in ergonomics: the enveloping lines and soft padding of the Eliseo family of seating pieces admirably combine form and function and ensure exceptional comfort, as in the best Flexform tradition. The structure is made of rigid polyurethane bonded to molded polyurethane, while the seat cushion is in goose down with insert in crushproof material.

“E” as in evenly balanced proportions, which remain intact in all the versions offered ‒ club armchair, wingback bergère and dining chair.

The incredible versatility of the Eliseo armchair is underscored by the option of having a wood base in a number of finishes, or a cast aluminum base, equipped with 360-degree swivel, that lends the armchair a dynamic air and facilitates interaction with the surrounding space.

“With the Eliseo family of seating elements, we continue the tradition begun first with Feel Good and Guscio and then, Guscioalto, armchairs that convey the sense of superior artisan craftsmanship.” Antonio Citterio

About Designer
Antonio Citterio	Antonio Citterio was born in the Italian city of Meda in 1950. He opened his own studio in 1972 and completed his degree in architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan in 1975. Between 1987 and 1996, he collaborated with Terry Dawn to design many buildings across Europe and Japan. In 2000, Citterio and Patricia Viel formed a multidisciplinary office for architecture, interior design and graphics. The office operates at international level developing complex long-term projects in synergy with a qualified network of specialist consultants. The practice is now called “Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel”. Antonio Citterio works in the industrial design sector with companies such as Ansorg, Arclinea, Axor-Hansgrohe, B&B Italia, Flexform, Flos, Hermès, Iittala, Kartell, Maxalto, Sanitec (Geberit Group), Technogym and Vitra. He has received numerous awards, including the Compasso d'Oro in 1987 and 1995. Citterio has been a professor at the Faculty of Architecture at the Università della Svizzera Italiana in Mendrisio from 2006 to 2016. He was awarded the title 'Royal Designer for Industry' by the London-based Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce in 2008.

About Designer

Antonio Citterio

Antonio Citterio was born in the Italian city of Meda in 1950. He opened his own studio in 1972 and completed his degree in architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan in 1975. Between 1987 and 1996, he collaborated with Terry Dawn to design many buildings across Europe and Japan. In 2000, Citterio and Patricia Viel formed a multidisciplinary office for architecture, interior design and graphics. The office operates at international level developing complex long-term projects in synergy with a qualified network of specialist consultants. The practice is now called “Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel”.

Antonio Citterio works in the industrial design sector with companies such as Ansorg, Arclinea, Axor-Hansgrohe, B&B Italia, Flexform, Flos, Hermès, Iittala, Kartell, Maxalto, Sanitec (Geberit Group), Technogym and Vitra. He has received numerous awards, including the Compasso d'Oro in 1987 and 1995. Citterio has been a professor at the Faculty of Architecture at the Università della Svizzera Italiana in Mendrisio from 2006 to 2016. He was awarded the title 'Royal Designer for Industry' by the London-based Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce in 2008.