Clarissa Armchair

Clarissa Armchair

DESIGNED BY Patricia Urquiola
FOR Moroso

A seat and its double: on one side it encloses and protects, on the other it opens up and welcomes. 

A clear ambivalence which elaborately separates form and content, image and concept, the name hood hints at this double function. 

The hood is both an ancient and contemporary urban symbol; it protects and frames the face but it can also hide it, signalling a refusal to communicate or interact. 

The impact is intense, and everything is a game of contrast: the three dimensional seat seems to imply the two-dimensionality of a drawing, the overlapping colours don’t divide but complement, tension isn’t alleviated but stabilized. 

Clarissa is a dynamic easy chair, ready for action but open to relaxation, the temporary suspension of activity. 

A combination of competition and collaboration, provocation and aesthetics.

INFO

Clarissa is a dynamic easy chair, ready for action but open to relaxation, the temporary suspension of activity.

MADE IN ITALY

DIMENSIONS

960 W x 1030 D x 1030 H (mm)
450 seat height (mm)

CONSTRUCTION

Injected flame-retardant foam on steel frame. Swivel base in varnished steel or with oak cover. Clarissa cover is not removable; removable quilt is fixed with zipper.

LEAD TIME

16 - 20 Weeks