Description

What I like

I like the sculptural gesture of Mario Cananzi and Roberto Semprini, in line with the Memphis spirit.

We see a conch shell, magnified by the white leatherette covering, soar into space and we are quite surprised to find it a comfortable seat! We are dealing with a confidant, an indiscreet, we can see each other, ignore each other, play hide and seek!!

This is a playful but functional sculpture, which fits superbly into any space.

Finally, I like the fact that it is a rare seat, very much rooted in the era of its creation.

This sofa is inspired by the famous Tatlin tower, a symbol of constructivism created by Vladimir Tatlin. This is an exceptional work that the designers themselves describe with words: “It expresses the idea of ​​unity of the people, common cause, aspiration, the idea of ​​movement – development. It is an image of forceful action, material expression and energetic training. It is related to the Tower of Babel by contrasting the symbol of the vanity of mankind’s deeds with its insolence and constructive approaches.” The wooden model of the sofa is in the Center Pompidou in Paris.

Technical description

Tatlin sofa by Mario Cananzi and Roberto Semprini, Edra edition, 1989

This sofa is to be placed in the center of the room, made with a plywood structure for the seat surface and a tubular steel spiral modeled in a mold for the backrest.

The support and the floor support are in tubular steel with a chrome finish.

The padding is in expanded polyurethane with a white leatherette covering.

The flat seat features a snail shell cut in two and supports a removable backrest which rises gradually forming a roll.

This sofa is from the 1990s.

The leatherette has taken on a slightly ivory hue, has some dents and small dirt.

Dimensions and weight

Height: 134 cm – Width: 210 cm – Depth: 175 cm

Seat height: 43 cm

Weight: 50kg

Mix & Match

This sofa is an imposing sculpture, to be placed in the center of a room. Its virginal whiteness calls for colorful works on the walls: why not the Nuit d’Espagne tapestry by Daniel de Linière, whose large colored flat areas will stand up to it?

But we can also subtly make it converse with the work Dynamochromatique- 1969 by Martha Boto, so typical of this kinetic art both intellectual and playful by its beams of color.

In a corner of the room, I would gladly place the large bar cabinet in cork and wenge veneer, which also has an architectural presence.

I would dare to use in the same room the Sling bench by Bruce Hannah and Andrew Morisson for Knoll with its orange fabric and place the Italian coffee table with a cruciform base formed of chrome cylinders, from the 1970s between the two.

In short, I would use a lively palette to match this strange white monument!