Chairs
Ayana
Naoto Fukasawa
The Ayana chair for outdoor use makes use of wood with a pleasant oriental touch. The round section frame is in natural teakwood and is complemented by generously padded cushions that make it extremely comfortable. The Ayana series, which also includes a dining table, low table, sofas and armchairs, is a project with a green soul. The teakwood used for the frames is FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council) certified and all the materials that make up the various elements of the series are designed to be separated and disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner at the end of the product’s life cycle.
Borea
Piero Lissoni
With its modern line, Borea is a small, stackable dining armchair in painted aluminium for outdoor use. Particularly attractive is the lower part of the frame that curves slightly outwards as it rests on the ground. The metal bending and curving processes used exploit techniques typically used in the aeronautical sector and transport them into the world of outdoor furniture, giving life to a product with an unmistakable style. Comfort is ensured by extremely soft cushions that are also environmentally sustainable. The padding is in 100% polyester fibre obtained from the recycling of PET plastic bottles and surrounds a polyurethane section of different densities. Borea is a complete collection of outdoor furniture inclusive of chairs, tables, sofas, armchairs and small tables.
Finishes:
Tortora Painted Finish
Canasta ’13
Patricia Urquiola
Canasta ’13 is given a tortora melange makeover with the new polyethylene fibre, creating an interlacing that evokes the Crinoline collection.
Crinoline
Patricia Urquiola
Can you picture the dresses that women wore in the 1800s? Full, bell-shaped skirts held by crinolines (rigid underskirt garments) were spectacular “micro-architectures” commonly seen in living rooms everywhere.
All of the chairs in the Crinoline collection are designed to reflect this elegant look: the wide curve of the base is repeated in the seat and the curve of the backrest.
“The curved part gives it a double-shell silhouette,” said Patricia when describing the soft lines of the series. Crinoline outdoor chairs and armchairs are comfortable, feminine and romantic.
Crinoline is an innovation in taste. An opening. A product that encloses all of the sensitivity of a team working in collaboration with the B&B Italia Research and Development Centre. We left from Italy for the Far East with an aluminium structure: light, recyclable, resistant, completely rustproof and therefore perfect for outdoor use, and everything concerning the weave was changed. The creative process took shape through comparisons with the strengths and weaknesses of manual techniques and love for these traditional arts. Expert weavers tried time and again, but the perfect result escaped us. The woven cover of Crinoline emerged like the Arianna’s cloth: “I gave birth to it with the people who were working on it with me,” said Patricia. As a result, it is a collation of codes and languages. The 1800s, digital information, technology and hand crafted excellence.
Erica
Antonio Citterio
Chair in two heights with a stackable version, it offers a technological blend of extruded and die-cast aluminium elements. Its lightness and design makes it ideal for both public and residential settings, featuring seat cushions for ergonomic comfort together. Different finishes of the painted frames, combined with interlacing of synthetic fabric tapes with a high tenacity internal core designed for outdoor use
Finishes:
Tortora Interlacing Finish
Cushions:
Fabric in Lesia Acid Green
Fabric in Liri Acid Green
Erica ’19
Antonio Citterio
The Erica collection of sofas, armchairs and small chairs that was so successfully launched in 2017 has been enhanced by new sofas, still based on the same characteristic curved backrest and interlacing as before but offering a deeper seat and lived-in appearance. The sofas come in three extra-comfortable sizes – the 170 and 216 cm styles with a 96 cm deep seat and the 153 cm version with a 140 cm deep seat – and the cushions have a different type of upholstery giving an even softer and more natural look and making them even more inviting. The unusual colour juxtaposition of frame and interlacing in anthracite, tortora or a frame in sage with natural coloured interlacing can be complemented by a vast range of cushion covers, in an array of tones and designs, all co-ordinating with each other. There is also a chair with armrests with an innovative interlaced backrest.
Flair O’ Outdoor
Monica Armani
The Flair O’ Outdoor chair is characterized by a lightweight aluminium frame completely covered with an interlacing of polypropylene ribbons created following a meticulous artisan process. In particular, the backrest is woven on a special circular loom (tombolo) in line with an ancient technique typical of the area where the B&B Italia headquarter is located. To fine-tune it, Monica Armani collaborated with unPIZZO, a design studio based in Cantù, which specializes in the recovery and development of traditional weaving techniques revisited in a contemporary key and applied to the furnishing sector. The structures, available in sophisticated shades, is completed by two padded cushion that define the shape and provide even more comfort. Flair O’ Outdoor is proposed in two heights to match with the two heights of the Allure O’ Outdoor tables: a classic seating height and a less imposing one more devoted to relaxation.
Ginestra
Antonio Citterio
Collection of large rectangular and round dining tables featuring natural teakwood structural details and designed tops, studied to match central inserts made of Calacatta white porcelain stoneware. The same collection features a chair, always in natural teakwood, with sinuous harmonious lines that are clearly inspired by northern trends. It is characterised by an interlacing in polypropylene fibre that is ideal for outdoor use. Colours are chosen to match natural teakwood with a beige interlacing. Comfort is guaranteed by seat and back cushions.
Gio
Antonio Citterio
Gio, designed by Antonio Citterio, is the new series with a contemporary classic accent dedicated to living in the open air. A complete range of sofas, end units, chaise longue, sunbeds, armchairs, chairs, tables and complements which have been developed from solid teak structures with a special antique grey finish, which gives the wood a particular lived-in aspect and silver-grey reflective quality. To ensure a better insulation from the weather, all the padded elements have a polyester cover with waterproof treatment, and the fabrics are certified for resistance to weathering, UV rays, chlorine and sea spray.
Finishes:
Fabric in Elisir Rope, Antique Grey Teakwood Finish, and Tortora Webbing Colour
Husk Outdoor
Patricia Urquiola
The dining chair version completes the Husk Outdoor collection, which meets a variety of size and functional needs. The shell is available only in white; the four legs are in white or black painted metal.
Mirto Outdoor
Antonio Citterio
Timeless, resistant and durable, both from a formal and a physical point of view, the Mirto Outdoor chairs express an elegance that transcend time and fashions. They come in a fixed version, with or without armrests, and in a folding version, reinterpreting the classic director’s chair.
Finishes:
Fabric in Laguna Natural
Armrests in Natural Color
Clay Painted Frame Finish
Papilio Shell Outdoor
Naoto Fukasawa
Papilio Shell by Naoto Fukasawa is linked through its name to the previous family of very successful chairs and armchair by the Japanese designer, but has an independent history. Originating from a shell with a design that enhance comfort, it expresses considerable versatility that makes it perfect in different situations, here showed in the outdoor version.
New Arrivals
Flair O’ Outdoor
Monica Armani
The Flair O’ Outdoor chair is characterized by a lightweight aluminium frame completely covered with an interlacing of polypropylene ribbons created following a meticulous artisan process. In particular, the backrest is woven on a special circular loom (tombolo) in line with an ancient technique typical of the area where the B&B Italia headquarter is located. To fine-tune it, Monica Armani collaborated with unPIZZO, a design studio based in Cantù, which specializes in the recovery and development of traditional weaving techniques revisited in a contemporary key and applied to the furnishing sector. The structures, available in sophisticated shades, is completed by two padded cushion that define the shape and provide even more comfort. Flair O’ Outdoor is proposed in two heights to match with the two heights of the Allure O’ Outdoor tables: a classic seating height and a less imposing one more devoted to relaxation.