MAgriTTA by Roberto Matta
Seat of soft polyurethane upholstered with bouclé wool.
The MAgriTTA is a sculptural armchair and elegant homage to surrealism. Plucked from a dream, the surrealist mastery of the MAgriTTA armchair plays with our sense of perception. An apple and English bowler cap, masterfully hand-built in brilliant colour and larger-than-life proportion, present themselves with the slightest tilt and a sense of playfulness. These recurring symbols from the imaginative work of artist René Magritte are brought to life in this visionary design by the iconic Roberto Matta, a Chilean painter whose life and work in Italy and abroad heavily influenced the history of twentieth century surrealist art.
The chair blends elements of the curious and absurd into a perfectly poised seat - a firmly structured form nestling a soft foam cushion upholstered with elastic bouclé wool. Through intentional construction and artisanal expertise, the form springs to life in striking colour: midnight black set against the verdant green chosen for the original design by Matta nearly 50 years ago. Matta's original colourway is complemented by two additional contemporary editions: the deep red of the MAgriTTA Rouge and the golden yellow of the MAgriTTA Jaune.
Open edition.
Italy