Armchair with shell-shaped seat combination of function and materials.
From the four corners of the feet, groups of two or three rods spring upwards, turning multiple acute angles before joining up with the four corners of the shell of the large tub chair, which is covered with hide. When ordering specify the color of the leather.
LEMA – Popsi black painted armchair
Designed by Ferruccio Laviani, the Popsi lounge chair combines bold design with sophisticated materials, specifically metal and hide. The base features delicately criss-crossed rods which follow a complex design to produce a sleek metal web.
The curved lines are emphasised by precise decorative stitching, which speaks about Lema’s sartorial approach.
Ferruccio Laviani
Born in 1960 in Cremona, Pietro Ferruccio Laviani is a company, industrial products and retail design artistic director. In 1986, after graduating in Architecture at the Politecnico di Milano, Laviani became a De Lucchi studio associate. He curated the “Technique discretes. Le design du mobilier italien 1980-1990" exhibition at the Louvre and collaborated with Memphis. In 1991 he collaborated with Kartell for Artistic Direction and afterwards Flos, Tisettanta, Moroso who is the Lead at Pandora Design. In 1997 with Achille Castiglioni, Laviani designed the exhibition dedicated to Gio Ponti and Vico Magistretti. He also managed the Milan De Padova showroom image. In 2001 he worked with fashion designers Dolce & Gabbana, for which he designed the corners and the interior of the new headquarters in via Goldoni in Milan.
LEMA
Pioneers in Italy in integrated furniture systems
In the early ’70s, Lema was the first Italian company to design and produce integrated furniture systems, managing the entire production cycle internally, from the search for raw materials, to processing, right up to the finished product. An industrial reality with roots dating back to the 1930s, when Angelo Meroni opened a craft workshop in Arosio, specializing in the production of classic furniture. The group's initial development would pass through several collaborations with the Milanese artistic context, thanks to partnerships with various designers and architects including one with Angelo Mangiarotti, one of the most relevant designers and urban planners not only in Italy, but also with regard to the United States.
Today, the Italian company boasts in the heart of Brianza, a covered industrial production plant of 55,000 square metres, divided between the two plants, one in Alzate Brianza (CO) and one in Giussano (MB), designed by Arch. Angelo Mangiarotti with over 250 employees, and a network of approximately 1,000 resellers distributed in 65 countries around the world.
In 2004 the Lema Contract , the division specialising in large scale projects, was launched. From multi-apartment complexes to retail via hotels and corporate spaces, Lema offers custom-made solutions for the most prestigious projects in the world.
For over thirty years LEMA has been providing hospitality solutions to the UK, which has always been a key market. For this reason, LEMA UK Ltd was established in 2012, an offshoot of LEMA Spa, which has helped us forge a reputation of excellent service for both home and contract divisions. In 2015 the Flagship Store was inaugurated in the heart of Chelsea on the King’s Road, serving as a window into the world of LEMA. Today, LEMA is one of the major Made in Italy players in contract, hospitality and retail where it has built a reputation for quality, efficiency and innovative solutions.
In 2022, LEMA inaugurated a brand new spacious corporate office in Sydney Street, a few steps away from the Flagship Store, further increasing its presence in this important market.
- Brand
- Lema
- Designer
- Ferruccio Laviani
- Structure Finish
- painted metal
- shell lining
- hard leather