The form is reminiscent of a hat, with enveloping lines like a shell: Capo armchair, by London studio Doshi Levien, stands strong with a design that is both slender and robust, created to offer an element of style for variety of settings, both private and contract. Composed of a metal base and a shell made of co-injected resin and polyurethane foam, the Capo armchair can also be paired with a matching foot rest, with fixed upholstery in a wide selection of leather and fabrics: the materials can be used to cover the chair uniformly, or to create a contrast between the front and back. The metal structure is available matte varnished in black, mud, white and terracotta.
Capo by Doshi Levien is Greengard Gold certified to ensure compliance to strict standards for emission controls in products designed with a focus on health and wellbeing.
Doshi Levien
Doshi Levien was founded by the designers Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien, who met at the Royal College of Art. The London based studio is internationally renowned for its marriage of culture, technology, industrial design and fine craftsmanship. Nipa grew up in India and studied at the National Institute of Design; Jonathan trained in fine cabinet making followed by industrial design.
Together, they strive to create work that transcends rational and functional qualities, to imbue a sense of true inner beauty in their projects. Nipa’s practice is rooted in her plural upbringing and astute eye for visual culture; and Jonathan’s in industrial precision, combined with the sensibility of a maker’s hand and deep understanding of materials. What makes their work so distinctive is not just their confident relationship to colour, material and form, but the ability to translate meticulous design ideas to the context of production. This has enabled them to work coherently across industries and categories, including lighting and furniture.
The duo have created works for leading manufacturers, for prestigious international museums and cultural institutions. In 2008 Nipa and Jonathan were awarded the prestigious Future Legends of Design by the Cooper Hewitt National Museum of Design in New York. They have been invited to be keynote speakers and lectured internationally, been on important design juries and have taught at the Royal College of Art. Their work is part of the permanent collection at Moma, Cooper Hewitt National Museum of Design and important private collections.
Cappellini is an Italian design company, founded in Carugo in 1946 by Enrico Cappellini. Synonymous with originality, contemporaneity and experimentation, the brand produces quality furnishing elements for every type of space, residential and working. Born as an artisan company, the collections are characterized by simplicity and personality.
Designed by the great names of international design, often discovered by the talent scout and corporate designer Giulio Cappellini.
Among them, there are Jasper Morrison, Tom Dixon, Marcel Wanders, the Bouroullec brothers and Nendo. Iconic are products such as Cloud, Knotted Chair, Embryo Chair, Pylon Chair and many more.
The latter are recognized and exhibited in the most important museums in the world such as the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the MoMA in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
The collection consisting of three divisions, Collection, Systems and Object Design, to meet every contemporary furniture need. The company has entered the new millennium inextricably linked to the world of image, irony, exploration and research. The collections are convincing: balanced, refined, recognizable products with a background of experimentalism.
The "style" of the brand is the intention to give space for the user to give their own personal interpretation to the products. Everything is designed to be used and experienced, the emotions related to the product are important for Cappellini.
Cappellini
