Zanotta –  Lia leather chair

In the sign of the continuity of a well-established research on the topic of chairs with aluminium alloy structure, Zanotta in 1999 presents the Lia chair that is immediately innovative for the advanced use of die-casting technology: the side of the chair is made with a single element in aluminum alloy that incorporates simultaneously the front leg, the back and the back. The ability of Roberto Barbieri in designing this chair was also to have been able to combine with wisdom an important technological innovation to a neutral and minimal formal connotation adaptable with extreme ease to any environment and style of furniture.

Structure in polished or painted aluminium alloy, black, graphite or white. Seat, back upholstered in polyurethane. Removable inner cover in nylon fabric. Removable outer cover in fabric, leather or cow hide. Not available in leather 95 white color 0704.

Roberto Barbieri

Born in Milan in 1942, graduated in Architecture at the Politecnico di Milano in 1969, he began in the same year, in collaboration with the architect Marco De Carli, the activity in the field of design, architecture and graphics. In 1970 he participated in the exhibition "Lo spazio abitativo per la casa degli anni 70" promoted by the Lissone Furniture Board in collaboration with the Faculty of Architecture of the Politecnico di Milano.

In 1975 he participated in the exhibition "Lo spazio abitativo nell'Edilizia Pubblica" realized in connection with the XV Triennale di Milano. Since the 1980s he has worked as a designer and artistic director for furniture companies. He has collaborated with Zanotta since 1994 and died in 2012.

Zanotta

Founded in 1954, Zanotta is recognized as one of the major protagonists of the history of Italian design. In particular since the 1960s, guided by the intuition and extraordinary entrepreneurial ability of its founder Aurelio Zanotta, conquer the international scene thanks to emblematic products for formal innovation. The technological research supported by the continuous evolution of the quality of materials and production processes is one of the best in the world.

The cultured and precious history of Zanotta is renewed in 2017 in the union with Tecno starting a common project. This implies the consequent strengthening of synergies and commercial strategies at the international level under the guidance of Giuliano Mosconi. It brings irony to the domestic universe, which suggests different ways to feel better in the world of the home, which for the first time has included in its catalog the works of the great masters of design, creating an unparalleled "collection" of masterpieces, awarded and exhibited in the most important design museums.