Molteni - Sedia Woody

A solid solid wood structure in two variants, Natural Ash and Ash stained black, characterized by lines harmoniously joined on which are placed seat and back also of wood or covered in regenerated leather.
The construction solution without any screws made entirely by joints produces a uniform and light image.

It is by Francesco Meda, at his debut as a designer for molteni&c, the project of this chair with fluid shapes that invite you to sit down and have a pleasant conversation with friends around a table. This is how Francesco Meda summarizes the philosophy of the project: "My attention is focused on obtaining "aerial" sections. This is to minimize the material used, not wasting wood which is a "precious" material.

Francesco Meda

Francesco Meda, born in Milan in 1984 and graduated in 2006 from Milan’s Istituto Europeo of Design in Industrial Design.

After graduating, he started his experience in London working at Sebastian Bergne’s studio and later at Ross Lovegrove's. Since his return to Milan in 2008, he has been collaborating with his father Alberto Meda on projects for clients such as Kartell and Caimi Brevetti. 

Concurrently he has been pursuing his own personal Art and Design projects with other companies such Nilufar Gallery, Hong Kong’s Schoeni Art Gallery, Henraux, Rossana Orlandi Gallery, Mint Gallery in London, Kartell, Tods.

His “Orme Cinesi” collection, which has been extensively published, was exhibited in Hong Kong at the Lane Crawford store, and was presented by Schoeni Art Gallery during the 2012/2013 Hong Kong ART fair.

In 2013 he co-designed "Flap", an acoustic panel produced by Caimi Brevetti which subsequently won the "Compasso d'Oro" award. In the same year he began his own production with objects such as LED lamps, marble tables, benches and 3D printed jewelry. Bridge lamps and the 3D jewelry series are part of the Triennale Design Museum collection.

Molteni

Angelo Molteni, born in 1912, began his entrepreneurial activity in Giussano, now the province of Monza and Brianza, the furniture district. His workshop becomes, in a short time, synonymous with high quality product. The 60s began in the best way, in fact Angelo Molteni is in the founding committee of the first Salone del Mobile in Milan, which opened on 24 September 1961 with great success. This is the decade of the revolution: in a few months, the production is converted from classic to modern, to create well-designed furniture, designed for the series. Luca Meda, a student of the Ulm School, is the man of the revolution, his Iride containers presented at the Salone del Mobile in 1968. From the 70s until today, Molteni grows, is renewed and concretizes in a definitive way its value, and the undisputed style in the world panorama. In 2008 the distribution expanded beyond the Italian borders and was structured with foreign branches. New molteni&c | Dada monobrand stores are opening: about 600 in the world, including 40 Flagship Stores, also present in the largest international design metropolises such as London and New York. Moltenigroup.com is born, the web address of the new website of the Molteni Group. Key words are narration, inspiration, contemporaneity of molteni&c and Dada brands. As of April 2016, Belgian architect and designer Vincent Van Duysen has been appointed creative director of molteni&c and Dada. After the success of the Gliss Master wardrobe collection, the new collaboration focuses on image coordination and the retail concept.