Armchairs Archivi - Paola Lenti

Adele

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:10:06 +0000

Swiveling and tilting armchair with four spokes base.
The series Adele also includes a fixed chair and a swiveling chair.

Structure: molded plastic material.
Swiveling base with four spokes: steel covered with ash wood finished Mano Opaca or Mano Lucida.
Spacers: adjustable, in stainless steel.
Padding: stress resistant expanded polyurethane.
Upholstery: fixed and available in the indoor fabrics listed here below.

L'articolo Adele proviene da Paola Lenti.

Berni

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:14:07 +0000

Lounge chair, re-edition of an original design from the 1980s.

Structure and joints: dyed oak wood, plastic and felt spacers.
Support panels for the seat and backrest: multilayer wood.
Upholstery cover: removable and available in the indoor fabrics listed here below and in Whim fabric.

Seat and back padding: stress resistant expanded polyurethane with fixed foam covering in recycled and biodegradable polyester fibre and polyamide.
Upholstery cover: removable and available in the indoor fabrics listed here below and in Whim fabric.

Notes:
Seat and back cushions are fixed onto the structure.

Dyed oak wood is treated with a transparent finish that limits the absorption of liquids and greasy substances.

The Berni armchair originates from a 1980 design. The initial idea was to create a chair equally suited for conversation and dining – at the time, it was paired with a coffee table that could be raised to dining height. The project embodied the highest quality of wood craftsmanship, achieving excellence both in technology and material expertise. The result remains pure poetry even today.

L'articolo Berni proviene da Paola Lenti.

Charlotte

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:10:06 +0000

Armchair with removable upholstery and wooden legs.
The series Charlotte also includes a chair with armrests.

Internal structure: thermoformed ABS connected to the external structure by screws.
Legs and visible structure: ash heartwood finished Mano Opaca. Spacers in plastic material and felt.
Padding of the internal part of the backrest: stress resistant cold injected polyurethane.
Fixed foam covering: three-dimensional fabric, 100% polyester.

Seat cushion: independent, with removable cover in stress-resistant expanded polyurethane.
Fixed foam covering: recycled and biodegradable polyester fibre and polyamide.

Chair and seat cushion upholstery: removable and available in Piqué fabric.

Notes: the upholstery fabric is fixed to the wooden structure by means of hidden zippers.

L'articolo Charlotte proviene da Paola Lenti.

Elsie

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:10:06 +0000

Armchair with upholstery cover in fabric and wooden legs.
The Elsie series also includes a chair with armrests available in the same finishings.

Structure: steel frame, seat area and backrest provided with elastic belts.
Legs: ash heartwood finished Mano Opaca or Mano Lucida. Spacers in plastic material and felt.
Padding: cold injected stress resistant polyurethane foam; fixed foam covering in recycled and biodegradable polyester fibre and polyamide.
Upholstery: removable and available in the indoor fabrics listed here below.

Notes: the Elsie armchair is completed, as standard, with a back cushion padded in polyester fibre and featuring a removable cover in fabric.

L'articolo Elsie proviene da Paola Lenti.

Légère

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:14:07 +0000

Armchair, re-edition of an original design from the 1970s.
The Légère series also includes a two-seater sofa and a pouf.

Structure: natural or dyed oak heartwood, spacers in plastic and felt.
Structural cover: consisting of two layers of Piqué fabric, between which a polyester support net and a thermoformed ABS seat are inserted.

Seat and back cushion padding: recycled and biodegradable polyester fibre, stress resistant expanded polyurethane insert for the seat only, fixed foam covering in polyester and polyamide.
Upholstery cover: removable, available in the indoor fabrics listed here below and in Maglia Rasata Indoor.

Notes:
Natural and dyed oak heartwood is treated with a transparent finish that limits the absorption of liquids and greasy substances.

Seat and back cushion is simply arranged onto the structure.

The colour of the load-bearing cover in Piqué fabric is always in a colour matching the upholstery of the seat/back cushion.

Born in Milan in 1921, Angelo Mangiarotti was both a designer and educator, combining his architectural, urban planning, and design practice with a distinguished teaching career at leading universities in Italy and abroad. He regarded architecture as a practical, functional, and restrained art form, while industrial design, for him, was a way to express the artisan’s touch through materiality. Unlike many of his contemporaries in the first generation of Italian design, Mangiarotti’s approach prioritized the adaptation of objects to their intended function, material properties, and environmental conditions.

L'articolo Légère proviene da Paola Lenti.

Miriade

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:14:07 +0000

Armchair for interior environments with knitted pad.

Structure: stainless steel AISI 316, matt varnished in the colours in the collection (reference for colours: Mano Lucida wood sample collection), plastic spacers.

An independent pad is hooked onto the steel structure to guarantee comfort; it is composed of elements with different shape and dimensions.
Each element is bordered and joined to the others to form a unique seating piece which is different each time.

Pad padding: recycled and biodegradable polyester fiber.
Upholstery cover: fixed, in Maglia Rasata knit.

Notes: By the very nature of the production process, these armchairs are unique pieces: they mix textile leftovers recovered from previous production according to an aesthetic criterion, which enhances every single colour combination, and a conceptual one, which takes up the philosophy of “no waste” and makes them become an integral part of the Mottainai collection. Therefore, it will be possible to indicate only the desired main shade of the desired seat pad.

L'articolo Miriade proviene da Paola Lenti.

Shibusa

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:10:06 +0000

Lounge chair.
The Shibusa series also includes a chaise longue.

Structure: turned bamboo, treated with water-based products that do not affect the wood colour and the naturalness of the surface. Plastic spacers.
Seat and backrest: tatami panel in igusa, natural or designed by a delicate multi-coloured pattern that gives this traditional material a modern textile look.

Notes: the material used for Shibusa seating is resistant yet delicate and matures over time without loosing its structural characteristics, turning colour from a light green to straw yellow.

L'articolo Shibusa proviene da Paola Lenti.

Shito

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:10:06 +0000

Armchair with fixed upholstery cover hand woven onto the structure.
The Shito series also includes a chaise longue and a pouf/container.

Structure: steel.
Upholstery: woven with tubular knit Chain Outdoor padded with recycled and biodegradable polyester fibre.

Base: AISI 304 stainless steel, gloss varnished in the colours in the collection (reference for colours: Mano Lucida wood sample collection). Plastic spacers.

Notes:
The Shito armchair is woven with Chain Outdoor because, compared to the indoor version of this tubular knit, Chain Outdoor allows achieving the intricate weaving of the structure more harmoniously.

Loose cushions are recommended for complete seating comfort.

L'articolo Shito proviene da Paola Lenti.

Smile

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:10:06 +0000

Armchair, fixed or swivel. The Smile series also includes a two-seater sofa and a pouf-container.

Fixed base: thermoformed plastic material with spacers.
Swivel base: round, in aluminium, gloss varnished in the colours in the collection (reference for colours: Mano Lucida wood sample collection).
Padding: stress resistant cold injected polyurethane with wooden support; fixed foam covering in three-dimensional polyester fabric.
Upholstery: removable and available in the indoor fabrics listed here below.

Notes:
The fixed base is provided with handles to make the piece displacement easier.

The swivel base is provided with plastic spacers, the rotation system on ball bearings is hidden inside the armchair’s structure.

Awards: Smile won the MIAW, Muuuz International Design Awards 2014 as one of the most innovative product in 2013.

L'articolo Smile proviene da Paola Lenti.

Tapio

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:10:06 +0000

Armchair with visible wooden structure.
The series Tapio also includes two and three-seater sofas, platform and side tables.

Internal structure: varnished steel; seat provided with elastic belts.
Visible structure: ash heartwood finished Mano Opaca. Plastic spacers.
Padding: stress resistant differentiated expanded polyurethane; fixed foam covering in polyester fibre and polyamide.
Upholstery: removable and available in the indoor fabrics listed here below.

L'articolo Tapio proviene da Paola Lenti.