The three-leg structure in die-cast aluminium is the core idea of YOUNG LADY, an armchair with backrest in Viennese cane. The design of the armchair combines, in a hybridisation process, two parts that are only apparently separate from the point of view of formal memory: the rotating tripod made of light die-cast aluminium, furnished with a visible shock-absorbing mechanism, and the enveloping shell made of Vienna cane stretched over a frame of hot-bent and machined solid wood. The aesthetic and functional features are ideally suited for a variety of applications, in the home or the home office.
Young lady, Something Else, ph Alberto Strada, 2023
He was born in Milan in 1941 and graduated in architecture from the Polytechnic University of Milan. He works on the construction and interior design of single-family houses and public buildings in Milan, Bologna, Novara, Chieti and Formentera. In 1991, he began his collaboration with Alias, for which he designed the Young Lady armchair, followed by the Young Boy stool in 1993, and the Flexus sofa in 2000. He also designed the New Lady and New Lady Soft chairs in 2018, the Violon armchair in 2022, and the Plettro table collection, which received the Archiproduct Design Award in the same year. Since 1997, he has taught courses in light design at the Domus Academy and the Polytechnic University of Milan, where he lives and works.
