Carlotta

It was 1967 when Afra & Tobia Scarpa designed Carlotta for the Cassina Young Play project. The idea behind this collection was to target a young audience with products aimed at being serially produced. Today Cassina transfers the charm of this armchair, retrieved from the company’s historical archives, and develops it for outdoor use in collaboration with Tobia Scarpa. Carlotta has an informal, carefree soul, with an ample and welcoming seat. The refined workmanship of the wood, in this case teak, uses the same innovative system of joints as the original model, emphasising the attention to detail that has always distinguished both the work of the Cassina carpentry workshop and Tobia Scarpa. The frame’s internal edges, for example, are characterised by millwork that allows the parts to join easily with elements that are already finished, while the supporting handwoven cords are threaded into angles carved differently from where they exit so that they remain flat and flawless. The outdoor model keeps the freshness and refined essentiality of the original armchair intact while also paying further attention to the environment. Thanks to the research carried out by Cassina LAB, Carlotta's seat and backrest cushions are padded with PET fibre wrapped in a soft 100% recycled PET fibre wadding recovered from waterways or coastal areas in developing countries. The collection is completed with three different sized coffee tables the teak frame features the same carpentry details as the armchair and its contrasting top is in enamelled porcelain stoneware. Materials: natural teak frame handwoven polypropylene and nylon outdoor rope seat and backrest cushions in PET fibre wrapped in a 100% recycled PET fibre wadding and water-repellent canvas in PET upholstery in outdoor fabric from the Cassina Collections stainless steel hardware.