Anacleto Spazzapan - Armchair

The CHE PALLE armchair by the designer Anacleto Spazzapan is a limited edition from the first creations made by the designer with the iron rod technique. This chair was also selected by the famous designer Cleto Munari. Made from a metal thread measuring 3 mm in thickness, cut and weldered entirely by hand, it is very reminiscent of the shape of grapes, which inspired Anacleto after a trip to Indonesia, a place where grapes were the fruit of the rich and few people could afford them. The designer started to create one made out of iron rods, to then take it apart and make it into a seat. The structure is created from the composition of 9 spherical elements that, assembled together, give the chair stability and solidity. It fits all kinds of environments thanks to the use of a varnish with epoxy powders that protect the iron from rusting, while the preparation base is made of black zinc varnish. Colour: blue. Anacleto Spazzapan: born in Luino in 1943, in the last few years the designer/artist has revolutionised his life as craftsman, designer and business owner thanks to the discovery of an archeological site in Java, Indonesia, reported to the local authorities by himself. To allow two unemployed welders from the area to have a job, the designer thus started to deal with furniture items, facing a personal challenge: being able to produce prototypes for everyday use with a rather tough material: iron rods. And so the genuine works of art are created, which at a first glance may seem lightweight and delicate, but which on the contrary are absolutely resistant, extremely functional and certainly up to date. Hidden at the heart of each of his designs is a concrete and mathematical approach. Indeed, his designs use the same logic used in maths, bearing in mind the concepts of logic and mathematical progression; the focus is always the function of an object, embellished and lightened by a more frivolous appearance. A creative process linked to the concrete and pragmatic dimension of design, to what a product is instead of what it represents.