Shadow

Shadow embodies Gaetano Pesce’s radical approach to design, rejecting predefined structures in favour of an organic form shaped by the human body. Its name evokes both absence and presence—the absent body and the memory it leaves behind.

The armchair is formed as a single, fluid volume using a mouldless polyurethane injection process developed by Meritalia®. As the foam expands and solidifies unpredictably, each piece acquires its own unique shape. The final form is further defined by the body, whose weight and warmth leave a physical imprint on the chair. Shadow therefore becomes more than a seat: an object that records the experience of its use and carries the identity of its user.