Riviera (nero)

The Riviera chair by Michele De Lucchi is probably the object closest to the prototypes of avant-garde appliances he created in 1979 for the company Girmi. It represents an attempt to emphasize a playful and not just functional relationship with everyday useful objects.

Created by Michele De Lucchi in 1981, at the time of the first exhibition of the Memphis group, Riviera is a chair that surprises us with its playful form: its base is composed of two blue crossed arches, while the seat folds like a book. Made in wood covered with decorative laminate, it has fabric padding in the black and pink versions.

One of the first chairs of the original collection of 1981, Riviera was a favorite of Karl Lagerfeld, a great admirer and collector of Memphis.