Edra Margherita armchair
Margherita is an impressive and important armchair that stays visually light, thanks to the polycarbonate it is formed from. Tall and slender, with rounded lines throughout, the body is made entirely by hand and rests on a cone shaped pedestal that lets the chair rotate. Each piece is unique. Its ability to play with light is extraordinary, taking on different shades and shining whenever it stands near a light source.
Description
Design Inspiration & Philosophy
Foggini works polycarbonate by hand rather than by mould, drawing the material out while it is still hot and looping it into weaves as intricate as embroidery. Margherita continues the sequence of chairs he has named after women, following Alice, Ella, Gilda B. and Gina. He describes sitting in it as being contained and protected like a newborn bird in a nest, and the form does look built rather than manufactured. No two are alike, because the hand laying the thread never repeats itself exactly.
Working the Material
Back height, width, shape, the density and distribution of matter, colour, and the simple fact of being shaped by hand make every chair in the Foggini collection a sculpture unlike any other. Polycarbonate is not standing in for a costlier material here. It is the subject. It holds colour in suspension, filters daylight through the weave, and changes register completely between morning, evening and lamplight.
Colour and Pedestal
Margherita is offered in gold, amber and aquamarine blue. The brushed steel pedestal changes with the shell, shiny gold for the gold and amber chairs and finished with real 24 carat gold, and polished chrome or ruthenium for the aquamarine. The base is part of the colour decision rather than an afterthought, since a warm shell over a cold metal reads quite differently from a matched pairing.
Finish Options
Each Margherita is made to order and shaped individually.
– Shell in hand shaped polycarbonate, gold
– Shell in hand shaped polycarbonate, amber
– Shell in hand shaped polycarbonate, aquamarine blue
– Brushed steel pedestal in shiny gold incorporating 24 carat gold
– Polished chrome and ruthenium pedestal finishes
– Swivel movement on the cone shaped base
Perfect For
– Collectors buying a unique object rather than a production model
– Rooms with strong natural light where the weave can perform
– Placement in pairs to open a conversation across a space
– Hotel lobbies and private lounges needing a single luminous focus
– Clients tracking Foggini’s polycarbonate work across the collection
– Interiors that need presence without any visual weight
Handmade means something specific here. The thread was laid by a person, once, and the chair that came out of it cannot be made again.
