Fendi Casa Parfisal armchair
The Parsifal armchair introduces a new aesthetic language for Fendi Casa, built from an artful combination of geometric lines and rounded profiles. Thierry Lemaire pads both seat and backrest, so the chair invites settling in rather than sitting up. Fabric or soft leather covers the whole, and a choice of wooden feet or a round rotating base makes the piece equally at home in the living room and the study.
Description
Design Inspiration & Philosophy
Lemaire’s method is architectural. He sets a strict geometric frame and then softens everything that touches the body, which is why Parsifal looks disciplined from across the room and generous once occupied. The curve of the shell meets the straight run of the base without either giving way. That tension is what makes the chair read as considered rather than merely comfortable, and the same logic governs the wider Parsifal family.
Padding and Construction
Seat and backrest are worked as continuous padded volumes, with the upholstery drawn tight enough to hold the geometry and loose enough to yield under weight. In soft leather the panels catch light along their curves. In fabric the form reads flatter and quieter. Either way the shell keeps its outline, which is what stops a heavily padded chair from looking slack.
Two Bases, Two Roles
The base changes the chair’s character entirely. Wooden feet give it a fixed, domestic presence suited to a living room grouping. The round rotating base turns it toward a study or home office, where swivelling between a desk and a window matters. Proportions stay identical across both, so the two versions sit comfortably within one scheme.
Upholstery and Base Options
Parsifal is configured through upholstery and base selection.
– fabric upholstery across the Fendi Casa textile range
– soft leather upholstery for a more sculptural surface reading
– wooden feet in the collection’s wood finishes
– round rotating base for swivel movement
– coordinating Parsifal sofa and Mrs. Parsifal armchair
Perfect For
– Living rooms needing a chair that works alone or in pairs
– Home studies where a swivel base genuinely earns its keep
– Hotel suites and branded residences requiring a versatile armchair
– Clients furnishing around an existing Parsifal sofa
– Reading positions beside a window or a fireplace
Parsifal resolves two instincts that usually pull against each other, the wish for strict geometry and the wish to sink into something. Lemaire delivers both, and neither has to apologise.
