B & B ITALIA GRANDE
PAPILIO DESIGN BY NAOTO FUKASAWA 2009
As with the original
Papilio chair, and not only due to the zip along the back, the Grande Papilio
armchair appears as a single form made of a single material. Its shape is a
fluid design carved out of the trunk of an upside-down cone, where the roomy
upper part and backrest are truly pronounced, offering the ultimate comfort and
relaxation. Equipped with a swivel system that provides a 360° view of the
room, this armchair sets itself apart thanks to its organic and statuesque
design. The seat also has an ottoman to offer yet another relaxing position.
Quality: Our quest
for quality in every aspect has always ensured excellence at B & B Italia.
Discover the quality of the materials that go into our products.
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MINI PAPILIO SERIES
Butterflies in flight.
The design image was that of a chair that would "welcome" gracefully
- with the graceful movement of a butterfly - which in Latin is called a
"papilio". Grande Papilio was designed with fluidity around an
upside-down truncated cone. The ample space of its large upper back and the
curved shape of its cosy seat are a clear signs of a desire to offer maximum
comfort to anyone who wants to sit it this chair. This is a truly iconic
product, even though its aesthetics were not a high priority according to the
designer. Fukasawa, who puts people's behaviour before an interest for shape,
said: “I wanted the chair to look naturally comfortable, to have the same shape
that relaxation would have if it were represented by an image." The wings
that extend at the sides of the chair emphasise the sensation of comfort: in
the chair and the small armchair, they help support the hips and the back; in
the Grande Papilio chair and the Love Papilio sofa, they cushion the head to
offer isolation and tranquillity. The same spirit of simplicity, immediacy and
comfort have guided the functional development of the entire Papilio series:
the Grande Papilio and Piccola Papilio armchairs, the chairs Papilio and Mini
Papilio, the Love Papilio sofa and the Papilio bed.
B & B ITALIA PAPILIO
BED DESIGN BY NAOTO FUKASAWA
Simplicity, immediacy and
comfort were the concepts guiding the functional development of the entire
Papilio series: the Grande Papilio and Piccola Papilio armchairs, the chairs
Papilio and Mini Papilio, the Love Papilio sofa and the Papilio bed.
“I want to fall asleep
immediately. This is what a bed should make you think about when you look at
it. Feeling great.” said the Japanese designer Fukasawa.
The quest for comfort
moves to the bedroom and the double bed is the central element. Next to it, a
night table holds an open book... “that I will never finish!”
PAPILIO CHAIRS
A chair and stool in two heights, Papilio can be used in formal contexts, while also allowing for a more informal use by leaning on one of the back’s “wings”, inspired by those of a butterfly (or “Papilio” in Latin). The formal balance derives from the constant thickness of the shell and from the shape of the seat, which is sinuous in the upper part and then merges with the light steel frame. Upholstered in either leather or fabric, Papilio’s cover can be removed using a metal zipper on the back, a functional and decorative detail that characterises the entire line of chairs of the same name.
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B & B ITALIA PAPILIO BED DESIGN BY NAOTO FUKASAWA
B & B ITALIA
B&B Italia has been
an international leader in the field of contemporary furnishings since
1966. Since then, its collection has progressively acquired new
products that are acknowledged and recognised worldwide, to fill the ranks
alongside evergreen products like Serie Up, Le Bambole and Diesis, now
seen as icons of design history. Through its product range, B&B Italia
has shown that it can offer a meaningful contribution to the culture of
design by perceiving and anticipating trends and responding to changing
tastes and living needs.
Antonio Citterio,
Patricia Urquiola, Naoto Fukasawa, Gaetano Pesce, Studio Kairos, Paolo
Piva, Mario Bellini, Jeffrey Bernett, Zaha Hadid and many others are
the winning team that, along with the company’s internal Research and
Development Centre, has contributed to the international success of
B&B Italia. The vocation to innovation and technological
experimentation in addition to aesthetics research, are the strenghts and
strategic elements for the company’s development policy. In fact, B&B
Italia was the first company in the world to perfect the technique of cold
polyurethane foam mouldings, which radically changed the
way upholstered
furnishings were built.
These strategic elements
has brought about many awards both in Italy and abroad,
among them four “Compasso
d’Oro” awards.
B & B ITALIA LOVE
PAPILIO DESIGN BY NAOTO FUKASAWA
Naoto Fukasawa has
conceived a small sofa, recreating and expanding the design of grande papilio
armchair. Ideal for both the home and public areas. It seats two and envelops
the users with its broad backrest and thus the name love papilio.
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B & B PICCOLA PAPILIO
DESIGN BY NAOTO FUKASAWA 2010
“I wanted this kind of
chair to look obviously comfortable; to have the kind of shape that
“relaxation” might take if it were portrayed in a picture. There had to be
something encompassing”. Naoto Fukasawa described the original concept of his
chair Grande Papilio, presented last year and very successful with the
public and the press. Fukasawa has redesigned it in a new smaller version to ensure
that this armchair, intended
for absolute relaxation,
can fit into small rooms or even be arranged in a row. Its formal impact
remains unaltered, evoking-according to the intentions of its designer - the
idea of “a big soft toy”.
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NAOTO FUKASAWA
Born
in Yamanashi Prefecture in 1956. Graduated from Tama Art University’s Product
Design Department in 1980. In the same year, he joined Seiko Epson, where he
was responsible for advanced development design. In 1989, he moved to the
United States, where he joined ID Two (now IDEO San Francisco). Having honed
his craft for seven years, focusing mainly on Silicon Valley industries, and
returned to Japan in 1996. Fukasawa established and headed up IDEO’s Tokyo
office, creating a Japanese design consultant base for the company. He went
independent in 2003 and founded NAOTO FUKASAWA DESIGN.
Currently, Fukasawa's work extends globally, collaborating with over 70
renowned international brands, as well as providing consulting and design
services for Japanese companies. His designs span a variety of fields,
including precision electronic equipment, furniture, interior spaces, and
architecture.
Fukasawa is well-recognized for his designs - which imbued with a quiet power
that embodies peoples’ hopes and expectations - as well as his design
philosophies. Conveying them using such terms as “design dissolving in
behavior”, “center of consciousness”, “normality”, “outline” and “archetype”,
he continues to put these philosophies into practice in his designs.
Fukasawa determined that the impetus for design is found in people’s
unconscious behavior and named this “Without Thought”. He has held workshops of
the same name every year since 1999 and continues to announce the fruits of
these workshops in book form.
Fukasawa is the curator of The Japan Folk Crafts Museum. He is a vice president
at Tama Art University and one of the directors of 21_21 Design Sight. He also
sits on the design advisory board of Muji and is the art director of Maruni. He
is on the judging panel of the Nikkei Shimbun’s Superior Products and Services
Award and is a member of the screening committee for the Mainichi Design Award.
In 2006, he established “Super Normal” with Jasper Morrison. He was the Good
Design Award chairman from 2010 to 2014. He was on the judging committee of the
Braun Prize in 2012. In 2017, he became a member of the judging committee for
the Loewe Craft Prize. He has been accorded the title of Royal Designer for
Industry (Royal Society of Arts). He was awarded the Isamu Noguchi Award in
2018.
You may click below link to read more knowledge about Naoto Fukasawa from his web page.
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