When designing the Archibald
Gran Comfort armchair Jean-
Marie Massaud envisaged a kind of
overabundant soft bag that creates a
rich movement of folds as it fits over
and drops down onto a thin metal
architecture with steel frame and
feet. The result was a welcoming and
sophisticated contrast of volumes
and materials that soon became a
recognised model of contemporary
elegance. Archibald Gran Comfort
also stands out for its particular
technical characteristics. In fact, the
armchair was created with the idea
that it could be easily disassembled
into its component parts: a metal
frame, a soft goose down quilt and an
external cover, applied one on top of
the other. In this way the leather and
the fabric are fixed to the framee with
removable Velcro straps, concealed
in the area of contact with the outer
frame. A solution that makes the
product more practical and also
sustainable in the sense that it can
easily be disassembled at the end of its
life. The soft Archibald Gran Comfort
pouf is the natural complement to the
armchair.
The base of the Archibald Gran
Comfort sits on four steel feet
connected by an outer frame with
ruthenium finish. The seat structure
is made from beech. The backrest
structure is steel with perimeter
infill consisting of elastic belts, while
the shaped upper part is made from
deformable rubber. Both structures
are finished with scratchproof black
paint.
The seat spring system consists of
elastic belts. The seat and backrest
padding is composed of two shaped
cushions in polyurethane foam,
attached to the metal frame using
strips of Velcro. The cushions are
covered with a goose down quilt, also
fixed in place with Velcro strips.
The exterior upholstery of the
Archibald Gran Comfort is available
in Pelle Frau® Safari leather or in a
selection of Poltrona Frau fabrics, and
the covers can be removed from both
versions. In the leather version the
edge is raw cut and hand-painted in
a matching colour. Choice between
tone-on-tone or contrast stitching.
In the fabric version the stitching is
tone-on-tone.
The Archibald Gran Comfort pouf
replicates the technical characteristics
of the armchair.
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Archibald Gran Comfort
