Luft. Air, flight. Fluid design. But also ergonomics and comfort. Technology and research. An armchair for relaxation, reflection.
Luft is the new armchair designed by Walter Maria de Silva, director of the Design Volkswagen Group, in association with Audi design. Rigorous interpretation and a fine balance between the top-quality craftsmanship and tradition of Poltrona Frau and the technology and innovation for which Audi design is famed.
A functional design inspired by the concept of relaxation and the desire to create an armchair that encourages informality. Pure comfort that envelopes body and mind, relaxing the user and placing them at one with the surrounding environment.
One of the structural components of the Luft was deliberately externalised, made visible, ennobled. A sculptural element in die cast aluminium traces the profile of the armchair from the backrest down to the feet, also becoming its base. Completely seamlessly. A strong, graphical detail. To ensure the lightness of the lines and a pleasant effect whereby the seat appears to be suspended above the floor.
The armrests and seat trace a perfect, elegantly curved line, bringing to mind the wings of a bird in flight. The Pelle Frau ® leather cover accentuates its softness and comfort.
Luft is a meeting of two worlds also in terms of its processing, which brings together construction techniques from the residential world and the Luxury in Motion sector, an area in which Poltrona Frau has worked for almost 30 years and where its excellence is recognised at international level.
“Developing the Luft together with Walter de Silva and the Audi design team was a challenge that we accepted with great enthusiasm – comments Roberto Archetti, Brand Director of Poltrona Frau. It was very stimulating to see such incredible attention to detail on both a large scale and a small scale. Passion for design and for quality was the common denominator of this project, which saw the light after two years of research and experimentation”.
“The possibility of designing for Poltrona Frau and, at the same time, using automotive world and Audi technologies was the initial attraction – explains Walter Maria de Silva. Our aim was to reconcile two apparently distant languages, craftsmanship and extreme technology, and to get them to dialogue with each other in perfect harmony. Luft is the product of this challenge.”
Product sheet
The structure of the backrest and seat is produced from moulded rigid polyurethane with sides padded using polyurethane foam and polyester wadding. To make the armchair more comfortable, a beech wood frame was inserted in the centre to which the elastic-belt spring system is attached.
The armrests are padded with polyurethane foam and polyester wadding. The seat cushion is in differentiated-density polyurethane foam and polyester wadding.
The saddle that envelopes the front and back of the backrest is produced from polyurethane foam and polyester wadding upholstered in Pelle Frau® leather.
The feet are made from die-cast aluminium varnished in grey and aluminium. Also available in chromium-plated aluminium. The stitches are quilted and top stitched with ton sur ton yarn. The edges of the saddle and the seat have a double top stitch that underlines its rigorous profile. The armchair comes with an optional lumbar cushion.
Upholstered in Pelle Frau ® leather from the Color System, Pelle Frau ® Soul and Pelle Frau ® Nest.
