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CHAIRS OF
NOTE

ZILIO A&C

The Friulian brand, founded in 1951 and now in its third

generation, continues its quest for pure, ultracontemporary

forms, tapping into excellent
Bacchette
local craftsmanship and sparking collaborations
with designers around the world.
Candid Chair

ilio A&C is a Friulian brand lines and aesthetic impact or improving
founded in 1951 in Corno di comfort and stability.
ZRosazzo, near Udine, in the city’s The refined sophistication of Zilio A&C’s
chair manufacturing district. Under the production can be seen in the new folding
leadership of Carlo Zilio, the company is now chair Bacchette, a modern reinterpretation
in its third generation and continues to tap of the classic safari or director’s chair
into the region’s deep tradition of excellent designed by Mentsen, a London-based
artisan craftsmanship. An ultralocal Japanese studio that also handles the
philosophy that sparks international brand’s art direction. Another Mentsen
partnerships, resulting in collections of piece is a Zilio A&C classic: the lounge
chairs and accessories designed with ultra- chair Kinoko, which blends softness and
contemporary style. rigor in a unique visual synthesis.
Each design is made from a small palette Upon features clever details of
of all-natural materials, meticulously construction, with a system of invisible
selected to showcase the pieces’ sleek joints between backrest and frame.
simplicity of form like fine ingredients The new stool joins the chair in the Aesthetic and structural strength
in a recipe. Oak, ash, and beech, and collection from Belgian designer Sylvain characterize Zilio A&C’s exploration of
metals to create the structures. Leather, Willenz. Compact and lightweight style design. Cross-disciplinary furniture from
hemp, and wool for the upholstery. for the Candid series, which includes home to corporate settings, meticulously
These are designs that are not meant to a chair and now the new stool from the designed from the smallest structural
be shown off. Each chair and accessory multidisciplinary Swedish team at the
should be savored in detail and gradually Note Design Studio. Arkad shows off
discovered. A wooden curve, a metal more playful tones. Also by Note Design Candid stool
joint, a row of stitches on leather or fabric: Studio, this family of poufs is inspired
no detail is placed by accident, but neither by the architecture of colonnades and
is it an end in itself. Every aspect of the is among the brand’s best-loved and
design serves a purpose, enhancing the versatile products.

Arkad

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