Armchair Up 1 La Mamma by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia 1969

In the early 1960s, the chemist bayer developed a polyurethane foam based on a new resin, allowing the creation of various shapes, in a simple way. From the middle of the decade, the italian design publisher c&b seized and invested in the possibilities offered by this evolution. The company then proposed to gaetano pesce, interested in new technologies and the potential they offered, to experiment with this material: he developed the "up series". The first editions did not have a load-bearing structure and consisted of a single block, simplifying the transport of the seat. Its volume was reduced by vacuum compressed in an airtight package. Once placed in the desired place, the buyer cleared the packaging of the seat, so that it gently inflated and returned to its original shape and size, thanks to the air that enters the cells of the polyurethane foam. Originally published by c&b, it was removed from the catalogue in 1973 because of the presence of freon gas. It reappeared in 2000, made in bayfit and marketed by b&b italia. The internal structure is made of polyurethane foam consisting of two one-piece parts. In good condition, completely reupholstered in our workshop.

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