B&b Italia George Armchair

Sun Mar 27, 2022ArmcharisFabric, Cotton, Steel, Aluminium, LeatherAntonio Citterio

GEORGE ARMCHAIR

GEORGE ARMCHAIR

Designed By Antonio Citterio, 2013

The George armchair, available in two sizes, is designed specifically for the contract industry, its seat and back cushions offering a high and formal seating solution.

Upholstered in either fabric or leather, it’s base frame is in aluminium. The project also includes a two-seater and three-seater sofa.

DESIGNER

ANTONIO CITTERIO

Antonio Citterio was born in Meda (Milano) in 1950, and started his design office in 1972, graduating in architecture at the Politecnico di Milano in 1975. Between 1987 and 1996 he worked in association with Terry Dwan and, together, they designed buildings in Europe and Japan.

In 2000, with Patricia Viel, he founded a practice for architecture and interior design, developing international complex long-term projects, at all scales and in synergy with a qualified network of specialist consultants. The studio has today taken the name of "Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel".

Antonio Citterio currently works in the industrial design sector with numerous Italian and foreign companies. In 1987 and in 1994 he was awarded the Compasso d’Oro-ADI. From 2006 to 2016 he has been professor of Architectural Design at the Mendrisio Academy of Architecture (Switzerland).

In 2008 he was honoured by the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce of London, which gave him the title of “Royal Designer for Industry”. Antonio Citterio is art director of Maxalto, Arclinea and Azucena.