B&B Italia Ray Outdoor Natural Armchair
RAY OUTDOOR NATURAL ARMCHAIR
RAY OUTDOOR NATURAL ARMCHAIR
Antonio Citterio 2017
Ray Outdoor Natural is a family of outdoor sofas and chairs inspired by the Ray indoor collection and featuring an interlacing rope pattern reminiscent of Manila hemp.
A solution in perfect harmony with nature, created with textilene to make it perfect for outdoor use, it is available both with feet in aluminium extrusion and in a version with a teakwood base-frame. The collection includes sofas in two depths, modular elements and an armchair.
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.
INFORMATION
PRODUCTION
Made in Italy
MATERIAL
Metal
TYPE OF METAL
Aluminium
USE
Furnishing
COVER
Fabric in limited categories
WATERPROOF COVER CLOTH
PES fabric coated on one side in PU
FEET AND BASE-FRAME
- Die-cast aluminium
- Extrusions with polyester powder painting
- Solid wood
CHARACTERISTICS
Contemporary furnishing, choices from several collections of interior and exterior furniture items
APPLICATIONS
- Corporate
- Hospitality
- Public
- Residential
INTERNAL FRAME
Tubular aluminium and aluminium profiles with polyester powder painting
BACK CUSHION
- Polyester fibre
- Cover in water repellent polyester fibre
UPHOLSTERY
-Shaped polyurethane -Solotex fibre and visco-elastic polyurethane combination -Cover in water repellent polyester fibre
