Embryo Chair
Made by Cappellini
Designed by Marc Newson
Designed by Marc Newson in 1988, the Embryo Chair arrived as a provocation and a promise. Its swelling, body-like form rejected the orthogonal grammar of postwar furniture, proposing instead a shape drawn from biological intuition rather than industrial convention.
The structure is chromed steel, slender and precise, resolved into three legs that anchor the chair with an almost casual confidence. Above it, moulded polyurethane foam gives the seat and backrest their continuous, enveloping curve. A bi-elastic fabric cover pulls tightly over the form, following every contour without a seam interrupting the silhouette.
- Chromed steel three-leg base
- Moulded polyurethane foam padding
- Fixed bi-elastic fabric cover
- Available in white, black, orange, yellow, and turquoise
Newson produced the original piece in Sydney before the design entered the Cappellini catalogue, where it has remained a fixed point of reference. As a work, it sits at the intersection of product design and sculpture, belonging equally to the studio and the gallery.
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