Carlitos, 2000

 

Producer: Figueras International Seatting

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Collective seating designed for public waiting areas, airports, stations, etc. This is a top-of-the-market range proposal, versatile in composition and offering a variety of finishings, providing comfortable seating to help ensure that often long, unpredictable waiting periods are more comfortable. The design contours show the influence of Charles Eames's Aluminium Group seating collection; hence the tribute implicit in the name of the seating, Carlitos, which is the Spanish equivalent of "Charlie".

    In one model the frame projects upward to form a kind of canopy which can be used for stowing luggage or magazines and which can be fitted with overhead lighting. This shelf helps to create the feeling of a personal space, providing a welcome degree of privacy during long waits in places which tend to be inhospitable on account of their large scale and high ceilings.