SPRING / SUMMER 2014
SPRING / SUMMER 2014
Introduction
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It’s no coincidence that my new design is called Black Tie, hat’s how I started, looking out the window and finding beauty in that view. I decided to recreate it - in each small gesture because it originates from my need to find and create elegance, although it also originates from my personal belief that making a that leads to the creation of a sofa. Handmade. sofa demands the best – the best suit – to use a metaphor which The word elegance has always fascinated me. Ever since I had has become my trademark – from those who plan it, design it, a view of a Palladian villa from the window of my workshop; an and create it. I still believe this today - elegance has to be a way of example of beauty, harmony and balanced form that continues to thinking, long before it becomes an object. be the essence of my work. It was right there I started producing I feel Black Tie pays homage to true beauty and elegance, the sofas, making them by hand in that small workshop in the province of Vicenza, not that far from the romance of Venice. It was fascination of equilibrium, and handmade items. Things which are so 1977 and I could feel the full, positive influence of that view, of difficult to find in a sofa nowadays. this my beautiful land Veneto, in the North-East of Italy. Black Tie has originated from my desire to match elegance I liked the idea of seeing the value of beauty and harmony grow. and design with quality using the human touch - that Italian Of turning these qualities into new objects. Of sharing them, giving craftsmanship which unfortunately is disappearing, getting swallowed up by market forces. I want to offer customers who share them to the world. my desire for elegance a sofa which has been designed and tailorI really loved what I was doing; that search for perfection, but made. Something completely outside mass market rules, which taking my time and looking at everything. So I opened my factory demands the best materials and most exclusive upholstery. The and set up one of the most innovative companies on the Italian way a Black Tie sofa has been designed and made means it can’t design scene, knowing that I’d be working in the same way I was be bought just anywhere; it can only be bought from highly select in my workshop. Not even mass demand could rush the steps furniture shops and interior designers, which I’ve selected perto creating a sofa, which had its own timescales, requiring equal sonally. It’s been a meticulous choice, governed by my desire to amounts of dedication and passion. I was sure that this pas- find the same quality that I guarantee when I design and make a sion of mine would take my sofas far. And that’s how it was - I’ve sofa, in anybody who is selling it. seen them in shop windows in New York, Moscow, Hong Kong, Working as I’ve chosen to work means the masses can’t belong to Miami, and Beirut. I’ve also seen them among the pages of the most important fashion and design magazines, such as Interni, the Black Tie world. Wallpaper, Harper’s Bazaar and many more. And I’ve seen them Handcrafting requires time, dedication, and even more time included twice in items selected for the Compasso d’Oro award. And me, I’ve never stopped exploring the world for them, travel- than was imagined at the beginning. It doesn’t matter as long as ling to find new colours, new materials, working with some of the you feel what you’re working to achieve counts for something. greatest contemporary designers. Learning all the time - because Black Tie sofas have to be produced in limited numbers. No more than ten sofas per day which I always check personally, one by beauty is something I live like a long, wonderful journey. one, because experience and taste are in my eyes first and foreI still crave elegance. We need it, nowadays more than ever. most. This is my way of giving substance to the word exclusiveness. And those who know how to bring it to life. It’s been 35 years since I started in my workshop. And now I feel ready to start making handmade sofas again. Nowadays it’s so hard to think of a craft that takes up so much time just imagining how it will turn out, imagining its shape and creating its very being. Instead I decided to start a new phase using the word that had inspired my work so much as a starting point - elegance.
Pier Luigi Frighetto
Index
SOFAS
Alato Brando Camillo Dante Island Martin
08 14 20 26 30 36
~ 102 Tecnical ~ 103 specifications ~ 104 ~ 105 ~ 106 ~ 107
ARMCHAIRS
Cloè Dafne Frisè Isotta Miranda Victoria
46 50 54 58 62 66
~ 108 ~ 109 ~ 110 ~ 111 ~ 112 ~ 113
TABLES
Elliot Hugo Norman
72 ~ 114 74 ~ 115 76 ~ 116
Casablanca Cubo Rondò Timoty Tonè
82 84 86 88 88
Aliseo Basket & Tray
92 ~ 122 96 ~ 123
OTTOMANS
ACCESSORIES
~ 117 ~ 118 ~ 119 ~ 120 ~ 121
SOFAS - Black Tie
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Black Tie - SOFAS
Sofas
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Alato
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Black Tie - SOFAS
Stainless stell arnrest padding in high-resilience expanded polyurethane.
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ALATO - Black Tie
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Black Tie - ALATO
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ALATO - Black Tie
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Black Tie - ALATO
It’s extraordinary to think that a sofa can boast the utmost beauty alongside an extreme comfort.
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BRANDO - Black Tie
Brando
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Black Tie - BRANDO
Base in metal, dark bronze matt finishing or upolsthered in leather.
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Black Tie - BRANDO
Elegance has to be a way of thinking, long before it becomes an object.
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BRANDO - Black Tie
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Camillo
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Black Tie - CAMILLO
100% European, channelled goose down, in indipendent square rooms.
CAMILLO - Black Tie
It’s the sofa we would all like to experience. What it’s done for comfort is a source of inspiration and a reason for living.
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Black Tie - SOFAS
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SOFAS - Black Tie
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Black Tie - SOFAS
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SOFAS - Black Tie
Dante
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Black Tie - SOFAS
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DANTE - Black Tie
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Black Tie - DANTE
Structure in fir and poplar wood.
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SOFAS - Black Tie
Island
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Black Tie - ISLAND
Feet in black lacquared metal.
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SOFAS - Black Tie
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Black Tie - ISLAND
With this sofa we were inspired by the down. By its elegant weightlessness. It produced an extraordinarily light model.
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ISLAND - Black Tie
Sofa with a subtly angled end.
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Black Tie - SOFAS
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SOFAS - Black Tie
Martin
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Black Tie - SOFAS
Base in metal oxidize finishing.
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MARTIN - Black Tie
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Black Tie - MARTIN
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Black Tie - MARTIN
Feminine and seductive shapes ignite vibrant sensations. Drawn by an emphatic, elegant, screen-capture passementerie.
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MARTIN - Black Tie
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Black Tie - MARTIN
Piping add contrasts and sharpness to the look. 43
SOFAS - Black Tie
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Black Tie - SOFAS
Armchairs
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Cloè
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Black Tie - CLOĂˆ
With or without round studs.
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CLOÈ - Black Tie
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Black Tie - CLOĂˆ
Hugging armchair with a distinctive style that juxtaposes refinement with rawness, sophistication and swank.
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SOFAS - Black Tie
Dafne
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Black Tie - SOFAS
Ne cuscilit est, aceptam, Oilqui painted walnut wood, craftsman hand curved. qui officiat quodicipsam 51
DAFNE - Black Tie
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Black Tie - DAFNE
A chair needs to be both comfortable and beautiful in the Dafne is really distilled down to all it needs to be.
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SOFAS - Black Tie
Frisè
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Black Tie - FRISĂˆ
Structure in canaletto walnut solid wood, hand woven hide.
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FRISÈ - Black Tie
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Black Tie - FRISĂˆ
Original craftmanship for a timeless object, where wood, leather and brass are thrown in to make the perfect mix.
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SOFAS - Black Tie
Isotta
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Black Tie - ISOTTA
Cut out arm highlight emphasized by the piping.
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ISOTTA - Black Tie
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Black Tie - ISOTTA
Inspiration from the old art with a blend of modern and transitional references. A crafted wood touch lent to a timeless design.
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SOFAS - Black Tie
Miranda
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Black Tie - MIRANDA
Polyurethane foam in different densities and memory foam.
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MIRANDA - Black Tie
A deeply comfortable and well-padded armchair that, with its down embrace soft pillows, become an eye-catching piece.
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Black Tie - MIRANDA
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SOFAS - Black Tie
Victoria
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Black Tie - VICTORIA
Deep, button-padded upholstery.
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SOFAS - Black Tie
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Black Tie - VICTORIA
Here we were after traditional elegance, that deep, buttoned padding, carried out strictly by hand.
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SOFAS - Black Tie
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Black Tie - SOFAS
Tables
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SOFAS - Black Tie
Elliot
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Black Tie - ELLIOT
Bevy of exciting small tables, made out of metal and brazilian stone.
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SOFAS - Black Tie
Hugo
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Black Tie - HUGO
Woods, granite, metal; deep earth tones with broad brushstrokes creating a stunning natural work of art.
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SOFAS - Black Tie
Norman
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Black Tie - NORMAN
Woven brown hide, raw cut, hand-sewn.
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NORMAN - Black Tie
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Black Tie - NORMAN
Canaletto walnut elm mahogany, granite, oxidize metal, hide, living this collection is a lifestyle.
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SOFAS - Black Tie
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Black Tie - SOFAS
Ottomans
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SOFAS - Black Tie
Casablanca
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Black Tie - CASABLANCA
Hand-sewn leather stitching.
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SOFAS - Black Tie
Cubo
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Black Tie - CUBO
Simplicity - this word has a lot to do with our idea of elegance. This is how we wanted to express it, with large stitches that almost have the rhythm of music, the rhythm of life.
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SOFAS - Black Tie
Rondò
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Black Tie - RONDĂ’
Upper padding 100% European feather, 10% down.
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SOFAS - Black Tie
Timoty & Tonè
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Black Tie - TIMOTY & TONÈ
We couldn’t find a better way to show you our idea of handmade. It can be seen in every detail, every seam, when you sit down and when you experience it.
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SOFAS - Black Tie
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Black Tie - SOFAS
Accessories
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SOFAS - Black Tie
Aliseo
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Black Tie - ALISEO
Metal frame, 18k gold plating.
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SOFAS - Black Tie
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Black Tie - ALISEO
A golden, quirky frame with an oriental touch. It is more than just a thing on which hang a suit.
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SOFAS - Black Tie
Basket & Tray
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Black Tie - BASKET & TRAY
Made according to the oldest tradition. Each piece is unique and numbered.
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Tecnical specifications
TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - Black Tie
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Alato
Brando
Camillo
Dante
Island
Martin
Cloè
Dafne
Frisè
Isotta
Miranda
Victoria
Black Tie - TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Elliot
Hugo
Norman
Casablanca
Cubo
Rondò
Timoty
Tonè
Aliseo
Basket & Tray 101
TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - Black Tie
Alato design Pier Luigi Frighetto
2011
Modular sofa with structure in metal, with elastic belt spring system stretched over a metal frame. Padding in high-resilience expanded polyurethane, upholstery in thermo-bonded fibre with stretch jersey. Metal armrest padding in high-resilience expanded polyurethane. Seat cushions in 100% European, channelled goose feather, 10% down, closed in independent rooms filling with central insert high-resilience polyurethane foam in different densities and memory foam. Back cushions in 100% European, channelled goose feather, 10% down closed in independent rooms. Fully removable covers in both fabric and leather versions. Feet in shiny stainless steel.
Technical 226
260
81
93
93
143 93 310
166 93
200
250 93
93
30
89 93
90
92 183
DX/SX 102
Black Tie - TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Brando design Pier Luigi Frighetto
2014
Sofa with structure in poplar wood, with crossed elastic belt spring system. Padding in highdensity expanded polyurethane, upholstery in thermo-bonded fibre with stretch jersey. Seat cushions in 100% European channelled goose feather, 10% down, closed in independent rooms, filling with central insert high-resilience polyurethane foam in different densities and memory foam. Back cushions in 100% European channelled goose feather, 10% down, closed in independent rooms. Fully removable fabric covers, only the cushions for the leather version. Base in metal, dark bronze matt finishing or upolsthered with leather.
Technical 62 70 110
70 115
240 115
115
70 260
115
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TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - Black Tie
Camillo design Pier Luigi Frighetto
2011
Modular sofa with structure in fir and poplar wood, with crossed elastic belt spring system. Padding in high-density expanded polyurethane, upholstery in thermo-bonded fibre with stretch jersey. Seat cushions in 100% European, channelled goose feather, 10% down, closed in independent rooms, with central insert in memory foam. Back cushions in 100% European, channelled goose feather, 10% down, closed in independent rooms. Fully removable fabric covers, only the cushions for the leather version.
Technical
DX/SX
DX/SX
DX/SX
104
DX/SX
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Dante design Pier Luigi Frighetto
2011
Structure in fir and poplar wood, with crossed elastic belt spring system. Padding in high-density expanded polyurethane, upholstery in thermobonded fibre with stretch jersey. Seat cushions in 100% European channelled goose feather, 10% down, with central insert in high-density polyurethane, closed in independent rooms. Back cushions in 100% European, channelled goose feather, 10% down, closed in independent rooms, with central insert in memory foam. Completely removable covers with fabric version, only cushions with removable covers in leather version.
Technical
72
110
110
102
83 102
102
DX/SX
DX/SX 140
120
93 102
104
113 102
180 78
102
102
DX/SX DX/SX
104
105
TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - Black Tie
Island design Pier Luigi Frighetto
2011
Modular sofa with structure in fir and poplar wood and metal, with elastic belt spring system stretched over a metal frame. Padding in highresilience expanded polyurethane, upholstery in thermo-bonded fibre with stretch jersey. Seat and back cushions in 100% European, channelled goose feather, 10% down, closed in independent rooms, filling with central insert in memory foam. Fully removable fabric covers, only the cushion for the leather version.Feet in black lacquered metal.
Technical
125
65 82
44
125 105
220
105
DX/SX
105
210
140
DX/SX
DX/SX
210
110 105
105
190
195
DX/SX DX/SX
106
DX/SX
Black Tie - TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Martin design Pier Luigi Frighetto
2011
Modular sofa with structure in fir and poplar wood, with crossed elastic belt spring system. Padding in high-density expanded polyurethane, upholstery in thermo-bonded fibre with stretch jersey. Seat cushions in 100% channelled goose feather, 10% down, closed in independent rooms, filling with central insert high-resilience polyurethane foam in different densities and memory foam. Back cushions in 100% European, channelled goose feather, 10% down, closed in independent rooms. Fully removable fabric covers, only the cushions for the leather version. Frame in metal, oxidize finishing or wood feet.
Technical
140
120 40
80
115
115
105 65
115
DX/SX
DX/SX
110
110
117 180
115
117
DX/SX
107
TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - Black Tie
Cloè Cloè gold Cloè dining design Pier Luigi Frighetto
2014
Armchair with structure in beech wood, seat cushion with helical steel spring and high-resilience polyurethane foam. Back cushion in high-resilience polyurethane foam. Feet upolsthered with leather or fabric. Version with or without round studs (430). Non-removable cover. Dining chair with structure in beech wood, seat cushion with helical steel spring and high-resilience polyurethane foam. Back cushion in high-resilience polyurethane foam. Feet upolsthered with leather or fabric. Version with or without handle. Non-removable cover.
Technical
65
65
42 70
50
108
85
70
49 58
70 50
Black Tie - TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Dafne
design Pier Luigi Frighetto
2014
Technical
Armchair with structure in beech wood, with crossed elastic belt spring system. Padding in high-density expanded polyurethane. Seat cushions high-resilience polyurethane foam in different densities and memory foam. Structure in oil painted walnut wood. Non-removable covers.
95 75
47 70
70
109
TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - Black Tie
Frisè
design Beatriz Sempere
2014
Armchair with structure in canaletto walnut solid wood, water-based painted. Seat cushions in 100% European, channelled goose feather, 10% down, closed in independent rooms, filling with central insert high-resilience polyurethane foam in different densities and memory foam. Back cushions in 100% European channelled goose feather, 10% down, closed in independent rooms. Seat body in brown hide, backrest body in hand woven brown hide. Fully removable covers, in both fabric and leather.
110
Technical
80 75
42
42 100
55
40
Black Tie - TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Isotta
design Pier Luigi Frighetto
2012
Armchair with structure in fir and poplar wood, with crossed elastic belt spring system. Padding in high-density expanded polyurethane, upholstery in thermo-bonded fibre with stretch jersey. Seat cushions in 100% European, channelled goose feather, 10% down, closed in independent rooms, filling with central insert high-resilience polyurethane foam in different densities and memory foam. Structure in oil painted walnut wood.Fully removable fabric covers, only the cushion for the leather version.
Technical
105
57
82 82
111
TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - Black Tie
Miranda
design Pier Luigi Frighetto
2011
Armchair with structure in fir and poplar wood, with with helical steel spring. Padding in high-resilience expanded polyurethane. Seat cushions in 100% European, channelled goose feather, 10% down, closed in independent rooms, filling with central insert highresilience polyurethane foam in different densities and memory foam. Back cushions in 100% European, channelled goose feather, 10% down, closed in independent rooms. Fully removable cushion covers in both fabric and leather versions. Feet in metal oxidize finishing.
Technical
95 113 108
112
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Black Tie - TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Victoria
design Pier Luigi Frighetto
2011
Armchair with structure in fir and poplar wood, with crossed elastic belt spring system. Padding in high-esilience expanded polyurethane, upholstery in thermo-bonded fibre with stretch jersey. Seat cushions in 100% European, channelled goose feather, 10% down, closed in independent rooms, filling with central insert high-resilience polyurethane foam in different densities and memory foam. Deep, button-padded upholstery, removable cover for seat cushion in both fabric and leather versions. Base structure and feet in black lacquered metal.
Technical
105 57 82 82
113
TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - Black Tie
Elliot
design Pier Luigi Frighetto
2014
Technical
Round tables with structure in metal, dark bronze matt finishing. Top in stone Elegant Brown reinforced with Laminam®. In the small version the top is in metal, dark bronze matt finishing.
46
ø 46
114
40
35
ø 70
ø 110
Black Tie - TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Hugo
design Pier Luigi Frighetto
2012
Technical
Coffee table with supporting structure in metal, oxidize finishing. Top in solid canaletto walnut, elm, mahogany woods, water-based painted or in Elegant Brown stone. 31 180 65
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TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - Black Tie
Norman
design Pier Luigi Frighetto
2011
Technical
Tables with supporting structure in metal oxidize finishing. Shelf in woven brown hide, raw cut, hand-sewn according to the oldest tradition. Top in solid canaletto walnut, elm, mahogany woods, waterbased painted or in Elegant Brown stone.
40 120
100 55 50
100 50
116
50 50
Black Tie - TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Casablanca
design Pier Luigi Frighetto
2011
Technical
Pouf collection with structure in multi-layered poplar. Padding in high-resilience polyurethane foam in different densities. Upper padding 100% European feather. Non-removable hand-sewn leather cover.
42 110
47 55
117
TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - Black Tie
Cubo
design Pier Luigi Frighetto
2011
Pouf collection with structure in multi-layered poplar. Padding in high-resilience expanded polyurethane, covered with 100% European channelled goose feather. Fully removable cover in fabric, nonremovable in leather version.
Technical
45
45 110
100
80
100
45 120
130 80
118
45
80
Black Tie - TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Rondò
design Pier Luigi Frighetto
2011
Technical
Pouf collection with structure in multi-layered poplar. Padding in high-resilience polyurethane foam in different densities and memory foam. Upper padding 100% European, goose feather. Fully removable fabric cover. Non-removable leather cover.
42
36 60
110
47 55
60
119
TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - Black Tie
Timoty
design Pier Luigi Frighetto
2011
Technical
Pouf with structure in fir and poplar wood. Padding in high-resilience polyurethane foam in different densities. Deep, button-padded upholstery, non-removable in both, fabric and leather versions. Structure and feet in black lacquered metal.
40 120
170 120
120
40
65
Black Tie - TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Tonè
design Pier Luigi Frighetto
2011
Technical
Pouf with structure in fir and poplar wood. Padding in high-density polyurethane. Deep, button-padded upholstery, non-removable in both fabric and leather versions. 42 90 90
121
TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - Black Tie
Aliseo
design Marco Corti
2014
Technical
Room divider with structure in multi-layered poplar, padding in high-resilience expanded polyurethane, upholstered in fabric. Metal frame, 18K gold plating. 165
180
15 65
65
65 4
122
Black Tie - TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Basket & Tray
design Pier Luigi Frighetto
2011
Technical
Accessories in woven brown hide, raw cut, hand-sewn according to the oldest tradition. Each piece is unique and numbered.
6
19 52
62 27
35
123
TECNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - Black Tie
Finishing METAL
METAL
METAL
Oxidize metal.
Dark bronze matt.
Gold.
STONE
WOOD
LEATHER
Elegant Brown stone.
Solid canaletto walnut, elm, mahogany woods, water-based painted.
Woven brown hide, raw cut.
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Editor/ Black Tie s.r.l. Concept and art direction/ Pier Luigi Frighetto Photo ambiances/ Emanuele Tortora Still life/ Varianti fotografia Stylist/ Barbara Marsiletti Print/ Chinchio industria grafica s.p.a. Photographs courtesy of JAB Anstoetz
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