Piccola chair
2015
Client: Slow wood
The Piccola is a chair designed for narrow spaces such as small bars, bistros, and cafés. Compared to a standard chair, it is reduced in thickness and presence—almost minimal—yet defined by a strong identity emerging from a single recurring detail.
A small wedge-like element is obsessively repeated at the junctions between the structural beams, becoming the distinctive sign of the chair. This detail is not ornamental, but a way to highlight the efficiency of the traditional mortise and tenon system, long used in chair construction.
The result is a structure that reveals its logic immediately: clear, direct, and honest in its assembly.
The Piccola chair was chosen by chef Massimo Bottura for the Refettorio in Bologna. The Refettorio project is part of the activities of the organization Food for Soul, which works to fight food waste in support of social inclusion and individual well-being.
Photos credits: Delfino Sisto Legnani