Saba Oltremare Armchair

The "Oltremare" collection of chairs designed by Antonio Marras and made in collaboration with Saba, comes from a distant place and past, rich in history, memory, memories full of suggestions and visions. This is how Antonio Marras presented us with an object that he almost defines as an idol-sacred object that speaks of his land, his sea, but above all of his history. We called it Oltremare, because all things have a soul and every soul has a name. Oltremare encloses between its inlets the classical and the modern. The curve is a line that can be tamed: it creates a wave, a bend, it creates a place but also offers an escape route. In our imagery, we investigated the relationship between the curved line and the act of sitting, drawing asymmetrical curves that become backrests and embrace very comfortable seating. The asymmetrical curves that enclose it are the inspiration behind the Oltremare armchair that completes, along with the upholstered bench, the collection. A comfortable nest suspended on a slender base of painted metal, whose essential lines make by contrast the silhouette even more interesting. Oltremare is a seating system that, while winking at the past, communicates a strong contemporary soul and lends itself by nature to different interpretations and changes of dress.