Make yourself comfortable — the repertoire is wide. It ranges from the early rigid benches and solemn high-back seats to the more slender and enveloping models that grew lighter and more comfortable over time: bedroom chairs, fireside seats, hallway pieces for brief pauses, writing chairs for refined work at the desk, and salon armchairs for relaxed conversation. Bergère, gondola, pozzetto, cabriolet, à la reine, wingback, “lui e lei,” voyeuse, marquise, fumeuse, duchesse, chauffeuse — whatever the shape or model, each one has always demanded a perfect union between the art of woodworking and the craft of upholstery.

