For this year’s Salone Del Mobile, LOEWE is putting chairs front and center. LOEWE Chairs, being held in the Palazzo Isimbardi courtyard until April 23, highlights the creative process of weaving and embellishment, and showcases how skilled artisans from around the world can transform mundane furniture into marvelous masterpieces. Weaving isn’t only used for adding different textures, it’s also utilized in expanding shapes to create gentle, sculptural protrusions that lead to one-of-a-kind products.

LOEWE Chairs features a variety of techniques and a medley of materials. Some of those materials, like leather and raffia, are closely associated with the LOEWE. The use of color emphasizes the melting pot of materials, strengthening the artistic intervention and creating a dialogue between artist, medium, and object. 

The term “stick chair” originally referred to simple, utilitarian furniture pieces that were often overlooked – considered to be peasant’s items unworthy of documentation. While stick chairs can vary in shape and form, they share a common construction method where all the uprights and legs are fixed into the seat and secured with wedges.. A total of thirty stick chairs have been embellished, with twenty-two of them being original antique pieces and eight being crafted by a specialized British atelier. The functional and decorative value of the chairs are completed with the inclusion of eight paper loom chairs crafted by the Belgian company Vincent Sheppard. The LOEWE paper loom chairs are crafted from natural fibers and leather, and all chairs are woven using the paper loom technique.