The frame is made of seasoned beech solid wood. It is padded using both hand-modelled vegetable horsehair and rubberized horsehair while the cushion of the seat is made of goose feather, with an expanded polyurethane insert to ensure it maintains its shape over time. The seat, backrest and armrests come with springing made of biconical hand-tied steel springs fastened to jute belts.
The rear and sides of the armchair are refined by a row of leather-covered nails. The lining comes with a Pelle Frau® Impact Less leather, that is printed digitally with slightly relief effect. The rear of the backrest features a gun barrel grey finish plate bearing the Fornasetti x Poltrona Frau® logo and serial number.
An icon of the Italian design and a flagship product of the company, Vanity Fair XC redefines a classic which, even in this new “Imagine Reality” special edition, is the brainchild of a joint effort with Fornasetti. Drawing inspiration from the Poltrona Frau’s “2024 Imagine Collection”, it once again took the industry by the storm.
An image of the sun and of the moon rise from a whirl of clouds decorating the entire surface of the armchair. A dreamlike, mysterious and surreal image, a trademark style of Fornasetti’s, retrieved from his historical archive and specially developed for Poltrona Frau. An ode to the power and freedom of imagination.
