Designed by Paola Navone for the Gervasoni brand, the Inout 851 armchair is based on a minimalist structure in embossed lacquered aluminium tubing. This structure supports a special elastic webbing braid, an innovative product based on synthetic rubber and propylene. Loose seat cushions with removable covers add an extra touch of softness to this outdoor armchair.
Born in Turin and Milanese by adoption Paola Navone is an architect, designer, art director and interior designer. She also enjoys supervising exhibitions and events. A 1973 graduate of Turin Polytechnic, Paola Navone joined the prestigious Italian group Alchimia in 1979, where she worked with Ettore Sottsass and Andrea Branzi. Between 1985 and 1988, Paola Navone worked as a consultant for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, which operated in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Authentic, dreamy and eclectic, Paola Navone combines the colours of the traditional East she loves, with the tastes and forms of a West rich in tradition, open, and on the move. In 1983, Paola Navone received the famous Osaka International Design Award. Today, Paola Navone is artistic director of two companies, Abet Laminati and Gervasoni, and continues to create products for publishers such as Driade, Molteni, or the outdoor furniture brand Emu, for whom she creates the Ivy collection, among other things. Paola Navone has notably directed the creation of Suspension Brass for Gervasoni.