Gentle Chair by FRONT for Porro

European design and ingenuity at it’s best – Swedish design group, Front kicks Milan Design Week off with their Gentle Chair, designed for Italian furniture company, Porro.

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Today marks the start of Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2012 – internationally known as Milan Design Week – where design meets furniture in Italy’s fashion capital. No exception to this is the Gentle Chair, designed by Swedish design group Front which consists of Sofia Lagerkvist, Charlotte Von der Lancken and Anna Lindgren. The Gentle Chair describes itself as simplistic and practical with an appealing two-tone design. The artistic houseware was created for Italian furniture company, Porro and is but an example of what to expect during the week long fair.

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