2000 Series UP5_6 Armchair from the Up Collection

Description

‘Pierre Cardin wanted to meet us. Foreign firms asked for licences. UP was in fact a magnificent vehicle of internationalisation for C&B [now B&B Italia], and also a tremendous advertising tool for the firm’s technology.’ – Francesco Binfaré

According to B&B Italia, the idea for UP came to Gaetano Pesce in the shower. It was at the 1969 Milan Furniture Fair that the UP Series made headlines internationally. Exploring the capabilities of air-sensitive foam with Bayer, the first UP5 armchair was vacuum-packed flat and when unwrapped slowly expanded to the delight of the audience. So successful was the design that B&B Italia relaunched the now permanently expanded model in 2000, and then added the miniaturised UP Junior range in 2014. To celebrate the 50th anniversary, B&B Italia has expanded the range with solid colours – orange red, navy blue, petrol green, emerald green, and cardamom, and included a 50th Anniversary Special Edition in striped beige/petrol green that references Pesce’s original colour palette developed in 1969.

Dimensions

Armchair 120w x 130d x 103h cm seat height 42 cm

Ottoman Sphere 57 cm