UP5_6 2000 Big Mama black armchair by Gaetano Pesce

Designed in 1969, the UP series has stood out from the beginning for its expressive shapes, covered in elastic fabric. This innovative solution, balanced between design and art, was born from the imaginative mind of Gaetano Pesce. It is made through a polyurethane injection mold, a flexible foam that allows you to use unusual shapes, maintaining and always returning to its original shape (UP). The UP series has been revived since 2000 by B&B Italia with modern technologies. Among the armchairs, the UP5_6 stands out, also called BIG MAMA, with its sinuous and feminine shapes, with a ball-shaped footrest that can be interpreted in various ways: as a ball and chain for the woman (prisoner of male prejudices) or like mother and baby, connected by the umbilical cord. The armchair is very comfortable, has a strong visual impact and requires space suited to its size. The covering, an elasticated wool blend fabric, has - for reasons unknown to us because we purchased the furniture together with an apartment - small cuts in the covering in some places which can be seen in the various photos (there are 5 in total). From our point of view they are not difficult to mend, but the work should be carried out by an expert hand. The black color will help hide any traces of sewing thread.