Farfalla | 50+1
After its first appearance, more than 50 years ago, Farfalla returns to the Italian design scene with a renewed, essential and significant sign.
Designed in 1974 by Roberto Lucci and Paolo Orlandini, the chair – then known as Le Farfalle – is today reinterpreted by Folco Orlandini for True Design, a version faithful to the original spirit but projected into the present day.
To celebrate this return to the scene, True Design presents “Farfalla | 50 years +1”, a special event hosted in the space of the new Gabriel Showroom in Milan.
An evening in which to explore the project in its two souls: the original 1974 version and the new model.
With an installation enriched by video content, archival materials and direct testimonies, to tell a story that is over 50 years long and always up-to-date.
Orlandini Design is today the bridge between two eras of design.
On the one hand, the experience of Paolo Orlandini, a protagonist of the golden age of Italian design; on the other, the current look of Folco Orlandini, who signs a version of Farfalla that is more contemporary, freer, but still consistent with the original.
“Farfalla is the shining example of how a design project can overcome and go beyond the passing of the years, remaining unaffected and still fully valid today.”
– Folco Orlandini
Farfalla is part of True collection: a collection that evolves with time, without ever losing its identity.
