Billiani
Hippy 639
Three years after their debut collaboration with Croissant, Billiani and Emilio Nanni undertook a new upholstered chair, with a choice of turned beechwood or a steel base. The craftsmanship is expressed here in the upholstery work, where the seams create a play of volumes that make the chair visually welcoming. Comfortable, and as elegant as a bespoke suit, Hippy can be customized with your own fabric or chosen from those of the new Cristina Celestino selection.
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We have produced wooden chairs in Italy for over a century, in a region of small specialized workshops where the culture of wood has deep roots.
The Billiani company was founded in 1911 to produce chairs in curved wood with caning. In 2019 Cristina Celestino, an architect and designer based in Milan, was appointed as the company’s artistic director. The chair is still a central focus, as is the material: wood, the true leitmotif of the collection.
Emilio Nanni
Emilio Nanni was born in Bazzano, near Bologna, in 1955. An architect, designer and artist, he graduated in architecture in Florence, where he taught from 1990 to 1998, and has run his own studio in Bologna since 1986, designing for brands such as Pianca, Zanotta and MDF Italia.
His collaboration with Billiani opened a colourful, pop era: his first design, the 2010 Doll chair, became the brand’s best-seller. Croissant followed in 2011 as Billiani’s first upholstered collection, and the Fratina chair won a Red Dot award in 2016. Other pieces include Blazer, Hippy, Spy, Kursaal, Marimba, Puccio and Babà.
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