1998
CASSINA
(Italy)
Permanent Colletion: Museum of Modern Art, Saint-Etienne, France
Developed from the three viewpoints of the computerized era's "home office," the arrival of the "home theater" era, and the idea of a "rapidly aging society." Reclines almost entirely flat and can be used in place of a bed. The footrest utilizes a lever, the back an air pump, and the headrest a coiled spring.