Chair designed by Sebastian Matta in 1970 and produced by Simon Gavina, then by Gufram.
The object was made to pay homage to a friend of his, the surrealist painter René Magritte.
The inspiration for this chair comes from Magritte’s own painting “The Son of Man” from 1964, in which the painter’s two trademarks are represented: the apple and the bowler hat. Marks that Matta uses for his object. He made the bowler upside down in fiberglass, and inside the apple foam, which is compressed into the hat at the time of sitting. An artistic object as well as of common use, which brings together imagination and memory of a dear friend. The name of the chair, MAgriTTA, comes from the union of the names of the designer and the artist, Magritte and Matta. A unique object, with character and unrepeatable, in perfect Gufram style.
