A seat built for you.The shape that follows the body.
- Pietro Giglio

- Apr 24
- 2 min read
A project where functionality and aesthetics don't compromise each other — they complete each other.

Some objects simply take up space. Others enter into dialogue with the body — respecting its geometry, absorbing the weight of long working hours without demanding sacrifice. This chair was born from that distinction.
The design process did not begin with form, but with posture. With an analysis of how the pelvis rotates, how the spine loads during prolonged sitting, how the shoulders tend to collapse forward after hours of focus. Only after understanding those forces did we begin to draw the outlines.
"I don't design chairs. I design the time people spend sitting in them."
Structure and material
The high backrest with integrated cervical support is not an aesthetic detail: it is the result of months of research into load distribution along the spine. The two-tone eco-leather upholstery— glossy black on the back surface, warm sand on the seat — visually distinguishes the functional zones and unconsciously guides correct body positioning.
The low-profile flat armrests were designed to disappear when not needed and to support the wrists with millimetre precision during work. The five-point star base provides maximum stability at any angle of recline, without sacrificing the visual lightness of the overall profile.
Aesthetics as function
In my working method, aesthetics is not an ornament applied at the end of the process. It is a functional variable. A beautiful object invites correct use: a chair with studied proportions unconsciously encourages the user to sit well, to occupy space with dignity.
The raised stitching that defines the backrest panels is not decoration: it marks the structural tension zones and orients tactile perception. The racing seat-inspired silhouette — with its lateral ribs — embraces the body without constraining it, offering lateral containment only when needed.
Every curve was evaluated both by touch and by sight. Because the object exists in both dimensions, and must be impeccable in each.
This project is an example of how McRevo approaches every commission: with the same attention reserved for a building, applied at the scale of the everyday object. Functionality and aesthetics are not opposites to be balanced — they are the same thing, seen from different angles.



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