Africa Chair - Upholstered Seat

Legendary Italian designers Afra and Tobia Scarpa created the Africa Chair as a love letter to traditional cabinetmaking, and this stunning re-edition by Tacchini proves why it recently earned a spotlight in Architectural Digest. The dining chair's sculptural silhouette centers on a tour-de-force canaletto walnut veneer frame, but it's the backrest that steals the show—crafted as a single piece, then meticulously refined into two mirrored sections that reveal layers of contrasting wood essences through delicate hand-finishing. The result is a play of chromatic depth that shifts as you move around it, turning functional seating into living art. The Africa Chair's structural ingenuity sets it apart. The backrest and rear legs meet only at the base, creating a dramatic gap that adds subtle flex to the seat while evoking a totemic presence. This is furniture as sculpture, where Tobia Scarpa's philosophy of perfect balance between form and function reaches its apex. The Compasso d'Oro winne