Dimensions

H-81cm, W-101cm D-106cm

DescriptionProduct DetailsProduct Type: Bean Bag Chair & LoungerChildproof Closure: YesWeight Capacity: 700 lb.Durability: Stain ResistantProduct Care: Spot CleanRemovable Cover: No

The Sacco chair, also called a bean bag chair, beanbag chair, or simply a beanbag (“Sacco” is Italian for “bag, sack”), is a large fabric bag, filled with polystyrene beans, designed by Piero Gatti, Cesare Paolini and Franco Teodoro. The product is an example of an anatomic chair,[1] as the shape of the object is set by the user. Sacco was awarded the XXVI Premio Compasso d'Oro and is exhibited in the permanent collection of the most important contemporary art museums throughout the world.

Sacco was introduced in 1968 by three Italian designers: Piero Gatti, Cesare Paolini and Franco Teodoro.[1] The object was created in the Italian Modernism movement.[2] Being a post war era phenomenon, Italian modernism’s design was highly inspired by new available technology. Post war technology allowed an increase in the processes of production, by introducing new materials such as polystyrene. The idea of mass-produced goods made within an inexpensive price range appealed to consumers. It therefore created the need for a revolution in the creative and manufacturing process. ‘The designer was an integral member of a process that included marketing as well as engineering’. The inspiration left by Corradino D’Ascano’s Vespa design for the Piaggio Corporation in 1946, added value to the essence of the designer. With successful designs, brands could sell more products, and therefore the identity of the designer played an important advertising role.