Gobbalunga
Gobbalunga, the re-edition of Giovanni Levanti’s iconic seat (2007), returns to Salone del Mobile 2023. Moving away from the dogma of the traditional sofa and its passive state, Gobbalunga seeks the unexpected encounter between surprise and innovation, wonder and comfort. Characterized by its unusual shape and a strong narrativecomponent, Gobbalunga continues to show its absolute contemporaneity, citing the classic armchair that ends, however, with a soft disjointed tail. By moving the tail, different configurations, both formal and functional, can be achieved. When it is elongated, it invites to rest; when it is curved back on itself, it creates a micro-environment that encourages conversation. On the tail then, you can sit, lie down or ride it as you like.
Born in Palermo in 1965, in 1983 Giovanni Levanti graduated in Architecture at the Università degli Studi di Palermo.
In 1984, he moved to Milan where he obtained a master in Master in Industrial Design at Domus Academy.
From 1985 to 1990 he worked for Andrea Branzi and in 1991 he started his on studio.
He works as a designer for Azzurra, Campeggi, Cassina, Diamantini&Domeniconi, Domodinamica, Edra, Foscarini, In The Room (Jp) Marutomi (Jp), Memphis, Nagano (Jp), Pallucco, Salviati, Serafino Zani, Twergi-Alessi.
Since 1986 his works have been displayed in several international exhibitions and are a permanent part of prestigeous design museum collecitions: Triennale Design Museum, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and Centre Pompidou in Paris.
Lecturer at the Università degli Studi di Palermo, at ISIA (Faenza), NABA (Milan) and project leader at Domus Academy (Milan).
He lives and works in Milan.
Campeggi's products by Giovanni Levanti
