It is easy to rest, with the right support: Micia, by Paolo Imperatori (2023), is a small armchair with an informal look, that manages to synthesise and merge the best of technology and painstaking production, so as to become comfort’s best ally, both for daily rest and to welcome a very special guest. It is a furniture item that in less than a square metre of sheer character does not overlook any detail regarding comfort, from the rest surface in electro-welded steel mesh to the mattress made of expanded polyurethane, to the soft pillow for the night that during the day turns into a welcoming backrest. The style is minimalist, but one can also find details of sheer tailored grace: the quilted cover which is available in several colours, tailor-made with a frog closure, folds to form the typical corner triangles, a pleasant and familiar detail.
Born in Milan in 1972, Paolo Imperatori studied at the FAUP of Porto and later graduated at the Politecnico di Milano.
Assistant to Vico Magistretti from 2002 to 2006, he worked as scientific consultant for the Magistretti’s archives. In 2009 he designed the layout of the Magistretti’s studio and Museum Foundation.
In 2007 he opened his own studio in Milan working as an interior and architecture designer. He sketched the final design of the Magistretti’s house in Lausanne (CH) and is currently designing a Manor in Bibbona, Tuscany and restructuring a Victorian house in London.
He participated in various exhibition: “Sensi Divini” (Triennale 2005), “Dolcevita” (Milan 2006), “Tavole meravigliose” (Cosmit 2008), “Meet Design” (Rome 2011), “Design for Charity” (Triennale 2012), “Contemporaneità del tutto” (Cologne 2012). In 2011 he designed the exhibition “Gioielli per Milano” and “Giornata Xerra – Interfaces” at the Triennale of Milan.
Paolo also produced designs for “Campeggi”, “Diamantini&Domeniconi”, “Frag”, “Le Fablier”, “Oluce”.
Assistant lecturer at the Laboratories of “Progettazione” and “Allestimento” at the “Politecnico di Milano”.
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