606 Barrel / Barrel Taliesin

A timeless design informed by exceptional constructive complexity, the iconic Barrel chair was created in 1937 by Frank Lloyd Wright, based on an original design dating from 1904.‎ Epitomising the extraordinarily high standard of the MedaMade carpentry workmanship, a synonym for quality and excellence, this barrel-shaped armchair is composed of 37 parts, each fitting into the other with pinpoint precision.‎ The base and the chair back are constructed from three pieces of solid wood, bent at a different angles.‎ Each of the three pieces is then cut in two to counterbalance the tensions created during the steam-bending and the drying processes.‎ The two parts are then placed back-to-back and glued together.‎ The joints are all carved directly into the wood, all the details are hand-finished by Cassina’s carpenters.‎ Barrel Structure · Massive cherry tree wood.‎ Finishing · Natural cherry tree, walnut or black-dyed, half-matt and transparent lacquer, half-open pore.‎ Seat · Body in black moulded thermoplastic material.‎ Padding in polyurethane foam.‎ Quilted upholstery · Quilted fabric or quilted leather.‎ Foot: Slides in felt pads.‎ Barrel Taliesin Structure · Massive cherry treewood or american walnut, colors as per pricelist.‎ Finishing · Half-matt and transparent lacquer, half-open pore.‎ Seat · Body in black moulded hermoplastic material.‎ Padding in polyurethane foam.‎ Quilted upholstery: · Quilted fabric or quilted leather.‎ Foot: slides in felt pads.‎