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Pallone is a playful, futuristic “seating concept” by Leolux immediately recognised as the best Dutch furniture design in 1989.

Designer Roy de Scheemaker explains the 1960s future visions that inspired the Pallone line, from James Bond to French comics:

“My inspiration was Goldfinger, Barbarella and the Baardmans and Kale comic strip, without nostalgic retrospection or imitation of shapes or colours. I wanted people to be able to sit comfortably whilst making a beautiful composition. I tried to design a floating cushion but with this, one naturally creates a problem in the design that needs to be solved. The back is clearly an addition, the legs are secondary. Finally a moveable, light chair came into being that is extremely comfortable. A chair that has spirit and humour.”