Back in the '90s, industrial designers had free reign to produce things that were fun and whimsical, bordering on silly. This Umbrella Chair, designed by Gaetano Pesce and manufactured by Italy's ZeroDisegno, is a good case in point:
In 1995, the aluminum and polyurethane chair won an award from Interior Design magazine.
One thing that was apparently not a criteria for the judges: The quality of the molds. Or perhaps the polyurethane hasn't stood the test of time.
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