The Royce armchair takes flight in a fresh collaboration with Australian designer Nikolai Kotlarczyk. A sculptural and compact armchair suited to both residential and commercial interiors, Royce joins SP01’s elegant collection of character driven designs.
Royce Armchair
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Available with and without headrest, Royce is a detail driven design featuring contrast piping which punctuates the wing shaped backrest and an externally mounted tubular steel frame which can be selected in a highlight finish. When seen together the two versions of the Royce chair creates a lyrical dialogue, offering a sense of rise and fall in a room.
The original avian inspiration behind the design animates the new piece, giving it a sense of character. The simple geometric line is reduced to a bird-like silhouette that appears ready for take-off. The design is an assemblage of curves, from the sinuous frame to the arc of the wing shaped shell and the tight radius of the headrest, ensuring there is not a hard line in sight.
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“For me it was really important - to showcase as much of the beautiful wings of this chair as possible - by tucking the two back legs underneath. That was a big feature for me, to get the frame wrapping around the back and make it free of the back legs so that it has this beautiful uninterrupted line.””
NIKOLAI KOTLARCZYK
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The SP01 team have collaborated with Nikolai over a two-year period in-order to produce a design that feels fresh.
“We have arrived at a chair with two variants; with and without head rest, both retaining that classic wing shape which is obviously a very important detail. We have consciously made the chair a little plump, sitting close to the ground on its fine feet. The Australian native bird, which originally inspired Nikolai’s sketch, is a tropical dove. We played with this idea of the beautiful bird and I find there is something anthropomorphic about Royce.”
MATT LORRAINCREATIVE DIRECTOR SP01
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Nikolai’s strong connection with geography, history, materiality and rituals can all be seen in the Royce armchair. Working within a self-expressed, refined decorative style, Nikolai’s work aims to simplify the act of storytelling through an honest palette of materials and bold forms.
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“Royce is a natural extension of our design language and demonstrates that SP01 is feeling more confident about who are as a brand and about our design direction.”
MATT LORRAINCREATIVE DIRECTOR FOR SP01
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Since its debut, SP01 has been promoted on a global platform of design that demonstrates fresh, Antipodean values. It’s designs give a subtle nod to iconic design eras, while staying untethered to any single cultural heritage. SP01 works with designers from around the globe to create a collection of beautifully detailed, hand-finished furniture – conceived in Australia, made in Italy.
Royce is now available to order via SP01’s international dealer network, directly or through the Programa Trade Portal.
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