Cuero – soft, natural, innovative
Cuero is more than an innovative design workshop. It reflects a way of life and an understanding of style that makes naturalness and a graceful flow of form its central design principles. The pleasant feel of the leather also helps Cuero leather chairs on their way to becoming modern classics.
Cuero chairs – how an idea took shape
Cuero goes back to two young architects, Juan Kurchan and Jorge Ferrari Hardoy, and Antonio Bonet. After working together for some time at Le Corbusier's studio in Paris in France in the 1930s, the three developed the idea for an entirely new concept of innovative seating. As their starting point, they chose a classic from 1877, the "Tripolina". It was the conceptual basis on which the three later developed successful Cuero chairs such as the Pampa Mariposa Butterfly Chair. The frames of the chairs were always made of steel, and the seat and backrest of leather, which came from the famous saddle maker Cutriani.
Cuero leather chairs – the success of the unconventional
Although the first chairs won several awards, they never really caught on. That changed after the Second World War with the Butterfly Chair, whose avant-garde yet natural form became the defining feature. Models such as the Tricorona Butterfly stool went on to achieve great success in the 1950s and 1960s. Many of the design trio's chairs are now popular pieces among fans of retro interiors. Cuero has reissued these popular classics and brought them into the diverse design world of the 21st century – something for true enthusiasts.
