This one is pure pleasure. The "Restraint" ornament is a miniature of the Soriana chair by Afra and Tobia Scarpa, introduced in 1969 for Cassina and now recognized as a defining work of late 1960s Italian modernism.
Soriana challenged the era’s obsession with rigid structure by removing the internal frame entirely. The Scarpas used dense polyurethane wrapped in upholstery and cinched with an exposed steel clamp, creating a form that was soft, expressive, and technically exact. It won the Compasso d’Oro in 1970 and continues to be studied as a breakthrough in material-forward design.
BONDDING have shrunken this sensual chair into a joyful miniature in the form of a Christmas ornament, holding onto its softness even in glass. If you bought it, congratulations. You own the coolest ornaments in town.
DETAILS:
- By BONDDING
- Dimensions: 3 × 3.5 × 3.5 in (8 × 9 × 9 cm)
- Formed from a hand-sculpted wax mold + made of hand-blown glass
- Hand-painted + finished with BONDDING’s silver tag + minimalist cap
- Edition: First Edition. Limited to 1000 pieces
- Care: Dust gently and store in a box with wrapping materials to avoid breakage
