UMBERTO ASNAGO (b. Italy, 1949) for GIORGETTI. Two-seater sofa in black leather, armrests in polished pau ferro, black painted legs, model Progetti. Measurements: 83 x 135 x 71 cm. Seat height 46 cm. The arms are in polished pau ferro, a precious wood with a reddish colour, whose idea comes from an elegant handle of an antique stick. Umberto Asnago attended the Istituto d’Arte in Cantù. After learning how to work with solid wood by experiencing it in local carpentries, he started working with Giorgetti in 1968 and he soon became head of the Giorgetti Design Research Centre. In the 1970s, the company began an intense process of industrialisation and innovation that led to the expansion of its domestic and foreign markets. In 1987, the Giorgetti Design Research Centre signed the Progetti collection, a series of sofas and armchairs characterised by a unique wooden armrest, propelling the company into the ranks of Made-in-Italy ambassadors throughout the world and which greatly contributes the Giorgetti brand. Asiago left Giorgetti in 2006 to pursue a career as a designer. He worked with many famous companies such as Penta Light, Arflex, Busnelli, Medea and Porada by realizing pieces all carrying his hallmark. In 2011 he returned in Giorgetti and designed a new collection and In 2017, Asnago created the limited Pure Armchair edition to celebrate the Progetti collection's thirtieth anniversary. In 2019 he started a new collaboration with Frigerio for a full intriguing range of furnishing elements featuring a capable use of solid wood and hide leather covers.