Cattelan Italia Giselle Wooden Dining Armchair

The Cattelan Italia Giselle Wooden Dining Armchair is a refined dining armchair of quiet, enveloping character — designed by Maurizio Manzoni — distinguished by its fine ashwood frame that wraps the seat and backrest in a continuous, sculptural arc of warmth and precision. The frame is the Giselle's defining element: crafted from solid ash, its curved, encircling profile creates a natural sense of containment and comfort that is both visually generous and spatially considered, delivering the presence of a full armchair within a compact 56 cm dining footprint. The ashwood frame is available in four finishes — Open Pore Matt Black Ashwood, Natural Ashwood, Canaletto Walnut Stained Ashwood, and Burned Oak Stained Ashwood — spanning the full tonal range from pale warmth to deep, atmospheric darkness. The seat and backrest are upholstered across an exceptionally broad selection of materials: thirteen categories in total, covering synthetic leather, nubuck, chair fabrics, soft leathers, sofa-grade leathers, and premium woven fabric categories A through F. At 56 cm wide × 61 cm deep × 85 cm high with a 49 cm seat height and 65 cm arm height, the Giselle is a chair of complete, unhurried refinement — Made in Italy by Cattelan Italia.

Key Features

• Enveloping Solid Ashwood Frame — Sculptural Arc: The Giselle's frame is crafted from fine solid ash and shaped into a continuous curved arc that wraps around the seat and backrest — a defining profile that creates a sense of natural enclosure and warmth while remaining visually light. The ashwood grain and finish are fully visible across the exposed outer frame surfaces.
• Four Ashwood Frame Finishes: Open Pore Matt Black Ashwood, Natural Ashwood, Canaletto Walnut Stained Ashwood, and Burned Oak Stained Ashwood. The open pore treatment preserves the natural grain texture of the wood with no surface sealing, delivering a raw, tactile quality distinct from conventional lacquered finishes. All four finishes are available without restriction across all upholstery combinations.
• Thirteen Upholstery Categories — Seat & Back: An exceptionally broad upholstery selection spanning Synthetic Leather, Chair Fabrics, Micro Nubuck, Soft Leather, Soft Leather Glove, Category A–F fabrics, Sofa Soft Leather Glove, Sofa Soft Leather Perfetto, Sofa Soft Leather Nabuk, and Sofa Soft Leather Magnifica. The inclusion of sofa-grade leathers is a premium option that elevates the material quality of the Giselle significantly, enabling a specification consistent with the finest seating in a high-end interior.
• Integrated Armrests — 65 cm Arm Height: The armrests are formed as a continuous part of the wooden frame arc, emerging naturally from the side structure without visible joins. The 65 cm arm height positions the armrest at a comfortable, supportive level for both seated use and chair movement.
• Compact Dining Footprint — 56 cm Width: Despite the full armchair silhouette, the Giselle maintains a 56 cm width that keeps table spacing manageable — generous enough to seat comfortably, compact enough to allow multiple chairs around a dining table without excessive spread.
• Designer Piece — Maurizio Manzoni: Designed by Maurizio Manzoni for Cattelan Italia — a chair of considered, unhurried design intelligence where every curve of the frame serves both structural and aesthetic purpose.
• Made in Italy — Cattelan Italia: Manufactured entirely in Italy by Cattelan Italia.

Wooden Frame Finish Options

Four ashwood frame finishes — all available across every upholstery combination without restriction.

Open Pore Matt Black Ashwood Wood Frame Finish

Natural Ashwood Wood Frame Finish

Canaletto Walnut Stained Ashwood Wood Frame Finish

Burned Oak Stained Ashwood Wood Frame Finish

Natural Ashwood is the purest expression of the material — pale, warm grain with minimal tonal intervention, most harmonious with light and Scandinavian-influenced interiors. Canaletto Walnut Stained Ashwood brings a deep, rich walnut tone to the ash grain, echoing classic European dining table finishes and warming any room it enters. Burned Oak Stained Ashwood reaches the darkest, most atmospheric end of the range — a deep charcoal-brown stain that creates maximum contrast with light upholstery and reads as dramatically contemporary. Open Pore Matt Black Ashwood is the most distinctive finish — a full matte black treatment that leaves the natural grain texture completely open and unsealed, creating an extraordinarily tactile surface that sits between raw material and refined design object.

Seat & Back Upholstery

Thirteen upholstery categories — seat and backrest upholstered in the same selected material throughout.

Synthetic Leather and Micro Nubuck offer high durability and ease of care suited to everyday dining use. Chair Fabrics and Category A–F woven fabrics allow coordination with surrounding textiles and sofas. Soft Leather and Soft Leather Glove deliver classic dining chair leather character. The four Sofa Leather categories — Sofa Soft Leather Glove, Perfetto, Nabuk, and Magnifica — are premium grades typically reserved for sofa upholstery, applied here to elevate the Giselle to the highest material specification available in the Cattelan collection. Upholstery samples are available on request. As natural and woven materials, colour and texture may vary slightly from screen representation.

Materials & Construction

Dimensions

Single configuration — one size across all frame finish and upholstery combinations. The 49 cm seat height and 65 cm arm height are compatible with standard dining table heights.

Packaging Details

Packaging dimensions and weights will be confirmed prior to delivery. Please contact us if exact data is required for access planning or commercial project logistics.

Dimensions Overview

Dimensions – Cattelan Italia Giselle Wooden Dining Armchair (cm)