Armchair and footrest Up 5/6, La Mamma by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia, 2000s edition.

In the early 60's, the chemist Bayer developed a polyurethane foam based on a new resin, allowing various shapes in a simple way. By the mid-decade, the Italian design manufacturer C&B seized on and invested in the possibilities offered by this development. The company then proposed to Gaetano Pesce, who was interested in new technologies and the potential they offer, to experiment with this material: he developed the "Serie UP". Through this object, the designer symbolically expresses his vision of women. With the round pouf, the second element of the armchair, the creator specifies that he wanted to give this armchair a feminine form with a ball and chain. He wishes to denounce the condition of women through a metaphor. When presented at the Milan Furniture Fair in 1969, the object caused a scandal. The first edition of the Mamma did not have a supporting structure and was made up of a single block, simplifying the transport of the seat. Its volume was reduced by compressing it under vacuum in an airtight packaging. Once placed in the desired location, the buyer removed the packaging from the seat, and it slowly inflated and regained its original shape and size, due to the air entering the polyurethane foam cells. Originally published by C&B, it was removed from the catalog in 1973 due to the presence of Freon gas. It reappeared in 2000, manufactured in Bayfit and marketed by B&B Italia and the Mamma is still commercially available to this day. The upholstered armchair has a polyurethane foam interior consisting of two monobloc parts.

Dimensions:
Armchair: H:103 cm L:120 cm P:130 cm
Ottoman: D: 57