R.2Emma dining armchair

Official supplier photography. Photographed in the (161 150 109 40) size.
emma by Varaschin
Emma chaise longue module (161 40 81 190)
sunloungers & daybeds · aluminium
I love to define my design as a sort of molecular process. For the Emma collection, I created the project molecules: weaving design and manufacturing, refined details, careful definition of proportions, a bit of heritage for a lasting project/collection. Moving into Emma's DNA, I created new objects for relaxation, a refined dormeuse and a cozy daybed. The Emma collection, true to its DNA, grows more and more protagonist every year of Varaschin Outdoor Therapy.
About the EMMA collection as a whole. Design: Monica Armani.


Colour charts © Varaschin. Ask us for the current season’s colour card.
As printed161 40 81 190
Plan, to scale. The bar is 45 cm — about the width of a pair of shoulders.
“Altezza riferita con top Hpl e ceramica” — Height reported with Hpl and ceramic top. The book’s own note, printed at reader p. 4.
- (161 150 81 40)161 × 150 × 81 cm
- (161 40 81 190)161 × 190 × 81 cm
- (161 150 109 40)161 × 150 × 109 cm
- (161 40 109 190)161 × 190 × 109 cm
Custom cushionsMade to order for this frame, in your chosen fabric — commission cushions, or read Cushions & comfort below.
Lead timeOn enquiry — ask us about this piece.
No finish chosen yet. Pick one above and it is kept with the piece — through the shortlist, the workspace schedule and the export.
- Materials
- alluminio verniciato a polveriintreccio a manotessutogomme Dryfeel
- Material family
- aluminium
- Typology, as supplied
- dormeuse / chaise longue module
24 pieces across 27 spreads (reader pp. 4–30). Credited to Monica Armani.
One finish palette covers the whole Varaschin range.
These are the finishes Varaschin offers across its collections, not the stock on hand. The technical sheet confirms the finish this piece is made in. Your choice here stays with the piece and carries through to your shortlist, the workspace schedule and its export.
Frame finish
54 · 4 printed documents · 13 printed pagesThe maker’s frame and leg finishes: 54 across 4 families.
Weave
17 · 3 printed documents · 5 printed pages17 weave colours. A woven piece has both a weave colour and a frame finish, and each is specified separately.
Seat fabric
415 · 6 printed documents · 83 printed pagesThe maker’s fabric library: 415 colours across 54 ranges. The fabric you choose stays with the piece, through the shortlist, the workspace schedule and the export.
Printed colours are approximate — specify against a physical sample. Swatches above reproduce the maker’s printed colour samples.
- cinque colori dell'intreccio EMMA CROSS / EMMA CROSS weave, 5 colours
- corda intreccio EMMA, due toni / EMMA cords, two standard tones
- 6 colori della struttura EMMA SUNSCREEN / 6 colours of the EMMA SUNSCREEN structure
- colorazioni bianco e nero TIBIDABO / TIBIDABO black and white colorings
- struttura bianco / WHITE STRUCTURE
- struttura grigio seta / SILK GREY STRUCTURE
- struttura grigio / GREY STRUCTURE
- alluminio verniciato bianco / white powder-coated aluminium
- GRIGIO / GREY
- TAUPE / TAUPE
- BRONZO / BRONZE
- ALUMINIUM / ALLUMINIO moka / dark brown
- CERAMIC / CERAMICA grey porphyry / porfido grigio
- HPL corten
- IROKO
- ALUMINIUM / ALLUMINIO bronze / bronzo
- ALUMINIUM / ALLUMINIO grey / grigio
- CERAMIC / CERAMICA lime white / bianco calce
- TEAK
- ALUMINIUM / ALLUMINIO silk grey / grigio seta
- HPL bedonia
- ALUMINIUM / ALLUMINIO Black / nero
- HPL cement / cemento
- HPL silk grey / grigio seta
- CERAMIC / CERAMICA dark stone / grigio scuro
- ALUMINIUM / ALLUMINIO white / bianco
Cushion thickness follows the frame: each frame’s seat is built low or high for the cushion it is designed to carry. A dining pad is therefore thin and deep seating thick, and neither is an upgrade on the other.
- For a sunloungers or daybed
- 8–12 cm, hinged — the pad follows the adjustable back, and a fast-draining open-cell core is the usual choice, because a sunlounger spends more time in the weather than most pieces.
- Core
- Cushions for exposed pieces have an open-cell, fast-draining (reticulated) foam core, so water runs straight through rather than pooling in the foam. A crowned top sheds standing water. Neither makes a cushion waterproof: outdoor cushions are built to drain.
- Fabric
- In outdoor fabric, what matters is the fibre. Solution-dyed yarn carries its colour all the way through, so it holds up to sun and scrubbing; surface-dyed cloth loses its colour as it wears. Performance fabrics resist water but are not waterproof. Mildew grows on dirt left on the cloth rather than in the fibre. The usual care advice is to wash and dry the cloth, and to stand a soaked cushion on its edge to drain.
- Patterns & your own fabric
- Plains, stripes and prints can all be specified. The brief records the repeat, the direction and any railroading, so the pattern lines up on every panel. Many pieces also accept customer’s own material (C.O.M.); the brief asks whether you will supply your own.
Varaschin gives the cushion thickness for a few pieces: 14 cm on the TIBIDABO sofa, over a 28 cm seat base, and 15 cm on the BABYLON sofa. The CRICKET settee has 9 cm on a sculpted shell, and the TIBIDABO dining armchair 8 cm. Most product sheets give the seat height only.
Made to order through our supplier workshops: sized to this frame, in your chosen fabric, from a thin dining pad to full deep-seating cushions.
Technical sheet issued on request, per piece.
Each sheet is issued against the maker’s current revision, so the drawing you receive matches the piece that will be built.
Request technical sheetThis piece appears in Varaschin’s LANDSCAPES 2021/2022 catalogue.
The full catalogue can be read on this site. The catalogue and every page of it remain © Varaschin.
Open the page in the readerPlan and elevation are generated from the dimensions on this page.
- MODELLO REGISTRATO / REGISTERED MODEL
- Registered-design notice printed at the foot of the collection description on the openers of EMMA (render p004), EMMA CROSS (p031), EMMA SUNSCREEN (p046), TIBIDABO (p051), SUMMER SET (p095), CRICKET (p110), BABYLON (p127), SYSTEM STAR (p136), SYSTEM (p144), BARCODE (p155) and BALI (p163). NOT printed on the BELT opener (render p073) — BELT is the one collection in part 1 whose opener carries no registered-model line.
- teak di piantagione certificata / certified plantation teak
- Timber sourcing claim printed on the SYSTEM opener (render p144, for the optional teak bench seat), the BARCODE opener (p155, whole collection) and the BALI opener (p163, whole collection). Printed wording: "teak di piantagione certificata" / "plantation certified solid teak" / "solid teak wood from certified plantation". No certification scheme or certificate number is printed.
- soluzioni d'arredo / MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS (BELT)
- BELT carries two configuration-reference spreads, render p089 (printed 174-175) and render p093 (printed 182-183). Each prints eight plan-view sofa layouts labelled /01 to /08. NO article codes and NO dimensions are printed on either spread — they are layout inspiration only, not a parts list.
- MODELLO REGISTRATO / REGISTERED MODEL
- Registration statement printed on the technical spreads of BALI BERGÈRE DECK RELAX, NOSS, CLEVER, LINK, BENTO, PLINTO, BAHIA, MAAT and KOLONAKI. SMART instead prints 'MATERIALE REGISTRATO / REGISTERED MATERIAL' (referring to VAR#TEX, not the model).
- LINK extendable mechanism
- Dedicated spread 'link allungabile / EXTENDABLE TABLE' (printed 404-405) showing the 200x100 H73 in three states: closed 200, one 55 cm leaf to 255, two 55 cm leaves to 310. The photo captions are printed '200 mm / 255 mm / 310 mm' — evidently centimetres given the icons and the rest of the catalogue; recorded as printed, not corrected.
- BENTO composition rules
- 'soluzioni d'arredo / MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS' (printed 470-471): nine worked composition diagrams labelled /01 to /09 built from the seven BENTO modules. The prose states the customer may re-arrange purchased modules repeatedly and add further modules later, 'rispettando semplicemente le regole di composizione / following the possible options available'. Caption: 'DIVANO BENTO - TAVOLINO BELT - PANCA SYSTEM'.
- CARPET material specification
- 'Tappeti per esterno realizzati con fibre sintetiche, non-assorbenti e altamente resistenti all'azione degli agenti atmosferici. 100% Polipropilene / Outdoor carpet in synthetic fibers, non absorbent and highly resistant to bad weather. 100% Polypropelene' (spelling as printed).
- COVER — protective covers programme
- Custom-made covers cut to the ordered sofa composition and produced at the same time as the sofa. 100% polyester, 180 g/m2, light grey, one side coated with acrylic resin, Teflon stain-repellent and oil/water-repellent treatment. Tested to UNI EN 20811 (water permeability): water column greater than 1000 mm.
Varaschin’s own care text, from its LANDSCAPES 2021/2022 catalogue.
- Brand
- Varaschin · Italy
- Collection
- emma
- Designer
- Monica Armani
- Category
- Sunloungers & daybeds
- Status
- Current range
- Suited to
- Hotels & Resorts · Beach & Marine Clubs
R.3Emma high-back armchair
R.4Emma pouf
R.5Emma 1-seater sofa
R.1 Emma chair
- House
- Varaschin
- Materials
- alluminio verniciato a polveri, tessuto, gomme Dryfeel
- Dimensions
- 48 46 82 53
- Designer
- Monica Armani
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