About the collection
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Designer
Antonio Citterio is a Milanese architect and the longest-running design signature at B&B Italia, working continuously with the brand since 1972. Trained at the Politecnico di Milano, he founded Citterio Viel & Partners in 1999, building residential towers, hotels and headquarters across Europe and Asia in parallel to a sustained industrial design practice for Vitra, Flexform, Maxalto and B&B Italia. The Citterio outdoor vocabulary developed for the brand combines powder-coated aluminum frames with hand-woven cord wrapping and Sunbrella-stable cushion programmes, an idiom rooted in his earlier indoor archive (Charles, Maxalto Apta, Sity). Erica is his outdoor armchair classic for B&B Italia: a powder-coated aluminum skeleton, hand-woven cord and a generous loose cushion. The chair carries the full B&B Italia outdoor specification, marine-grade fittings, removable inserts, replaceable Sunbrella covers.
Pieces in this collection
All dimensions, weights, and finishes available on request. Request spec sheets
The Erica lounge sits within B&B Italia's permanent outdoor catalog, a position B&B Italia has held as a European specialty outdoor house with established US trade representation. Erica is produced in specialty European outdoor materials matched to the brand's catalog tradition as part of B&B Italia's premium European outdoor programme, with the configuration designed by B&B Italia's in-house design team.
B&B Italia's lounge pieces are built around specialty European outdoor materials matched to the brand's catalog tradition. For US trade specifiers, this means Erica carries the same material data sheets and US-trade documentation as the rest of the B&B Italia catalog: ASTM F1858 outdoor furniture compliance where applicable, fire-code classification on cushion components, and chain-of-shipment documentation supplied with the invoice. Bespoke fabric or finish substitutions are accepted on COM workflow with confirmed yardage at quote stage; see the Sunbrella and Outdura specifier reference for the workflow at the European factory.
Pricing for Erica at US trade typically falls between on quote at US trade volumes, before fabric grade, finish premium, and consolidated freight. Lead time is 8-14 weeks from European factory to US port for standard configurations; bespoke dimensions, COM upholstery, or large hospitality volumes extend by 4-8 weeks. The collection is specified in US hospitality outdoor (boutique hotel terraces, resort pool decks, restaurant outdoor dining) and in premium residential outdoor (lake-house, pool-house, rooftop terrace) installations.
Standard Erica configurations ship 8-14 weeks from European factory to US port. Bespoke dimensions or COM upholstery add 4-8 weeks. Hospitality projects above 50 pieces consolidate on a single container and follow the same standard timeline.
Yes. B&B Italia runs a verified US trade programme. Net trade pricing for Erica is shared after qualification (designer of record, project scope) and is set under the B&B Italia non-disclosure agreement applicable to all premium European outdoor specifiers.
Most B&B Italia collections, including Erica, accept COM upholstery and bespoke dimensions within manufacturer tolerance. See the FF&E procurement workflow for the full COM and bespoke sequence, including fabric yardage, factory shipping, and lead-time impact.
Premium European outdoor pieces share a common care pattern: quarterly rinse with clean water and mild soap, twice-yearly inspection of cushions and fittings, and off-season storage of soft goods in freeze-thaw climates. Structural elements (aluminum, FSC teak, steel) typically carry 5-10 year warranties; fabrics and cushions 2-3 years against UV and stitching. US service life on European premium outdoor is typically 15-25 years on structural elements and 5-10 years on cushions, with COM refresh extending the cycle. Documentation and warranty registration are supplied with the invoice at the trade tier.
Materials & finishes
In situ
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