The Corsetto Armchair by Molteni&C Is the Kind of Piece You Buy Once and Never Replace

There are chairs that furnish a room and chairs that define it. The Corsetto, designed by Argentine designer Cristián Mohaded for Italian furniture house Molteni & C and unveiled at NYCxDesign 2026 in New York, belongs to the second category.

The armchair embodies controlled sculptural tension, with its leather and fabric actively shaping the silhouette rather than merely covering the frame. The result is something that feels both enveloping and architecturally precise, generous enough to actually sit in for extended periods and considered enough to hold its presence in a room with confidence. The chair's balanced proportions make it feel inevitable rather than designed, the key distinction between timeless and dated upholstered furniture.

The chromatic sensibility is warm without being decorative, and there is a quiet Art Deco quality to the overall character of the piece, understood more as a mood than a stylistic reference. It is the kind of armchair that looks better in ten years than it does today, which is the only real measure of whether a piece of furniture is worth the investment.

Corsetto is part of the Molteni&C 2026 Collection. 

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