Description
A Slender Sculpture That Invites You to Sit
The Leolux Caruzzo is one of Leolux’s most celebrated and enduring designs — a high-backed swivel armchair conceived by Frans Schrofer / Studio Schrofer that balances sculptural elegance with a level of ergonomic sophistication rarely found in a chair of this aesthetic presence. Winner of the Red Dot Design Award 2015 and the Good Industrial Design Award 2015, the Caruzzo is the epitome of Leolux craftsmanship — a chair that is simultaneously a joy to behold and extraordinarily comfortable to sit in for extended periods.
The High Back with Ears — Privacy, Protection, and Presence
The Caruzzo’s most immediately distinctive visual feature is its striking high back with characteristic “ears” — the slightly forward-curving wing elements at the upper sides of the backrest that create a semi-enclosed volume around the sitter’s head.
This is not decorative — it is a specific ergonomic and spatial solution. The high back provides wonderfully supportive comfort for the head and upper spine, particularly during extended sitting. The ear elements create a sense of private space within the chair — a sheltered zone that reduces peripheral distraction and makes the Caruzzo feel like a personal retreat within a room. In a living room, hotel lobby, or reading corner, the Caruzzo creates its own intimate atmosphere wherever it is placed.
The high back additionally makes the Caruzzo a significant visual presence in a room — a slender sculpture that commands attention from every angle, not just the front.
The Tilt Mechanism — You Define How You Sit
Leolux has built a clever tilt mechanism into the Caruzzo that allows the sitter to define how actively or passively they want to sit. The mechanism adjusts the chair’s resistance to backward tilt — providing an upright, active seating position for reading or working, or a more reclined, passive position for relaxing. This adjustment means the same chair can accommodate very different sitting modes across the day without requiring a separate chair for each.
The Caruzzo is a swivel chair — it rotates freely on its base, allowing easy repositioning toward a window, a conversation partner, or a screen without lifting or moving the chair.
The Artisan Decorative Stitch — Craft Visible From Every Angle
The Caruzzo is the epitome of Leolux craftsmanship — and the detail that best demonstrates this is the Artisan decorative stitch on the reverse side of the backrest. This striking hand-embroidered seam is made by Leolux’s craftspeople specifically for the Caruzzo — an authentic upholstery detail that makes the back of the chair as considered and beautiful as the front.
The thread colour of the Artisan stitch is customisable — it can be specified to match the upholstery for a tonal effect, or in a contrasting colour for a bold decorative statement. In a room where the chair is visible from multiple angles — as a swivel chair typically is — this detail ensures the Caruzzo is a feast for the eyes from every viewpoint.
Two Bases, Two Footstools, and Dual Upholstery Zones
The Caruzzo can be configured in several meaningful ways:
Base options: the stylish five-star Original base in polished aluminium, or the sleek four-star Pure base — each giving the chair a slightly different visual weight and character.
Footstool: the Caruzzo can be extended with a matching footstool in two designs — Forte and Fine — available with both the Original and Pure bases. The footstool transforms the Caruzzo from an armchair into a complete lounge system.
Dual upholstery zones: the inside and outside of the seat can be covered separately in any Leolux covering — allowing a two-tone combination of fabric and leather, or contrasting colours of the same material. This dual-zone upholstery is a further expression of the design’s personalisation philosophy.
Sleep Gallery holds Leolux’s full Caruzzo catalogue — visit our showroom in central Tbilisi or speak to our team at 596 14 9977 to configure your Caruzzo. Each is made to order in the Netherlands.
Free Delivery and Professional Assembly in Tbilisi
The Leolux Caruzzo is delivered and assembled in your home free of charge in Tbilisi by Sleep Gallery’s professional team.
Product Details
- Designer: Frans Schrofer / Studio Schrofer
- Awards: Red Dot Design Award 2015, Good Industrial Design 2015
- Dimensions: W78 x D90 x H107cm, seat height 45cm
- Seat height option: standard or +2cm
- Base: Original (5-star, polished aluminium) or Pure (4-star)
- Tilt mechanism: yes — adjustable active/passive sitting resistance
- Swivel: yes
- Artisan decorative stitch: hand-embroidered on reverse, thread colour customisable
- Upholstery zones: inside and outside coverable separately
- Footstool: Forte or Fine — available with both bases
- Upholstery: fabric and leather (full Leolux range)
- Made to order in the Netherlands
- Full catalogue available at Sleep Gallery
- Brand: Leolux (Netherlands)
- Delivery and assembly: free in Tbilisi
FAQ:
Q: Who designed the Caruzzo and what was the design intent?
The Caruzzo was designed by Frans Schrofer of Studio Schrofer — a Dutch designer whose work is characterised by the precise combination of ergonomic intelligence and visual sculptural quality. Schrofer’s approach to furniture design consistently seeks to make ergonomics visually expressive rather than invisible — the Caruzzo’s high back and ear elements are simultaneously ergonomic solutions and the chair’s strongest design statements.
The design intent was to create an armchair of great class that centres design and ergonomics equally — a chair where the visual presence and the seated experience are inseparable from each other. The high back provides head and neck support; the ears create privacy; the tilt mechanism allows personalised sitting resistance; the Artisan stitch on the reverse ensures the chair is beautiful from every angle. No element exists purely decoratively or purely functionally — each serves both purposes simultaneously.
The Red Dot Design Award and Good Industrial Design Award in 2015 recognised this achievement — the Caruzzo as a design that successfully unites high aesthetic quality with genuine ergonomic sophistication in a single piece.
Q: How does the tilt mechanism work — and why does it matter?
The Caruzzo’s tilt mechanism allows the sitter to adjust the chair’s resistance to backward movement — effectively setting how much the chair pushes back when you lean into it.
In the active position, the tilt resistance is higher — the chair provides firm support that encourages an upright sitting posture. This suits reading, working, or any seated activity where alertness and spinal support are priorities.
In the passive position, the tilt resistance is reduced — the chair allows a more reclined posture with less resistance to the back’s natural tendency to lean. This suits relaxing, watching television, or any less active use where a more reclining position is comfortable.
The practical significance is that a single chair can accommodate genuinely different sitting modes across the course of a day — you do not need a separate “working chair” and a separate “relaxing chair”. The Caruzzo adjusts to suit the moment.
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Q: What is the Artisan decorative stitch and can I choose the thread colour?
The Artisan decorative stitch is the hand-embroidered seam on the reverse side of the Caruzzo’s backrest — a craft detail that Leolux’s upholsterers apply individually to each Caruzzo as a signature of the chair’s handmade quality.
It is a striking embroidered seam — visible and deliberate rather than hidden or purely structural. Because the Caruzzo is a swivel chair, its reverse is frequently visible in a room — the Artisan stitch ensures that the back of the chair is as considered and beautiful as the front.
The thread colour is fully customisable — specified as part of the made-to-order configuration. It can be chosen in the same shade as the upholstery for a tonal, understated effect, or in a contrasting colour — a bold accent that adds a distinctive decorative statement to the reverse. Our team in the showroom can show thread colour options against upholstery samples.
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Q: Can I upholster the inside and outside of the Caruzzo in different materials?
Yes — the Caruzzo specifically offers the option to cover the inside and outside of the seat in separate materials or colours from any Leolux covering. This dual-zone upholstery system is one of the Caruzzo’s most distinctive personalisation features.
Practical combinations include: leather outside (more durable for the exterior surface that experiences more handling and contact) with fabric inside (softer at the direct skin-contact area); or the same material in contrasting colours for a two-tone effect that draws attention to the chair’s sculptural form. The inside-outside distinction corresponds to the front-facing seating surfaces and the exterior back and sides of the chair.
This level of upholstery customisation reflects the Caruzzo’s made-to-order philosophy — the chair is configured to your specification rather than selected from a fixed range. Our sleep experts at 596 14 9977 and our showroom team can guide you through the available fabric and leather combinations.
Q: The Leolux Caruzzo costs more than standard armchairs — what justifies the price?
The price reflects four specific distinctions from a standard upholstered armchair.
First, the design: Frans Schrofer’s Caruzzo is a Red Dot Design Award winner — a chair whose ergonomic intelligence and visual sculptural quality are inseparable and mutually reinforcing. The precision of the ear elements, the high back proportion, the tilt mechanism integration — these are the results of a design process that standard armchair production does not invest in.
Second, the Artisan decorative stitch: a hand-embroidered seam applied individually by Leolux’s craftspeople to every Caruzzo, in a thread colour of the customer’s choosing. This level of hand-craft finishing detail is not present in standard production armchairs at any price point below this category.
Third, made-to-order production with dual upholstery zones: each Caruzzo is individually configured to specification — inside and outside covered separately, base and footstool chosen, seat height selected, thread colour specified — and produced in Leolux’s solar-powered Netherlands factory. This is individual manufacture rather than batch production.
Fourth, the tilt mechanism: a technically engineered adjustable sitting resistance system built into the chair’s structure — a functional investment that standard armchairs do not include.
Free delivery and professional assembly in Tbilisi. Full Leolux Caruzzo catalogue available at Sleep Gallery.
