Billiani Lounge Chairs

Billiani Lounge Chairs

Billiani’s lounge chairs take the brand’s woodworking heritage and translate it into relaxed, sculptural seating meant for hotel lobbies, lounge areas, waiting spaces, and modern living rooms. In our experience, what immediately stands out is how solid the wood feels paired with how soft the seating experience actually is. These are not oversized pieces that dominate a room, but they hold visual weight in a very intentional way.

Where Billiani Lounge Chairs Are Used

Designers specify these lounge pieces in many of the same projects where Billiani chairs and Billiani stools are already in use. We see them most often in hospitality settings, reception areas, breakout zones, and refined residential spaces where a softer posture is needed compared to contemporary dining chairs. What we can tell you is that the visual continuity across seating types makes a real difference in how cohesive a space feels.

Billiani lounge chairs have also been selected for notable real world projects. The lobby at Mountain Residence uses them within a hospitality setting. JP Morgan featured them at Salone del Risparmio in Milan, showing how well they translate into refined corporate installations. Palazzo Avino in Italy, under the direction of Cristina Celestino and photographed by Davide Lovatti, used them within a luxury hotel environment. Seeing these chairs perform in such different contexts reinforces their role as truly unique furniture.

Construction, Proportion, and Everyday Comfort

Most Billiani lounge chairs are built with solid beech or ash frames and feature either fully upholstered shells or layered seat and back cushions over visible wood. Compared to dining seating, the lounge versions sit lower and deeper, with more generous back support. Speaking from experience here, these proportions make a noticeable difference once someone is seated for more than a few minutes.

The same families that produce dining and bar seating often extend into lounge versions, allowing coordinated finishes across entire interiors. This makes it easier to move visually from restaurant table and chairs zones into waiting or lounge areas without disrupting the design language. They also integrate well alongside reclining chairs in wellness suites and hospitality lounges, especially when comfort is the primary goal.

How Designers Use Them in Layouts

We most often see Billiani lounge chairs arranged around low tables in lobby clusters, positioned near shelving in quiet corners, or paired with modular sofas in hybrid work environments. They also transition easily between hospitality and residential projects. If experience has taught us anything, it is that these chairs perform best when they are given just enough space to breathe visually.

• Extends Billiani’s wood craftsmanship into relaxed, lower seating.
• Designed for hotel lobbies, bars, waiting rooms, office lounges, and living spaces.
• Built from solid beech or ash with coordinated upholstery options.
• Featured in projects such as Mountain Residence, JP Morgan Milan, and Palazzo Avino.
• Part of larger seating families for coordinated dining, bar, and lounge environments.
• Pairs well with restaurant table and chairs and reclining lounge zones.
• Balances visual warmth with contract-level durability.