Not a Regista: The Regista
The difference lies in its origin: the Piastri Regista is born from a real workshop, from a way of building that allows no shortcuts. It is an object shaped within a craft—made for everyday use and finished with the same seriousness reserved for things meant to last. The Piastri Regista carries the quiet legacy of a story that continues.
Timeless Beauty
The Regista is a seat that has moved through time without showing it. It inhabits space with rare natural ease, thanks to its balanced proportions and essential language. When an object is well conceived, time does not wear it down—it affirms it.
Nomadic by nature—it opens, folds, and moves—yet nothing about it is temporary. It is made to last: its elegance is not an abstract idea, but the result of considered joints, intentional geometries, and finishes that make everything more pleasant to the touch, more reliable, and more durable.
A continuity that looks ahead
Piastri 1961 today does not live on nostalgia, but on active stewardship. The Regista returns to the forefront and is carried forward in its legacy with the care required when handling rare things. It is not about replicating the past, but preserving it. It means carrying a family tradition into the present—updating processes where needed, without altering what made it a symbol: the hand, the eye, the craft.
Even today, each structure is crafted and finished one by one, while the textiles continue to be shaped by sartorial expertise. Customization is a natural gesture, because every place has a different wind, a different light—expressed in the precision of each step, in functionality, and in the careful selection of materials and color combinations able to live across diverse contexts.
Every grain is different.
And the way we follow it.
What sets the Piastri 1961 Regista apart from other “director’s chairs”?
The difference lies not in the form, but in the construction: joints, finishes, proportions, and control of detail. It is a chair designed for real use and finished with discipline, not simply a replica of a familiar form.
Is the Regista designed only for the beach?
It is born for outdoor living and the “nomadic” life of summer, but precisely because of its balance between function and proportion, it also adapts to terraces, gardens, clubs, and hospitality spaces. The contexts may change, but the logic remains the same: practicality without losing presence.
What can be customized?
It is possible to work on wood finishes and colors, fabrics and details—down to embroidery and logos where needed. Customization is designed to align the Regista with a place, without altering its lines.
How do you bring the Regista into the present without changing its identity?
By preserving its defining traits and working where it matters: precision in every step, more functional techniques, and ongoing research into materials and color combinations. The idea is simple: not to reinvent, but to refine.