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Another design Doshi Levien launched in Milan, the high-backed, upholstered Capo chair for Cappellini, elicits a similar dialogue. “We started by folding paper to achieve this language,” Levien says. “I like the way the arms feel disjointed from the seat, because of the cantilever. You get this kind of floating plane of fabric.” “We were thinking of Belmondo in Breathless, like a real dandy lounge,” Doshi continues. “It was also this idea of putting your collar up when you’re wearing a jacket, and the protection you get. Its comfort is in that gesture.”