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a double version. The collection is completed by a set of coffee tables in different sizes, characterised by the same wooden leg of the daybed.
Libre, designed by Eugeni Quitllet, is a seating collection that interacts naturally with the human body and the surrounding space. In Libre, form and function revolve around ergonomics, ensuring maximum comfort within a compact well-proportioned monoblock collection. As the designer explains:“ My intention is to give this design the lightness of air, with a style capable of existing naturally in any space: sientate LIBRE, sientete LIBRE”. Libre collection includes a monoblock side chair and armchair in polypropylene, whose seat and backrest appear as two distinct elements, precisely set within a fluid and harmonious frame. The soft shapes and organic lines of Libre recall the language of traditional bentwood seating, reinterpreted in a contemporary way: the rounded geometry of the seat and backrest recalls the softness of an upholstered pad, while maintaining the material honesty. The integrated openings, while echoing this formal heritage, also ensure aneasy grip from different angles.
Nuova Guinea, the outdoor seating collection designed by Cazzaniga Mandelli Pagliarulo, finds its perfect place in the open air, along the seafront, by the pool, or even on the deck of a ship. The name Nuova Guinea evokes the evolution of the collection and the outdoor soul of this product, recalling tropical and exotic destinations. The distinctive element of the collection is the weave of the seat and backrest, created as a separate element and subsequently applied to the frame thanks to zips. An innovative design solution making the collection more sustainable as it allows the woven parts to be easily removed and replaced.“ It is an evolutionary collection that starts from a traditional archetype and introduces innovation through the assembly logic that defines the seating” – explain the designers. The polypropylene yarn belts, weatherresistant, are available in two different widths and interwoven to generate an original graphic pattern. The result is a weave that combines maximum comfort with high technical performance.
Recalling the relaxed lifestyle in open air typical of the Italian“ dolce vita” of the Sixties, Philía Mesh is an outdoor seating collection designed by Odo Fioravanti. Philía Mesh evokes the shapes that have defined the identity of Philía collection, inspired by traditional Italian garden chairs. With Philía Mesh, these forms are reinterpreted through new materials that echo Pedrali tradition, with its earliest garden chairs made of expanded metal sheet:“ expanded metal sheet fascinated me because of its production process – a sort of mechanical ballet, that also inspired the design of the chair” – tells Fioravanti. The distinctive texture of the metal sheet ensures comfort, breathability and resistance, making Philía Mesh ideal for outdoor living. The signature element of the collection is defined by an opening that gently crosses the backrest, creating a generous and practical integrated handle.