Flying premium: The Flexform Wing sofa

Making a feature of its clean lines and a low, deep base, the sectional Wing sofa, from Flexform designer Antonio Citterio, provides a light and subtle centrepiece for uncluttered climates in top-level interior design projects.

By Flexform, Antonio Citterio, and James Wormald for

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September 22, 2019 | 10:00 pm CUT

A striking cherry red Wing sofa takes centre stage in this spacious New York City apartment’s library space, complementing the room’s seductive composition, curated by interior architecture firm, Axis Mundi

With designers increasingly considering the interior architecture of a space, rather than just the design, modern interiors demand furniture that’s more efficient, more sustainable and more functional than ever before.

Thanks to its elegant construction, the Wing sofa, from Flexform, features a slender cast-metal base and slim supports that are barely noticeable. Meaning the Wing appears to float on air – or rather hover above the carpet. The low profile and lightness of the Wing’s sectional system’s micro-architecture presents a confident, unassuming personality, perfectly complementing a variety of curated environments.

Hamburg

Space comes at a high premium in the sought-after Uhlenhorst area of Hamburg, so the designer of this modest apartment alongside the Außenalster lake needed to make every inch work towards creating a luxurious living space, while keeping atmosphere clean and light feel.

Fully retractable floor-to-ceiling windows in this modest Hamburg apartment seem to double the available space, while a low-slung Wing sofa adds to the tranquility of the landscaped gardens to the property’s rear. Photos courtesy of Andre Nause

The open and airy atmosphere is achieved in large part by a wide terrace, running along the side of the apartment. The look is completed with floor-to-ceiling windows, and the panoramic views of landscaped gardens they provide, in every room, and complemented with the addition of minimal and unimposing furniture in natural colours.

Mexico City

This private home in Mexico City is another residential space with an interior inspired by its natural surroundings. A generous terrace runs alongside the length of the apartment, making a feature of its privileged views of a nearby gorge and transforming floor-to-ceiling windows into living canvases. Mirroring the world outside, natural materials are brought inside with a combination of marble and wood-panelled surfaces.

This pair of Wings has been perfectly positioned, by architectural practice Archetonic, in a glass-shrouded, light-filled corner of this Mexico City apartment, graciously collaborating with an unashamedly panoramic view

A room-divider of timber slats becomes a beautiful feature of the home when combined with natural light, flooding in through the large windows, and creating a constantly changing lighting effect, like a giant sundial. Curated by architectural practice, Archetonic, the house’s collection of furniture, including the Wing sofa, plays a game of surface camouflage, retreating into the walls and enhancing the performance of the space.

Chicago

Specialist architectural practice Axis Mundi has selected the calming and comfortable influence of the Wing sofa for two gallery-like residences set high in the clouds of major cities. A penthouse apartment in the Vista Tower, Chicago, features a number of Wing sofas from which to admire the resident’s enviable art collection and, arguably the most astounding piece, the glittering and ever-rising Chicago skyline. While a New York City project features no less than 12 sitting points – at every available window – to enjoy the world-famous cityscape.

Along with Flexform’s Wing sofas and the impressively far-reaching Chicago skyline, other artworks to enjoy in this penthouse include a word painting by US artist Christopher Wool, and a sultry sculpture from British artist Tony Cragg

The advantage of utilising views as a part of an interior is that they never go out of style, and similarly, in both projects, ‘the Wing sofa from Flexform [has been chosen for its] low-slung glamour that’s timeless in its design’ states Axis Mundi Founder and Director John Beckmann.

New York City

When award-winning interiors firm Designed by Woulfe were tasked with curating an interior for the ‘Oskar’ rental property development in Hell’s Kitchen, New York City, designer Brian Woulfe set himself the challenge of a three-week timeframe, including two-day installation, ambitiously reflecting the time-constraints and challenges faced when designing a rental space.

Flexform’s Wing sofa, Fly coffee table and a pair of A.B.C.D. armchairs were selected for this time-limited project in Hell’s Kitchen, New York. Blending together the old and the new served as inspiration for the project

Woulfe asked the online marketplace and procurement company, eporta, to help source the right products in time. ‘We had specific finishes in mind to ensure each piece worked well within the scheme’, states Woulfe. That scheme was to combine old with new for a sleek and timeless environment, to which the Wing sofa is a perfect fit.

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