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Isole Modular Seating System
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Informazioni su questo prodotto
Architonic ID: 1475076
Anno di Lancio: 2017
Material
Powder coated steel base, moulded CMHR foam seat, backrest and armrest. Black MDF table tops with nano laminate surface
Leg options
Black
Table Top
Black Fenix Laminate
Power outlet
Available with a DK, UK, US & Schuko power outlet
Upholstery Options
Uniform Melange, Planum, Nitto & Gentle from Kvadrat
Concetto
The Isole modular seating system is a simple, endearing design co-created by Japanese firm Nendo and Italian design studio Nichetto, whose close connection defied the geographical distance between them.
Nendo founder Oki Sato and Nichetto founder Luca Nichetto applied the principles of Tanka, a traditional Japanese poem, to design Isole, the Italian word for islands. According to Sato, “With Tanka, one person starts the poem and another person completes it. I sent Luca rough sketches via my iPhone of soft shapes like pebbles or islands.” “When I saw the islands I realized that they were missing bridges,” adds Nichetto. “I’m from Venice, a city of archipelagos connected by bridges. So I sent back sketches of armature as a bridge to connect the islands.”
One look at Isole and the visual connectivity is instant and enthralling. A pebble-shaped “island” moulded from CMHR foam and upholstered in stretch fabric appears as the back, seat and arm rests. Together they are affixed to a powder-coated steel base featuring low, slim legs with a floating on water effect. Available in all kinds of combinations and configurations, each seating unit comes with or without arm rests. Add to that the option of a laminated round, square or rectangular side table discretely integrated into the design.
“For me, Isole embodies the idea of comfort and connectivity, which is what everyone looks for in a sofa,” says Martin Kornbek Hansen, CEO of &tradition. “Nendo and Nichetto initially connected over a coffee and proceeded to virtually co-author the sofa together. Their different perspectives came together as one vision, one entity. Like the singular seating of the sofa itself – which connects with other “islands” via their brilliant “bridges”. A simple organic design that also echoes aspects of nature, which runs deep in our Danish DNA at &tradition.”
Specifiche del prodotto
Material
Base metallo, Metallo
Distributori
Progettisti
Luca Nichetto
Italy
Di recente nominato Design Curator di Lodes, nel 2006 Luca Nichetto ha fondato a Venezia uno studio di design multidisciplinare dedicato a design industriale, progettazione di prodotto e consulenze. Fin dall’inizio lo studio ha avviato collaborazioni con numerosi brand e organizzazioni, espandendo rapidamente il suo raggio d’azione ben oltre i confini di Venezia e dell’Italia. Cinque anni più tardi, nel 2011, Nichetto ha aperto un secondo studio a Stoccolma, Svezia. Questo studio nasce in risposta ad un numero sempre maggiore di richieste di collaborazione da parte di aziende internazionali, ampliando il lavoro dello studio anche al di fuori del suo iniziale focus sulla progettazione di oggetti di design. Nichetto Studio si è ulteriormente ampliato spingendosi in settori affini quali l’interior design e l’architettura. Lo Studio lavora con una varietà di marchi e clienti provenienti da tutto il mondo e la sua esperienza e professionalità sono oggi riconosciute e apprezzate nelle molteplici discipline del mondo del design.
nendo
Japan
Good Design Award (Japan) Japan Commercial Environmental Design Association (JCD) Award Gold Prize Japan Interior Architects / Designer’s Association (JID) Award Grand Prize I.D. Annual Design Review Best Product (USA) red dot design award (Germany) iF products design award (Germany) Furniture Design Award Grand Prize (Singapore) Wallpaper Best Domestic Design (UK) Compasso d’Oro Honorable Mention (Italy) ELLE DECO International Design Awards “Designer of the Year” (Italy) ELLE DECO International Design Awards “Bath and Materials” (Italy) Maison & Objet “Designer of the Year” (France) German Design Award (Germany) ELLE DECO International Design Awards “Bedding” (Italy) Iconic Design Award “Interior Designer of the Year” (Germany) CHANGE MAKER OF THE YEAR 2015 (Japan) ELLE DECO International Design Awards “Best in Outdoor Furniture” (Italy) Brussels Design September “Designer of the Year” (Belgium) Collective Design “Collective Influence” (USA)
