Zanotta News 2021 : Intimacy
A room is not only a place that contains our furniture, but a silent witness of our lives, a space that changes and evolves with us, collects our memories and emotions, speaks about our most true and private moments. “Style” in the house is disappearing as we return to a more simple and real project. We want functional yet meaningful objects, that can keep us company and reflect us. Intimacy is a tale of love between us and our home, for the objects that furnish it, that are part of our personality and story.
PIANOALTO
Ludovica+Roberto Palomba
“We created a system that exploited the various depths, to create the idea of an extended surface, where the various elements are actually planes that appear to be floating above the floor line.” Ludovica+Roberto Palomba
The famous Pianoalto collection of modular sofas has been extended thanks to two new curved elements which make it possible to create unprecedented spatial configurations distinguished by more sinuous silhouettes and open compositions, to create areas for conversation and socialising in domestic living rooms, as well as in lounges, waiting rooms and reception areas in hotels, workplaces and multi-purpose facilities.
Linear, corner, open and closed configurations, with an impressive scenic impact even in the most compact sizes. Thanks to the new curved elements, which are available in the version with a depth of 116 cm, the “vis-à-vis” compositions with two opposing sofas prove more enveloping and create a cosier and more welcoming feel that’s also ideal for contract settings.
An island of relaxation, a generously sized soft platform on which to arrange cushions, mixing and matching elements freely, creating a dynamic alternating sequence of modules complete with a backrest, end elements without armrests, extended armchairs and poufs and playing with the various depth versions.
Comfort is the focus of the project, which is further guaranteed now thanks to the new range of high-backed cushions with a roller designed to support both your shoulders and your head.
Materials
The seat is conceived as a single volume that embraces both the internal wooden structure and the base. The feet, which are recessed diagonally with respect to the base, form the characteristic diamond shape of the underside, making it look is if it is floating above the ground. The seat, back and armrest padding is in differentiated density polyurethane/Dacron DuPont with a goose down quilted insert to achieve uniform softness and exceptional ergonomic comfort. The filling of the backrest and armrests also contains polyester staple fibres to make them more form-stable. All the elements have removable covers.
TWEED MINI
Garcia Cumini
“Tables and coffee tables with a softly irregular and smooth shape. Not simply an exercise of scale, but several personalities with a strong graphic sign for various functions and spaces.” Garcia Cumini
Brief description
Three new coffee tables designed to complete large sofa islands and offer a practical surface at various heights. The surface stands out for the inlaid processing crafted diagonally with a specular game of outstanding precision which lends it an unusual perception, which is different every time depending on the observation point: the thin sheets of solid oak wood or Canaletto walnut wood are carefully placed side by side until the natural lines in the wood create a graphic sign in continuity with the diagonal line that separates the two parts of the table top, almost as if it were forming the veins on a leaf. The coffee tables are available in three sizes. They can be used individually or teamed together playing with various heights to allow the partial overlapping of the table tops to create more articulate compositions with a strong scenic impact. There are three or four legs depending on the size of the table top, to guarantee proper stability. They are slightly slanted and wedge- shaped, made of tubular metal and welded to a matt black plate which allows them to be secured to the underside of the table top. The coffee tables complete the Tweed family of tables which was launched in 2017 matching their shapes, materials and finishes.
Table tops and Materials
The table tops are available in natural and black stained oak wood finish, or in Canaletto walnut wood. The lowest coffee table has an elongated shape and is generously sized, suitable for resting objects and books on; the medium-sized coffee table has a more regular shape and offers a practical surface for other decorative items; the tallest coffee table is the smallest one and thanks to its three legs, it blends in seamlessly with the poufs or with the open end seat elements and offers practical support for a tablet, a glass of water or a lamp.
Sustainability awareness
Tweed coffee tables are shipped in flat packs and completely disassembled. They are easy to assemble and disassemble, as they consist of just 4 components: the table top, the legs, the screws and the feet. All the components are made from top-quality, super sturdy and highly durable materials that are easy to recycle when they reach the end of their useful life.
Sizes from: small 85x48 h.44 medium 96x99 h.39 large 180x72 h.33
AMBROSIANO
Mist-o (Tommaso Nani & Noa Ikeuch), 2021
“The work-home balance is the key to reading this project. In our take on the trestle table, we started off with the very simple idea of blocking the trestle in a specific position for each length.” Mist-o (Tommaso Nani & Noa Ikeuch)
Brief description
Understated, solid and modular, the new table system is designed for residential settings, meeting rooms, workspaces and hotel and catering venues. The distinguishing features of the project are the elegance afforded by the formal synthesis, the research conducted into the materials, the ample choice of compositions, the multiple customisation opportunities and the environmental sustainability of the product.
Just four components, designed with painstaking care for every detail, come together to form the architectural structure of the table: a pair of trestles, with slanted oval-section posts - in natural or black stained oak wood -, accommodates two parallel steel crosspieces which securely link the trestles together via eight screws, and also support several types of table top. The table top is placed flush with the trestle for a fixed width of 90 cm. The di- stance between trestles determines the multiple top lengths - 165, 190, 245, 275 cm - and consequently the variable number of seats from 4 to 10. The tables can easily be placed side-by-side and aggregate to form long, broad and elegant meeting tables. To obtain continuous surfaces longer than 275 cm, a third trestle is envisaged, as well as the use of two table tops placed side-by-side, either 165 or 190 cm in size each, to achieve modular tables measuring 330 or 380 cm.
Table tops and Materials
The table tops are the result of a research into the materials. They are available in natural or black stained oak wood with matching trestles; in smoked plate glass with black stained oak wood trestles; in Fenix® - in pale grey or anthracite grey, with a wooden border and trestles in natural oak wood - a material that is extremely heat resistant, which can be restored after scratches, easily sanitised, anti-reflection, stain-resistant and anti-fingerprint, ideal for workplaces, hotel, catering and contract venues. Two stone versions are also envisaged: white Carrara marble and Onsernone granite (a stone that can only be found and quarried in controlled quantities in Switzerland) for more prized solutions.
Sizes
The ergonomics and seats were designed following careful evaluation, to determine exactly where to position the trestles along with just the right table top sizes. The size 165 table seats 4, the size 190 seats 6, the size 245 seats 8 and the size 275 seats 10.
Sustainability awareness
Very few components - two trestles, two crosspieces, eight screws and one table top -, strongly industrialised and easy to assemble and disassemble. Quality materials that guarantee the long life of the table and ensure it is recyclable when it reaches the end of its useful life. Plenty of attention has also been paid to the completely flat packaging to minimise the overall dimensions and facilitate transport.
MAGGIOLINA
Marco Zanuso, 1947
In 1972 Zanotta put into production the chaise longue designed in 1947 by Marco Zanuso, the great Milanese designer, tireless experimenter of materials and technologies applied to design.
An innovative project, which abandons the traditional notions of the armchair as a padded structure that makes use of artisan skills, to experiment with a new constructive system designed for industrial mass production. The designer’s research is based on the advancement of the modern method, with a functional breaking down of elements: curved and painted metal tubing, semirigid body and two padded cushions.
The 1972 reissue maintains faith in the original version by presenting an elegant tubular stainless steel structure (18/8 polished or black painted steel tubular frame or with natural or black nickel-satin finish);
armrests and shell in white or black cowhide pigmentato 90; two soft cushions in- Ecofire, leather or fabric -with goose down padding for the backrest and polyurethane / Dacron Du Pont for the seat.
Armchair sizes (W x D x H): 71 x 105 x 83 cm Footrest (W x D x H): 65 x 65 x 38 cm
DAN
Patrick Norguet, 2021
“Dan is more than a chair, it is an evolving seating concept.” Patrick Norguet
The chair with/without arms designed by Patrick Norguet and launched in 2020, with its coloured elastic strap structure, is now also available in an outdoors version to confirm its identity as ideal for both the home and contract applications.
The folded Stainless steel 304 frame, consisting of simple members without screws which are quick and easy to assemble and take apart, is available painted in matt iron grey or black for outdoor.
The seat and back are made of elastic straps stretched directly on the frame. The straps themselves are the outcome of research into automotive technology, and offer high performance in terms of resilience, strength and comfort. Made of polyester yarn (in the colours yellow, string, anthracite and blue), they have a characteristic diagonal 3D texture; they can be personalised with graphics and text on request.
Sizes (W x D x H): Dan 2058 with armrests 52,5 x 59,5 x 82,5 cm; Dan 2057 without armrests 49,5 x 59,5 x 82,5 cm.
