Mon-Cloud Sofa in Mid-Century Modern Fabric by Patricia Urquiola, Italy

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Patricia urquiola mon - cloud sofa for cassina a generous, welcoming refuge that celebrates comfort and hospitality. Designed by patricia … Read more Patricia urquiola mon - cloud sofa for cassina a generous, welcoming refuge that celebrates comfort and hospitality. Designed by patricia urquiola, mon-cloud is an extremely elegant, versatile sofa, studied to rethink upholstered furniture design with an eye to circularity. The wooden structure lifts the upholstered parts off the floor, lending the entire sofa the lightness of a cloud. The eco-minded core of the sofa is composed of circular materials, like recycled pet fibre in the padding that covers the metal skeleton and embraces the backrest and armrest structures like an enveloping comforter. The sofa can be disassembled to facilitate recovery at the end of its life-cycle. A generous, welcoming refuge that celebrates comfort and hospitality. Designed by patricia urquiola, mon-cloud is an extremely elegant, versatile sofa, studied to rethink upholstered furniture design with an eye to circularity. The wooden structure lifts the upholstered parts off the floor, lending the entire sofa the lightness of a cloud. The fabric upholstery envelops the contours of the sofa, creating a distinctive fold that enhances the beauty of its silhouette. The eco-minded core of the sofa is composed of a metal skeleton wrapped in quilted recycled pet fibre padding that embraces the backrest and armrest structures like an enveloping comforter. Even the soft seat cushions are made of recycled pet. Mon-cloud contains an extremely low percentage of foamed elements made of circularrefoam®, a polyurethane made with a percentage of recycled polyols. These inserts were developed so they could be separated from the other materials to facilitate their recovery and recycling. Since there are no glued parts, the sofa can be completely disassembled at the end of its life cycle. Mon-cloud expands the collection with a new, more ample, corner seating module with open end pieces, an ottoman, a bench and an armchair, creating a fresh new living system suited to any contemporary lifestyle. Important information regarding images of products: please note that some of the images show other colors and variations of the model, these images are only to present interior design proposals. The item that is selling is on the first image. Important information regarding color(s) of products: actual colors may vary. This is due to the fact that every computer monitor, laptop, tablet and phone screen has a different capability to display colors and that everyone sees these colors differently. We try to edit our photos to show all of our products as life-like as possible, but please understand the actual color may vary slightly from your monitor about the designer: patricia urquiola was born in oviedo (spain) in 1961. Lives and works in milan. She attended the university of architecture at madrid polytechnic and milan polytechnic, where she graduated in 1989 with achille castiglioni. Assistant lecturer to achille castiglioni and eugenio bettinelli in milan and paris, responsible for the new product development office of depadova, working with vico magistretti, head of lissoni associati’s design group. In 2001 she opened her own studio working on product design, architecture, and installations. Amongst her last projects of architecture. The museum of jewel in vicenza, mandarin oriental hotel in barcelona, das stue hotel in berlin and the spa of four seasons hotel in milan; showroom and installations for gianvito rossi, bmw, cassina, missoni, moroso, molteni, officine panerai, h&m, santoni and the general concept of pitti immagine firenze. She realize design products for the most important italian and international companies, such as : agape, alessi, axor-hansgrohe, b&b italia, baccarat, boffi, budri, de padova, driade, ferragamo, flos, gan, georg jensen, glas italia, haworth, kartell, kettal, kvadrat, listone giordano, louis vuitton, molteni, moroso, mutina, rosenthal and verywood.some of her products are exposed in various museums and collections, such as moma in new york, les arts decoratifs in paris, the museum of design in zurich, vitra design museum in basel, victorian&albert museum in london, stedelijk in amsterdam and triennale museum in milan.she has won several international prices and awards. Amongst others the medalla de oro al mérito en las bellas artes (gold medal of fine arts) awarded by the spanish government; order of isabella the catholic, awarded by his majesty the king of spain juan carlos i; “designer of the decade” for two german magazines, home and häuser, “designer of the year” for wallpaper, ad spain, elle decor international and architektur und wohnen magazine. She is ambassador of expo milano 2015. September 2015 patricia urquiola nominated art director of cassina. About the manufacturer: established in 1927 by cesare and umberto cassina in meda, italy, cassina launched industrial design in italy in the 1950s, based on a totally innovative approach that marked the transition from artisan production to mass production. With a mindset focused on research and innovation, cassina combines technology and long-standing artisan craftsmanship. Memory, research, innovation. Cassina blends traditional skills and superior productivity, meticulous attention to detail and passion, uniqueness and experimentation, wellbeing and sustainability. Today, the company continues to address new lifestyles with the creation of complete, harmonious interior decor solutions that embody the best contemporary design for all areas of the home. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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