COLÉ ITALIAN DESIGN LABEL_ Furnishing the narrative. If chairs could talk... what tales they will tell!

Colé Italian Design Label presents at Fuorisalone del Mobile in Milan with three products, signed by Martinelli Venezia and Bellavista&Piccini.

For the Libra shelf, Martinelli Venezia combine a minimalist shape with a strong aesthetic. Made of beech oiled solid wood and supported by a wrought iron tape, Libra plays with the concept of balance, displacing the observer. "The metal support surrounds the convex base of the wood creating an illusion of matter: at first glance, the support looks like a leather belt. The image that inspired the project is the traditional walled port-books that used our grandparents, before the advent of the folders ". In fact, inside the wooden shelf, a metal flat bar fixed to the support structure is hidden, in order to increase stability.

Working on subtraction of the shape, designers duo Bellavista&Piccini have realized the Bokken Chair, an essential chair in the form yet precious in colors. "Tapered and elongated, the legs of the seat are inspired by the bokken, a wooden replica of the Japanese sword used in the training of the Japanese martial art of Aikido and Kendo." Bokken chair is characterized by the backrest in precious colours blue aquamarine, ruby red and gold, to match the structure of walnut dyed beech wood, and off-white and anthracite backrest when combined with the natural beech wood version that recalls the Nordic style. Bellavista&Piccini designed also Badmington chair, a plain metal structure dressed with hand knitted cord, simplicity as supreme excellence. This chairs are customizable like all the brand's products to meet the specific demands of the contract sector.

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