talma dining chair collection
Design Benjamin Hubert,
2013
Loungers pretending to be armchairs, camouflaged chairs which take over the space with their roguish appearance. The idea is simple: cover a metal frame with a padded overcoat and turn it into something else. A quite upstanding posture: the shape of the armrests is reminiscent of the lapels of a double-breasted jacket and this resemblance is confirmed with the central button-fastening. The upholstery becomes clothing, capable of transforming, without overdoing it, a bare, naked frame into an object in search of its own, innate identity.
Born in the UK in 1984,Benjamin Hubert studied Industrial Design and Technology at Loughborough University and graduated in 2006.The London based studio was founded shortly afterwards in 2007 and specialises in industrial design across furniture and lighting sectors working with international manufacturers in Europe and Asia.The studio works on a diverse range of projects including both mass produced consumer products to limited editions.Benjamin Hubert has received international critical and media acclaim and has been exhibited internationally.The studio has also received a number of prestigious awards including: Design of the year (British Design awards 2010)Best Product(100% design/Blueprint awards 2009) Homes and Gardens Young Designer of the Year (Design Classic Awards 2010)EDIDA International Young Designer of the Year 2010 and the A+W Audi Mentorpreis 2012.
Agostino Moroso, with his wife, Diana, founded the Moroso company in 1952 with an artisanal approach to making sofas, armchairs and furnishing accessories. Their iconic designs have propelled them within the upholstered furniture market, with help from a long list of well known designers: Ron Arad, Patricia Urquiola, Ross Lovegrove, Konstantin Grcic, Alfredo H?berli, Toshiyuki Kita, Marcel Wanders and others. Each piece maintains a noticeable Moroso style while representing other cultures as well. Its international outlook has landed Moroso into the MoMA in New York, Le Palais de Tokyo, the Grand Palais in Paris.
