Next week in Milano, Italy, the annual furniture fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile di Milano, will take over the city and no doubt the blogosphere. Hundreds of thousands of visitors descend upon Milano for their annual pilgrimage and to take a seat in this year’s offerings to the furniture gods.
The subtle yet distinctive transposition of form that marks Urquiola’s body of work is telling and apparent in the new Butterfly collection by B&B Italia. Her ability to channel the more inventive forms of a more experimental time in furniture’s history and bring them alive within the restrained yet immaculately detailed execution, is her hallmark.
With the advantage of our relationship with B&B Italia, we get a sneak peak of the upcoming collection of outdoor furniture designed by Patricia Urquiola.
From B&B Italia:
Butterfly gets its name from the “butterfly” shape created by the outer corner that joins the armrest and the backrest. It is a modular seating system that responds effectively to the needs of modularity and comfort, suitable for free and informal usage. Its modular structure is shaped around an ottoman, which is the base piece, and which, when integrated with the backrest and/or the armrest, becomes a central or terminal element, either left or right. The combination of these elements, using a simple joint system, makes it possible to freely set up versatile configurations, from in-line sofas to corner solutions, from front-facing to lounge layouts.
The system includes a family of complements, small tables and consoles, seamlessly integrated with the seats, making it possible to design many compositions suitable for different space customization requirements. The strong material component of Butterfly’s cover and the softness of its shapes are an invitation to comfort, which, together with the modularity of the system, make it ideal for transversal projects, from hotels to marine applications.
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