This year again, Natuzzi Italia presents previews of the new 2021/2022 collection within the Circle of Harmony, a physical and virtual meeting place where some designers translate new furnishing needs interpret a concept of a “new normal” expressed in the motto Live the Transition.
Among them, Massimo Iosa Ghini, in his first collaboration with Natuzzi Italia, presents the Sinuosa collection, a project that celebrates visual comfort: the soft, enveloping design of the furniture reveals an explicit link with the natural world’s characteristic organic forms.
The inspiration for Sinuosa comes from the rejuvenating and reassuring sensations of the Apulian landscape, but Iosa Ghini tell us more:
“The study of nature has often influenced architecture and design: I have drawn inspiration from the formal research of Art Nouveau, Jugendstil and Stile Liberty designers, timeless stylistic points of reference, modernising them to meet the needs of contemporary wellness design. The domestic space, as a point of reference for individual expression, requires comfort and rediscovered naturalness. I wanted to rediscover, in upholstered furniture, the idea of the primitive sofa on which you don’t sit down composedly, but rather throw yourself onto it, jumping on it with a dynamic movement because you are sure to find the softness of a natural, welcoming womb. And after launching yourself onto it, you experience it in all its dimensions, certain that it will adapt to you and not vice versa.”
The Juno sofa – available in two-seater and three-seater versions – is a symbol of Mediterranean comfort and with its enveloping shape, it evokes a cosy nest: the soft, inviting aesthetic of the seat harmoniously contrasts with the rigid flaps that define the lines of the backrest and armrests, giving the sofa an image of balanced lightness. The abundant covering folds into loops under the weight and shape that it contains. The seams emphasise the natural, almost floral lines along the profile, without interrupting the generous volumes. It is framed by a continuous base, like a slender pedestal.
Beat is a chair that echoes the enveloping concept of the sofa: like a corolla of petals, it contains and supports the seat with generous padding that is both welcoming and reassuring. Available with leather or fabric upholstery, the project is designed to offer a seamless transition between living and dining areas in both large and small spaces.
The Gutta table boasts a timeless elegance, with its flowing lines: both versions, with a round or oval top, feature a light and elegant solid walnut structure which, like a continuous line, emphasises the sinuous shapes of the design and defines its contours, starting from the foot and completing the profile of the top. The legs seem to have been shaped by their function, while the top – reminiscent of an irregular body of water that reflects its surroundings – is available in exquisite Calacatta Oro marble or American walnut versions.
Looking to nature, the Sinuosa collection designed by Massimo Iosa Ghini for Natuzzi thus becomes a model of inclusive beauty and harmony, capable of renovating the concept of comfort.
