For this 12 months’s Milan Design Week, Italian furnishings producer Gufram and New York-based design apply Snarl texture have unveiled their newest collaboration: the Sculpted collection, a set of 5 home sculptures that blur the road between artwork and furnishings. Though the gathering seems onerous and sturdy, as furnishings is normally designed, it’s surprisingly tender, composed of froth handled with a particular paint developed by Gufram greater than 50 years in the past.
The Sculpted collection features a bookshelf, a bar cupboard, an armchair, a espresso desk and a low desk. Handcrafted by Gufram’s expert craftsmen, each bit begins as a block of polyurethane foam, a fabric that visually mimics a concrete construction. After they’re shaped, they’re coated with Guflac® Extremely, making each bit sturdy and climate resistant, whereas preserving the elasticity and softness of the polyurethane foam. Obtainable solely in black or white, the gathering rethinks what furnishings “ought to” seem like in a home area.
The Sculpted Sequence is on show at Capsule Plaza throughout Milan Design Week April 17-23, 2023.
