Designed: 2010
Table
Origin: Italy
Material: Rotational moulded polyethylene.
Indoor/outdoor use.
GRAND PLIE’, PLIE’, PIAFFE’ by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba
A sofa for exteriors but designed for the age-old and very noble art of conversation. In this sofa
everyone can find their ideal depth of seating position and posture: more composed or more gently
relaxed, depending on one’s temperament or the circumstances of the day. Ludovica and Roberto
Palomba wanted GRAN PLIÉ (this is the name of the sofa) to open up like an embrace and be
able to seat up to four people, and then accommodate the PLIÉ chairs and PIAFFÉ tables in the
projection of its curve, in a sort of controlled void.
In terms of volumetry, the fluid mass of the bases contrasts with the slender geometry of the
backrests. In particular, the high backs of the armchairs tend to create self-sufficient and protected
islands.
The rotational moulding technique finds renewed effectiveness in this collection, a new raison
d’être, and the outdoor increasingly emerges as a privileged place for design.
