Ferruccio Laviani’s Modular Sofa Redefines Italian Design

FDT Bureau

In collaboration with Frigerio, Laviani introduces the highly customizable ‘View’ sofa and retro-chic ‘Ada’ armchair, blending bold aesthetics with timeless craftsmanship, reports Furniture Design & Technology (FDT).

Ferruccio Laviani collaborates with Frigerio by proposing a modular sofa, a perfect synthesis of the designer’s creative flair and the company’s decades of know-how in the upholstered furniture branch. As a clever riddle, View reveals its character from detail to detail, a true geometric game capable of taking on different identities, from the most conventional to the most extrovert, without distorting itself, making continuous change the essence of its furnishing.

VIEW Sofa, Ferruccio Laviani Finishing: salvia

VIEW Sofa, Ferruccio Laviani Finishing: lino

VIEW Sofa, Ferruccio Laviani Finishing: ocean

View represents the encounter between aesthetics and functionality, an ambitious project that draws its distinctive strength from its complexity. An emblem of Frigerio tailoring’s ability, View is composed by different modules that can be combined with ease: the base of the sofa, either suspended base in wood or glossy lacquered finish, or padded on floor, dialogues with the important number of  elements , some of which with a classic spirit, others with a more original design, which in turn combine with backrests of different shapes and sizes and armrests which are also highly customizable: padded volumes, integrated bookcase elements, side and front small tables.

VIEW Sofa, Ferruccio Laviani Finishing: oliva Photo credit: Gionata Xerra
 

VIEW Sofa, Ferruccio Laviani Finishing: oliva
 

In addition to the traditional compositions, this sofa offers numerous unexpected combinations. Thanks to the trapezoid-shaped elements and numerous complements, one can create real “Tangrams”. The large and diversified number of elements – central, terminal, corner, dormeuse as well as trapezoid-shaped modules – structure and extremely flexible system from the planning point of view: from the simple modular sofa, with or without armrests, to more complex compositions with more articulated geometries, corner shaped, capable of interrupting the typical linearity of upholstered furniture with strongly contemporary cuts.

VIEW Sofa, Ferruccio Laviani Finishing: ashwood Sabbia colour, Photo credit: Gionata Xerra
 

The base, in the wooden version, in ashwood or glossy lacquered finishes in the colours of the Frigerio range, is also available with elegant marble inserts or with the addition of soft padded volumes or bookcase.

VIEW Sofa, Ferruccio Laviani Finishing: ashwood Sabbia colour, onice travertino marble Photo credit: Gionata Xerra
 

The suspended wooden platform, for example in the hexagonal shape, is conceived as a free element on which inviting cushions could rest, with or without a backrest, ideal for furnishing large living spaces, lounge areas in lounger bar and hotels or waiting areas.

VIEW Hexagonal shape, Ferruccio Laviani Finishing: ashwood Liquorice colour Photo credit: Gionata Xerra
 

ADA Armchair, Ferruccio Laviani Photo credit: Gionata Xerra
 

Finishings:
Base: in ashwood or glossy lacquered in the colours of the collection.
Backrests: in plywood padded with non-deformable polyurethane foam covered with doubled protective fabric, with bayonet fastening on the base.
Armrests: plywood padded with non-deformable polyurethane foam covered with doubled protective fabric, with bayonet fastening on the base.
Seat cushions: non-deformable polyurethane foam.
Back cushions: goose down (Assopiuma).
Feet: black.
Cover: removable in fabric, fixed in leather.
Piping: on seat cushion and back cushions, in the same material and colour as the cover, on request in contrast in Grosgrain.

Terminal, central, chaise longue, terminal corner elements with top base in ashwood or glossy lacquered.

ADA Armchair, Ferruccio Laviani Finishing: solid ashwood Liquorice colour
 

RETRO COMFORT: ADA ARMCHAIR, FERRUCCIO LAVIANI

With the Ada armchair, Ferruccio Laviani revisits the classic Italian design of the 1970s in a contemporary key for a living room armchair with a strong presence and personality, given by the particular wooden frame with generous sections, which supports the single volume of the padded seat and backrest covered in fabric or leather. The proportions of the Ada armchair make it perfect both for residential use, both in the living room as well as in the night area, and as a furnishing element in the contract sector.

Padded structure: metal padded with nondeformable polyurethane foam covered with doubled protective fabric.
Wooden Structure: in solid ashwood Tobacco colour, Wengé colour or Greige colour. On demand solid ashwood Liquorice colour or solid ashwood Sand colour.
Seat: non-deformable polyurethane foam.
Cover: fix either in fabric or leather.