Emu 3 & more seater sofa White Metal. Dimensions: W 192 cm x D 90 cm x
H 66 cm. The new IVY collection designed by Paola Navone for Emu is inspired by
the ancient topiary art, the trimming of trees ad shrubs in order to give them
ornamental shapes.The italian designer has designed sculpture-furniture created
for living in and beautifying outdoor areas, structures created using the
natural material par excellence – metal – bent to the will of the human
mind. The meeting between the designer and Emu made it possible to mold an
apparently hard material such as metal, obtaining three-dimensional shapes so
light that they give the impression that they could float in the air. The
structures of sofas, armchairs and table, empty inside, incorporate nature and
become an integral part of it thanks to their noninvasive character, which
harmonizes with the surrounding landscape. They are objects created to be left
outdoors nonchalantly, furniture that will allow itself to be eaten up by ivy
like statues, and those who sit on it will fully experience the feeling of being
immersed in nature. Paola Navone found herself dealing with a metal manufacturer
for the first time, discovering it to be an industrial concern using advanced
technology, but at the same time with strong local roots. Emu's decades of
experience and know-how in metalworking allowed Paola Navone to bring outdoors
the traditional living room set, with its ample size and comfortableness,
harmonizing classical design with technology that is ahead of its time: chairs
with built-in cushions that do not hold in water, tables made with ceramic tops
of Deruta majolica, are just an example of the merging of past and future,
unique both in design and functionality.
