Emu Vaso Alto Re-trouve'

From the collaboration between EMU and Patricia Urquiola was born Re-Trouvé, a collection of metal furniture that evokes a classic design, reinterpreting it with extreme irony and originality. Thanks to EMU's advanced technology in metal processing, the curls of the iron rod, which once enriched and adorned the handcrafted armchairs, are now made through an industrial process that results in furnishings characterized by complex motifs with repeated lozenges. The geometry of the design gives three-dimensionality to the objects, whose curvilinear shape outlines furnishings with a sweet and sensual appearance, characterized by an elegance of times gone by. Chair, armchair and pouf are made of pre-galvanized rod, seat in tubular steel and expanded metal. Re-Trouvé is available in black and white. As evidence of the flexibility of the industrial process with which the furnishings of the Re-Trouvé family are made, the starting element of the armchair becomes the structure of the large vase, while the starting element of the chair becomes the structure of the table and the small vase . The tables have solid sheet metal tops while the vases are completed with a glazed terracotta planter from Deruta. The collection integrates very well in both classic and contemporary contexts.

Info and Technical Data Sheets:

Weight: 9.40 Kg
Dimensions W/D/H: 72 x 72 x 105 cm

Designer:

Patricia Urquiola

Patricia Urquiola was born in Oviedo (Spain) in 1961. She lives and works in Milan.
She attended the Faculty of Architecture at the Polytechnic of Madrid and then at the Polytechnic of Milan, where she graduated in 1989 with Achille Castiglioni as supervisor. From 1990 to 1992 he was an assistant on the courses held by Achille Castiglioni and Eugenio Bettinelli, both at the Polytechnic of Milan and at the ENSCI in Paris. From 1990 to 1996 he followed the product development office for De Padova, collaborating with Vico Magistretti. Since 1996 he has coordinated the design group of the Lissoni Associati studio.
In 2001 he opened his own design studio where he deals with design, installations and architecture.
Among the architectural projects: two luxury hotels, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Barcelona and W Retreat&Spa in Vieques (Puerto Rico); a villa in Udine; the scenography of the opera “The Coronation of Poppea” by Monteverdi; showrooms and installations for Hermès, Gianvito Rossi, Valentino, Max Mara, H&M and the general concept of Pitti Immagine Firenze. He presented a marble work at Art 41 Basel. As regards design, he designs for the companies Agape, Alessi, Andreu World, Artelano, Axor, B&B Italia, Bart Design, Bisazza, BMW, Bosa, Chevalier Edition, Il Coccio, De Padova, De Vecchi, Driade, Emu, Phasem, Salvatore Ferragamo, Flos, Foscarini, Gallotti & Radice, Gandia Blasco, Glass Italia, Kartell, Kettal, Kvadrat, Mixing Media, Maurice Lacroix, Liv'it, Peter Mabeo, MDF Italia , Molteni, Moroso, Mutina, Olivari, Panasonic, Paola Lenti, Rosenthal, Champagne Ruinart, San Lorenzo, Tronconi, Viccarbe. He is a consultant for Honda and LG. He wins numerous international awards. Many of his products are exhibited in the permanent collections of MoMA in New York and in other museums; a solo exhibition was exhibited at the Feria Hábitat Valencia (2010).