LEMA – Uma synthetic leather bench

The sophisticated character is identified in the simplicity of the lines and of their movement emphasised by the combination of different materials: the double structure in bronze painted metal that welcomes the padded seat with double cushion in leather or eco-leather which is flanked by a part left free, at the side or centrally, where there is a heat-treated oak tray integrated into the frame, with millerighe inserts, designed as a container for small objects.

Federica Biasi

Milanese designer and art director, internationally recognized. He lived for two years in Holland where he studied Nordic design and emerging trends, focusing on aesthetic investigation and formal simplicity that inspired his personal style.

In 2015 he returned to Italy and founded his studio in Milan. He designs and collaborates as a creative consultant with design companies focusing on research and prediction of international trends: colors, materials and finishes, with particular attention to the know-how of each company he works with. Designer at 360, she was nominated by Andrea Branzi, as an emerging talent and awarded during maison&objet 2017. The collaboration with Lema starts in 2020 with the Uma bench project.

LEMA

Pioneers in Italy in integrated furniture systems

In the early ’70s, Lema was the first Italian company to design and produce integrated furniture systems, managing the entire production cycle internally, from the search for raw materials, to processing, right up to the finished product. An industrial reality with roots dating back to the 1930s, when Angelo Meroni opened a craft workshop in Arosio, specializing in the production of classic furniture. The group's initial development would pass through several collaborations with the Milanese artistic context, thanks to partnerships with various designers and architects including one with Angelo Mangiarotti, one of the most relevant designers and urban planners not only in Italy, but also with regard to the United States.

Today, the Italian company boasts in the heart of Brianza, a covered industrial production plant of 55,000 square metres, divided between the two plants, one in Alzate Brianza (CO) and one in Giussano (MB), designed by Arch. Angelo Mangiarotti with over 250 employees, and a network of approximately 1,000 resellers distributed in 65 countries around the world.

In 2004 the Lema Contract , the division specialising in large scale projects, was launched. From multi-apartment complexes to retail via hotels and corporate spaces, Lema offers custom-made solutions for the most prestigious projects in the world.

For over thirty years LEMA has been providing hospitality solutions to the UK, which has always been a key market. For this reason, LEMA UK Ltd was established in 2012, an offshoot of LEMA Spa, which has helped us forge a reputation of excellent service for both home and contract divisions. In 2015 the Flagship Store was inaugurated in the heart of Chelsea on the King’s Road, serving as a window into the world of LEMA. Today, LEMA is one of the major Made in Italy players in contract, hospitality and retail where it has built a reputation for quality, efficiency and innovative solutions.

In 2022, LEMA inaugurated a brand new spacious corporate office in Sydney Street, a few steps away from the Flagship Store, further increasing its presence in this important market.