B&B Italia outdoor - Ayana armchair

Minimalist and innovative, with a pleasant oriental touch, the Ayana outdoor armchair sees wood as the protagonist. The depths and heights refer to the tradition of South-East Asia while the backrest recalls a Swedish shoulder rest, which from a tool for physical activity is transformed into a load-bearing element. Thanks to this solution, which creates an elegant play of weaves and proportions, it is also perfect used in the center of the room. The high armrest ensures an ergonomic seat. The Ayana armchair is part of a complete series of seats, tables and coffee tables with a green soul. The teak used to create the structures is FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council) certified and all the materials that make up the various elements of the series, at the end of the product's life cycle, can be separated and disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner.

Naoto Fukasawa

Always devoted to achieving simplicity and beauty, Naoto Fukasawa designs products for numerous at global leval prestigious brands, as well as collaborating as designer and consultant for many major Japanese companies. His creativity spans a very several sectors, from precision electronic equipment to furniture and interior design.
In his career as designer he has received important awards and many of his works are part of the permanent collections of museums such as the MoMa in New York, the Victoria and Albert Musuem in London and the Designmuseum Danmark. In 2007, the UK Royal Society of Arts awarded him the title of Honorable Royal Designer for Industry. In 2017, he became a member of the Loewe Craft Prize jury. He is a professor in the Integrated Design department at Tama Art University. In 2006, he established the “Super Normal” project with Jasper Morrison.
Since 2012 he is curator of The Japan Folk Crafts Museum in Tokyo. Fukasawa has co-authored with the photographer Tamotsu Fujii the volume The Outline -The Unseen Outline of Things, published by Hachette Fujingaho, and released the book Naoto Fukasawa published by Phaidon Press. In Spring 2018, he released his second book with Phaidon Press Naoto Fukasawa: Embodiment.

B&B Italia outdoor

The furnishings of B&B Italia are characterized by exceptional quality and timeless elegance. The brand reflects contemporary culture and the ability to respond to every need. Its uniqueness can be seen in the brilliant collections of furniture and furnishings, where every product is synonymous with research, creativity, innovation and design. All this is transmitted and harmonized in the Outdoor collections, managing to maintain the same standards of high quality, research, and Design for outdoor furniture of great impact.