Roda - Piper armchair 221
PIPER collection offers a variety of outdoor chairs, with or without armrests, and dining armchairs characterized by a clever combination of materials: a tubular aluminium structure and a seat in teak, softer, or in polyurethane resin, more technical. The cushions, available in many different fabrics and each equipped with a fastening plug that fits into the drain hole of the seat, create additional color accents for fancy and unpredictable combinations. Thanks to many finishing variants, PIPER chairs and armchairs can be easily combined with wooden or metal garden tables, while stackability and easy maintenance make them suitable also for restaurants and hotels outdoor furniture.
Rodolfo Dordoni
Rodolfo Dordoni was born in Milan in 1954 where he graduated in architecture in 1979. From 1979 to 1989 he was the Head of art direction and coordination of the corporate image for Cappellini International. It has a wide collection of product design types including lamps and furniture, kitchens, bathroom accessories, objects and rugs. He also was the Head of art direction of Artemide, Cappellini (from 1979 to 1989), Fontana Arte, Foscarini (lamps), Minotti (since 1998) and Roda (since 2006). Today, he is working for several brands including: Artemide, Cassina, Driade, Emu, Ernestomeda, Fiam, Flos, Flou, Fontana Arte, Foscarini, Minotti, Molteni, Moroso, Roda, Venini and many others. He founded Dordoni Architetti in collaboration with the architects Alessandro Acerbi and Luca Zaniboni. Since he has worked in his studio for many years, they focused their work on both architectural design and interior design. They also designed worldwide houses and residential buildings, industrial and commercial areas such as offices, shops and showrooms, restaurants, hotels, as well as many exhibition stands for several companies in several sectors.
RODA opens a new era in the outdoor furniture sector, a more contemporary dimension of living that goes beyond the borders of the house: indoor and outdoor mingle with a harmonic language, in a spatial and conceptual continuum.
RODA’s philosophy is based on the belief that outdoor design projects have the same relevance and significance as those for interiors, creating spaces whose colors, materials and shapes enhance the value of the spontaneity of living en plein air.
Vision
The design of RODA is universal, well-structured and comprehensive, guided by Rodolfo Dordoni, in order to outline some fundamental principles:
The taste, sensitive and sophisticated, is the fil rouge of every project that crosses the boundary between indoors and outdoors. The outdoors are furnished with the same care and attention of the interiors.
The mimetic design where the colors of the materials can change and shift, almost looking for a unique and unrepeatable harmony with nature.
Mediterranean flavour, natural, warm, cosy and balanced, in shapes, colours and materials that, in a harmonious combination, describing atmospheres capable of reinventing themselves.
The identity of unique pieces are recognizable thanks to the strong personality making each item different from the others.Moreover, the versatility, RODA's ability to move with elegance between inside and outside, to adapt to all environments, to be modular and match crosswise with any other piece of furniture, creating spaces that totally reflects the personality of their owner.
