Minotti - Tape sofa

Designed by the eclectic Japanese studio Nendo, directed by Oki Sato, Tape is a collection of seats with a distinct personality, characterized by a silhouette with a light sign, declined in armchair with and without armrests, lounge chair, bergère, Two and three-seater sofas and poufs. The designer’s ironic sign overturns the traditional idea of support feet that come out from the seat body, positioning them externally to the structure. Tape owes its name to the couture detail, meaning a fragment of ribbon able to hold the feet in bronze metal, and is a declared homage by Nendo to the tailoring experience of Minotti.

Nendo

In 2002 Oki Sato founded nendo design studio nendo means ’clay’ in Japanese – or more specifically, modelling clay such as plasticine. A unique material that makes it easy to do creative modelling. Japanese designer born, however in Canada in 1977. Sato graduated in 2000 and specialised in 2002 in architecture at Waseda University of Tokyo. The studio's work, which ranges from interior architecture to the world of furniture and graphics, aims to return this image of flexibility and pliability inherent in the material. In 2003 he took part in the Salone Satellite in Milan, obtaining a Special Mention in the German magazine Design Report, and also won the design prize at the Tokyo Design Week. Later, he participated in all the major international fairs (Paris, Cologne, Stockholm, Milan), obtained the Good Design Award, is widely published by the magazine Abitare and noticed by numerous international companies. The following year, indeed, he simultaneously presented products for Oluce, De Padova and Swedese at the Salone di Milano.

Minotti

Minotti is an Italian company worldwide recognized as "Made in Italy" excellence in contemporary furniture and interpreter of a classic-modern lifestyle concept in the residential and hospitality sectors. It was founded in the 1950s as an artisan workshop by Alberto Minotti. The company soon grew to take on the structure and dimensions of a factory. The brand’s main strength has always been a formula combining tradition and innovation, where artisan knowledge refines a product of the highest quality, using cutting-edge technologies. Minotti designs and manufactures sophisticated furniture, made with outstanding materials for exclusive environments. Elegant and premium sofas, armchairs and chaises longues, as well as chairs, armchairs, tables, coffee tables, bookcases, consoles, beds and furnishing accessories. Long-standing director Rodolfo Dordoni – one of the most relevant architects on the international scene –is the man behind their impeccable design. The pieces also stand out for the exceptional quality of innovative materials. Minotti’s collections furnish refined environments to standards of the highest quality, in interior design projects ranging from the residential sector to hotels and resorts, bars and restaurants, retail, corporate and yachting.