Dedon – Leaf sunlounger with gas spring

Frank Ligthart ́s iconic, award-winning LEAF beach chair gives new meaning to organic design, its gently curving lines joining together in the shape of a gigantic leaf, with upturned sides that ergonomically support the human form. It optionally comes with a leaf-shaped padded towel.
Ergonomic in design, the LEAF beach chair XS optionally features a leaf-shaped padded towel for additional comfort. Its sturdy design comfortably fits a single adult.

Frank Ligthart

Dutch designer, he studied design and product development at the Henry Van de Velde Institute of the Antwerp Academy and at the Delft Polytechnic, where he graduated. He highlights the redesign of the new Mosi carriages for the Dutch railways, then he dedicates himself as a freelancer to the design of objects and furnishings. Since 2001 he has collaborated with Dedon, creating highly poetic collections such as Lounge, the celebrated Soho series, the Obelisk coffee table and seat and the Leaf chaise longue, for which he received the Red Dot Design Award in 2006.

Dedon

Dada, a company belonging to the Molteni Group since 1979, is an Italian company of high-end kitchen furniture. In 1926 the small carpentry workshop was founded by Angelo Garavaglia. In 1950 the company was strengthened by building the first industrial buildings, thus passing to a serial production of cabinets and kitchens. In 1972 the new DADA brand was created, high-end kitchen furniture, which became the company’s logo abandoning the old acronym "Angelo Garavaglia e figli". The collaboration with internationally renowned architects and designers such as Angelo Cortesi, Georges Coslin, Giovanni Offredi, with the most innovative graphic designers including Italo Lupi and Amilcare Ponchielli, and with some of the best known photographers such as Gabriele Basilico and Aldo Ballo. In 1979 Dada joined the Molteni Group, under the direction of Luigi Molteni. The company quickly established itself in the field of haute cuisine. Luca Meda designs a recognizable and inimitable image. In 1987 Dada received a special mention at the Compasso d'Oro for the Futura kitchen designed by Kairos studio. The central element, the wall unit, is still one of Dada’s most innovative products. In 2015 the Molteni Group celebrates 80 years of activity with an exhibition at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna in Milan, 80! Molteni. With an exhibition curated by Jasper Morrison and the graphic design by Studio Cerri & Associati, prototypes and furnishings from all the Group’s companies tell, for the first time, 80 years of experience, quality and innovation. The exhibition becomes the core of the Molteni Museum in Giussano. In 2018 In New York the first "Lifestyle Store" Molteni Group. Molteni Group opens a new global showcase in the heart of Manhattan, at 160 Madison Avenue. The spirit of a unique project, evolutionary, in tune with modernity and faithful to its stylistic principles, signed Vincent Van Duysen. This is the first Flagship Store in the world to bring together the three Group brands: molteni&c, Dada, and Unifor.