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Issue 59 - The Life Outside Issue

Issue 59

The Life Outside Issue

Introducing the Life Outside issue of Habitus magazine. With life increasingly being absorbed into a digital space, there is never a more important moment to hold something tangible. In this context, the power of nature to have a physiological impact on our sense of wellbeing has never been more important. So how can we cultivate the benefits of the our natural environment in the most intimate of places – our homes? This was the question that helped to bring this issue of Habitus to life.

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Sink into the Edra Standard sofa by Francesco Binfaré
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Sink into the Edra Standard sofa by Francesco Binfaré

Carrying on the tradition of craftsmanship while introducing innovation and design experimentation to a new generation, contemporary design company Edra is the Italian studio behind the renowned Edra Standard sofa.

The Edra Standard sofa, designed by Francesco Binfaré, is adaptable to the users’ desires with a malleable pillow-like embrace.

The Edra Standard sofa’s strength is in its movement. The key element to this sofa is a “smart pillow” that acts as a backrest and armrest, which is separately adjustable at will. It allows the sitter the freedom to customise the experience via a range of positions: symmetrical, asymmetrical, formal, informal, for reading or tablet consulting.

The strong but supple back and the soft silhouette enhance the elegance of this upholstered sofa, which looks equally nice from the back as from the front. The sofa’s metal frame supports the padding in polyurethane and synthetic wadding.

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Seats of different shapes and depths give rise to several solutions: linear, straight angular, open angular or free plan. The term “standard” comes from the old French estendart, which means flag, banner. Standard is an accepted rule, a model to repeat in the future.

In fact, this project is the result of twenty years of typological and technological research that started with the couch L’Homme et la Femme, in 1993, that introduced variable configurations for the first time. Research then went on, exploring both new materials and opportunities of modifying arrangement and sitting through simple movements. New couches designed by Francesco Binfaré were born along this path, like the 2004 On the Rocks, a sectional that allows plenty of freedom in arranging modules. Standard is the synthesis of this research.

Each pillow of the backrest and the armrests is individually adjustable and reclining in every direction, with fluid movements that allow the discovery of new thresholds of comfort. This possibility is made possible by the joints, which are a jewel of engineering and comfort. The various components of the system are fastened together by a moulded element of rigid polyurethane, which engages the pins of the different seats: an elementary joint that simplifies the operations of moving, cleaning, and changing position.

The Edra Standard sofa is available at –

Space Furniture
spacefurniture.com.au

Edra Standard Sofa - Furniture - Habitus Living
Edra Standard Sofa - Furniture - Habitus Living
Edra Standard Sofa - Furniture - Habitus Living
Edra Standard Sofa - Furniture - Habitus Living
Edra Standard Sofa - Furniture - Habitus Living

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Issue 59 - The Life Outside Issue

Issue 59

The Life Outside Issue

Introducing the Life Outside issue of Habitus magazine. With life increasingly being absorbed into a digital space, there is never a more important moment to hold something tangible. In this context, the power of nature to have a physiological impact on our sense of wellbeing has never been more important. So how can we cultivate the benefits of the our natural environment in the most intimate of places – our homes? This was the question that helped to bring this issue of Habitus to life.

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