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Cugino Soft Stool / Side Table, Pine - Powder top

by Konstantin Grcic
$675

Estimated Ship Date On or Before 06/13

Overview

The CUGINO, designed by Konstantin Grcic for Mattiazzi, is an expertly constructed wooden object that is ‘not a stool’ and ‘not a low table’, but could in fact be both – the CUGINO will find its use over time. Konstantin Grcic, who has a history in wood work, used the opportunity to experiment with the interplay of solidity and void to find a form that is open for interpretation, not given a function from the outset. It is not about structure, it is not about economy; it is a deliberate departure. It relies on Mattiazzi’s skill with complex joinery, construction and fine finishing. The CUGINO is made of fairly thick solid oak. The quality of the wood gives the stool its character and beauty.
The CUGINO soft is made of construction timber – the quality that roof trusses are made of: spruce wood. The geometry of the CUGINO soft is exactly the same as the original, but the round seat is covered with coloured linoleum. Some may now consider it more as a side table than a stool. That’s okay, the CUGINO soft is a lot like its big brother, but different.

Founded in 1979 by brothers Nevio & Fabiano, Mattiazzi is a wood workshop specializing in the production of top quality wooden chairs. Due to the combination of uncompromising design with high-quality processing during the last years, Mattiazzi has become a celebrated Premium brand.

Cugino Soft Stool / Side Table, Pine - Powder top by Konstantin Grcic for Mattiazzi
- Up to date design and quality
- Pine frame with FORBO Desktop® Linoleum seat
- H 17.7" x D 12.9"
- Wood sustainably sourced and certified
- Made in Italy

Specifications

SHIPPING DIMENSIONS
14.9"x14.9"x19.9"
MADE IN
Italy
DIMENSIONS
H 17.7" 12.9"

Designer

Konstantin Grcic
Konstantin Grcic

Konstantin Grcic was trained as a cabinet maker at The John Makepeace School for Craftsmen in Wood before studying Design at the Royal College of Art in London. Since setting up his own practice in 1991 he has developed furniture, products and lighting for leading design companies. Today, Konstantin Grcic Design is based in Berlin and is active in several fields ranging from industrial design projects, design editions, exhibition design and collaborations in architecture and fashion. " He is one of a small group of industrial designers, alongside the famed French Bouroullec brothers and English Jasper Morrison, who use high-tech materials to develop mass-manufactured products on a global scale. Characterized by technical sophistication, geometric forms, and interesting angles, Grcic’s designs are considered classics and are exhibited in some of the world’s most iconic museums, including New York’s Museum of Modern Art and The Centre Pompidou in Paris." Ignant