Image source: De Padova — Afternoons
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Collection Story
Origin
Afternoons is an outdoor lounge collection designed by Omi Tahara in 2024 for De Padova. The name is meant to convey the relaxing and sophisticated image of a sunny afternoon, an invitation to serenity and comfort with a book and a cup of tea.
Design Language
In Tahara's words, it is a collection that embodies style, functionality and production engineering, evident in the craftsmanship needed to hand-weave each of its elements. An outdoor painted aluminium frame is upholstered with natural-coloured, hand-woven PVC, and the chairs are padded with cushions in quick-drying polyurethane foam that fit perfectly into the silhouette.
Key Pieces
The set has an armchair, a sofa, a bench and an oval coffee table with a choice of top in Pietra Lavica Smaltata, Pietra Bianco or Grigio Pece. A pouffe with a Polimex and polyurethane frame, upholstered with a water-repellent cloth, completes it.
Pieces in this collection
Afternoons Outdoor Armchair
Omi Tahara's outdoor armchair with a honey-coloured hand-woven PVC shell on an aluminium frame.
Afternoons Outdoor Pouf
Omi Tahara's outdoor pouf with a Polimex and polyurethane body in water-repellent cloth.
Afternoons Outdoor Bench
Omi Tahara's outdoor bench with a long woven body and a plywood-based seat cushion.
Afternoons Outdoor Sofa
Omi Tahara's outdoor sofa with a woven honey PVC shell and a water-draining seat cushion.
Afternoons Outdoor Table
Omi Tahara's Afternoons low table: an oval woven body on an ochre aluminium frame, with a stone top.
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