Image source: Ligne Roset — Pukka
© Ligne Roset and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
Collection Story
Origin
Pukka is the Ligne Roset collection designed by Yabu Pushelberg, the studio founded in 1980 by George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg, with offices in New York and Toronto. Ligne Roset's product text places the idea in the C&B period and Gaetano Pesce's UP50 collection of 1969, which it describes as a tribute to the sponge and the way it springs back to shape.
Design Language
The studio takes up that theme with a feminine, soft and organic design. Ligne Roset points to the stitching, the soft foams and the taut lines, which called for its stretchiest fabrics, among them the Gentle wool stretch velvet.
Key Pieces
The designer page lists the Pukka medium settee, armchair, small and large footstools, floor standard lamp, two rugs, suspended ceiling light, low tables and an occasional table.
Pieces in this collection
Pukka Occasional table
Pukka occasional table by Yabu Pushelberg for Ligne Roset, in two finishes
Pukka Suspended ceiling light
Pukka suspended light by Yabu Pushelberg with a 46 cm pebble-shaped shade
Pukka Floor standard lamp
Pukka floor lamp by Yabu Pushelberg with a pebble-shaped shade hung by its cable
Pukka Armchair
Pukka Armchair by Yabu Pushelberg: a one-place foam armchair, 1,060 x 1,030 x 710 mm
Pukka Footstool
Pukka Small Footstool by Yabu Pushelberg: 620 x 620 mm, seat height 360 mm
Pukka Low table
Pukka Low Table by Yabu Pushelberg: 1,220 x 685 mm, bronze glass top on a lacquered steel base
Pukka Settee
Pukka Medium Settee by Yabu Pushelberg: three places, 1,800 x 1,030 x 710 mm