Emile

Overview

Emile is a modular sofa system by Christophe Delcourt, dated 2025 on the Molteni&C datasheet. The page calls it "a dynamic sofa system" with a sculptural silhouette and a backrest whose heights shift, and says that distinctive graphic marks trace its form.

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Construction

The datasheet lists elastic straps over particle board panels inside the seat, held by a frame of solid Picea abies spruce, while inside the back it names a load-bearing metal frame. The seat is padded with high-firmness polyurethane foam under a bonded velveteen cover; the backrest uses cold-moulded polyurethane foam with shaped polyurethane edging. The feet are painted aluminium with non-slip plastic tips, 4 cm high.

Specifications

• DI2311 sofa: 230 cm wide and 110 cm deep; the drawing's tallest vertical value is 72 cm, which is not labelled on the drawing
• Elements: sofas of 230, 245 and 260 cm, terminal, central, corner and island elements, and two poufs
• Loose cushions: four back cushion types (CS65/52, CS50/50, CS40/40 and the ornamental PCU90/75)

Divided but united

Molteni&C describes Emile as the embodiment of the concept "divided but united". The modular nature of the system allows linear, circular or semi-circular configurations, which the page says balance intimacy and openness, and the datasheet adds face-to-face arrangements.

Movement and comfort

The page and the datasheet both point to the varying heights of the backrests and the varying depths of the seating as the source of a sense of movement. The datasheet names the graphic signs that run along the sides, front and backrest as the expression of the sofa's aesthetic rigor, and says that large loose cushions let the comfort be tailored to each guest.