Isole NN1A-NN1G

Overview

Isole NN1A-NN1G is a modular seating system by Nendo & Luca Nichetto, dated 2017. The page calls it a versatile sofa with discrete side tables and says the name is Italian for islands, echoed in a concept built from individual components.

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Construction

The base is powder coated steel; seat, armrest and backrest are soft moulded HR foam with steel inserts, upholstered in stretch fabrics. The table tops are black MDF with a nano laminate surface (the sheet reads black Fenix laminate), and plastic gliders are fitted as standard.

Specifications

Seat module NN1A: W 65 × D 65 cm. The module drawing's header gives a seating height of 40 cm and an armrest height of 60 cm. Other modules are listed in the module drawing, and a power outlet is available in DK, UK, US and Schuko versions.

Two designers, one poem

The page says Nendo and Nichetto co-created Isole through a long-distance exchange of ideas inspired by Tanka, a genre of traditional Japanese poetry in which one person starts the poem and the other completes it.

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It describes Oki Sato and Luca Nichetto as two designers from different cultures with a shared passion for design, and the aesthetic of the sofa as soft, endearing and inviting.