Marteen

Overview

Marteen is a modular seating and storage system from Molteni&C, designed by Vincent Van Duysen. The page describes a design defined by balance, flexibility and sculptural presence, with solids and voids alternating to allow compositions from single poufs to classic two-seaters or 360° islands. Upholstered modules combine with storage units.

Construction

The datasheet lists a frame of solid fir (Picea abies) with wood particle panels and elastic straps, bonded velveteen over variable-density polyurethane foam, back cushions in Solotex with a 100% cotton cover, and feet in painted hot-welded steel with non-slip plastic ferrules. Drawer modules have tops veneered in oak or eucalyptus.

Specifications

• Representative element TEB128 (end element with low armrest, right or left): W 128 × D 100 × H 67 cm (67 shown without a label)
• Seat depth: 78 cm for the structure alone, about 58 cm with the back cushion
• Feet: 8 cm high, painted pewter colour

Solids and voids

The datasheet introduces Marteen as a multifunctional seating and storage system introducing harmony with perfectly balanced volumes, in an alternation of solids and voids. The page says this instinctive design creates a dynamic rhythm and lets the system change the way communal spaces are inhabited and shaped.

Floating on a slender foot

Molteni&C writes that the system is suspended on a slender pewter-coloured blade foot and appears to float, which lends lightness even to complex compositions. The page adds that armrest modules serve as support points and as concealed storage, and that end modules can be customised with high or low armrests, backrests and lacquered or wood storage units.