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Ube Coffee Table
Jean-Marie Massaud's solid wood stool in olmo nero, inspired by the coco de mer seed
385 × 425 × 335 mm
2022
Italy
Official product information
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Overview
Ube is a stool designed by Jean-Marie Massaud, 2022, which Poliform calls an element of rupture and a work of art serving the functionality of the living area. It is inspired by the seed of the coco de mer, a tropical fruit with an evocative and sensual shape.
Construction
The stool has a distinctive concave shape that Poliform says forms a comfortable cradle to sit on. It is made from a block of solid wood in the classic olmo nero finish.
Specifications
- Size: 385 x 335 x 425 mm
- Structure: solid wood
- Finish: black elm (olmo nero)
Story
The coco de mer seed
Poliform says Jean-Marie Massaud drew on the seed of the coco de mer, a tropical fruit with an evocative and sensual shape, for the Ube stool.
A block of solid wood
The page calls Ube radical in its realisation: the stool is made from a block of solid wood in the classic olmo nero finish, with a distinctive concave shape that forms a cradle to sit on.
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