CLOSE TO ME
DESIGNED BY MAURO LIPPARINI
AT TIMES, THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD, THE THING WE NEED THE MOST, IS A WARM EMBRACE. THE CURE’S “CLOSE TO ME” IS ABOUT ONE OF THOSE TIMES, AND THE CLOSE TO ME SOFA IS ALL ABOUT THAT EMBRACE. WITH AN INTRIGUING AESTHETIC APPEAL AND STRONG YET WARM CHARACTER, CLOSE TO ME DELIVERS AN UNMISTAKABLE FEELING OF HOSPITALITY. THE VOLUMETRIC CONSTRUCTION EXPRESSES ITSELF THROUGH SOFT, BILLOWY CUSHIONS WITH A LIVED-IN, “SHABBY-CHIC” ELEGANCE THAT’S ENDLESSLY WELCOMING. THIS CLASSY AND DISTINGUISHED COMBINATION OF FORM AND COMFORT FINDS THE PERFECT HARMONY BETWEEN TRADITIONAL HAND-TAILORED PRECISION AND 21ST-CENTURY STYLE. FORMAL CLARITY AND METICULOUS CARE ARE THE CREATIVE SIGNATURES OF CLOSE TO ME. THE ELLIPTICAL FEET OF THE SOFA SERVE NOT ONLY THEIR NATURAL FUNCTION BUT ARE ALSO UNIQUELY EXPRESSIVE SCULPTURAL DETAILS. THE WRAPAROUND BELT PROVIDES A VISUAL AND PHYSICAL EMBRACE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER THE SUPPLE BACK AND ARMREST CUSHIONS IN AN INTIMATE GESTURE. THE BELT’S ASSIDUOUSLY FASHIONED LEATHER STRAPS AND METAL CLASPS EPITOMIZE THE QUALITY OF THE EXCLUSIVE FINISHES THAT ENHANCE THE CHARM OF THE COLLECTION.
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MAURO LIPPARINI
MAURO LIPPARINI GRADUATED IN 1980 FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE’S DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE WHERE HE HAS ALSO BEEN A FACULTY MEMBER. A LEADER AND INNOVATOR IN THE STYLE THAT HAS BEEN CALLED “NATURAL MINIMALISM”, LIPPARINI IS A WINNER OF THE YOUNG & DESIGN MILANO (ITALY 1987) AND INTERNATIONAL DU PONT AWARD KÖLN (GERMANY 1988 AND 1989) INTERNATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITIONS. LIPPARINI’S EXTENSIVE WORK IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INCLUDES HOME AND OFFICE FURNISHINGS, TEXTILES, AND OTHER PRODUCTS CREATED FOR A HOST OF RENOWNED EUROPEAN AND JAPANESE FIRMS. IN THE REALMS OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN, LIPPARINI HAS CONCENTRATED PRIMARILY ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC HOUSING, RETAIL AND WHOLESALE SHOWROOMS, AND EXPOSITION INSTALLATIONS. LIPPARINI ALSO PROVIDES CUTTING-EDGE CORPORATE IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INCLUDING GRAPHIC DESIGN, EDITORIAL, FULLSCALE PRODUCTION, AND PRODUCT APPLICATION. LIPPARINI’S STYLE, ROOTED IN THE SPARE FORMS AND CLEAR, POWERFUL LINES THAT ARE THE HALLMARKS OF MINIMALISM, IS IMBUED WITH A SPIRIT OF JOY, A BUOYANT SENSE OF PLEASURE AND POSSIBILITY. FREELY EMPLOYING BOLD COLORS, ORGANIC TEXTURES, IMAGINATIVE VISUAL CONCEPTS, LIPPARINI BROADENS THE PALETTE OF MINIMALISM, CONVEYING THE IMMEDIACY AND STRENGTH OF THE AESTHETIC INTO A NEW ERA.
