Let’s imagine finding ourselves in front of a powerful and mysterious work, composed of enormous, heavy blocks of stone which – in a time that is not ours – “someone” endowed with superhuman strength has lifted and positioned, creating seats with a megalithic appearance ; let’s imagine that all this happens in an unexpected place – at the entrance of a bank, in the lounge of a hotel or in the hall of a library – in any case, in a different and distant context in terms of urban density and formal language; we imagine, finally, getting closer, touching the surfaces and, only then, being amazed by their softness.
The Pebble Rubble system , designed by Swedish designers Sofia Lagerkvist and Anna Lindgren of Front Design for Moroso , expresses above all a sensorial experience. A pleasant illusion that attracts and intrigues us, altering, in addition to the senses, our perception of time: fast and frenetic that of everyday life, slow and inscrutable that of nature.
“Our new system for Moroso is inspired by the shapes found in nature. As children in our native Sweden, our playground was the forest, and we imagined rocks, moss, and fallen trees as furniture and places for the body to rest. For this seating collection, we 3D scanned the rocks we saw during our many forest walks and composed these organic shapes into furniture,” the designers share.
In Pebble Rubble, design is manifestly a means of expressing a message that transcends the formal and functional qualities of an ordinary seat. The most evident and immediate aspect plays on the similarity between the padded volumes and those of enormous stones , smoothed by the incessant work of the wind and rain and covered in an organic or vegetal layer capable of softening the roughness and making the surfaces welcoming and comfortable.
Although mainly designed for use in public spaces in the Corporate and Hospitality sectors , the Pebble Rubble system is made up of 15 multi-element modules (seat and backrests) completed by 3 poufs which allow – for the architect as well as the enthusiast – a extremely free, flexible and creative in combinations. Infinite compositional possibilities which, from the single armchair to the creation of a sophisticated landscape, will contribute to making any interior project “magical” and distinctive.
