Pedrali has launched Panarea, a new outdoor collection designed by CMP Design.

Inspired by the Mediterranean coastline, Panarea comprises an armchair and lounge armchair featuring a traditional element hand-woven in Italy as a sign of respect for and dedication to Italian craftsmanship.

“A woven object always inspires a certain reverence for manual work,” explains CMP Design. “A kind of charm for an archaic beauty where utility and the right shape meet, become one. A traditional object transmits what is a pre-existing technique and Panarea wants to be this: a continuation in a modern way of the oldest construction technique ever used by human being.”

The collection features a wide and curved backrest woven in polypropylene cord which creates an original geometrical pattern and wraps around the tubular steel frame powder coated for outdoor use, as far as the armrests. The cord emphasises Panarea’s elegant appearance and optimises the weave, resulting in a double curvature that gives the seating three-dimensionality and graphic rigour, as well as making it transparent and easy to move.

Meanwhile the lounge armchair comes with a wide seat and a high backrest whose curvature traces virtually a circular space of relax and conviviality.

Comfort is enhanced by the cushion in dry-feel polyurethane foam that dries quickly and is covered in fabric made from the same yarn used for the chair’s woven element.

Panarea is available in a sophisticated and contemporary chromatic palette: from the warmer shades of sand and terracotta to the colder tones of blue and grey. The cushion can also be matched or contrasted with the frame.

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