Scoop, Philippe Malouin

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Product

Scoop

Author

Philippe Malouin

Description

Scoop - a modular seating system designed by Philippe Malouin for Meritalia® - presents itself as a cluster of monolithic blocks with simplified forms. The name "Scoop" refers to the gesture of carving ice cream with a spoon, leaving a smooth, fluid groove in the surface, mirroring the armchair’s squared yet polished contours.

Scoop, the modular seating system

Known for his bold and innovative vision, Malouin’s approach once again fuses minimalism with a strong emphasis on functionality, creating pieces that are both practical and visually engaging. The concept draws inspiration from the classic "club chair": a comfortable, upholstered model characterized by armrests and a low backrest. Scoop reinterprets this 20th-century design icon - the voluminous leather club chair - by updating it to its very essence. Indeed, Scoop lightens the geometry of the volume to achieve a more nonchalant and contemporary type of elegance.

The double-contoured shaping creates enveloping convexities in both the seat and the backrest. However, the "cuts" that define the edges remain soft to the touch, thanks to multi-density layered padding.

Scoop, il sistema di sedute modulare

Dunque, in Scoop, la morbidezza è un segreto che sarà svelato solo quando ci si accomoda. È proprio il tessuto, un feltro vellutato e caldo, tagliato e cucito al vivo, a enfatizzare l'apparente rigidità dei profili geometrici. La sapienza artigianale si combina con il design, in un sistema di sedute che fa del comfort il piacevole elemento di sorpresa a contrasto con l'apparente rigidità. Le sedute a incastro di Scoop inoltre compongono uno schema geometrico, a formare una seduta continua, potenzialmente infinita.