One page

Ideally conceived following the modelling of a single sheet of paper, One Page is a tribute to the continuity of forms that enhance the sculptural poetics of Ron Arad – author happily suspended between design and artistic gesture – and the manufacturing expertise of Moroso. The “sheet” is spread over a double layer: the rigid polyurethane support structure for the outer part and the flexible polyurethane padding for the inner one.

“There are roughly two types of projects. Some are born from an intuition and lead you to wonder what is the right material, technology and manufacture to make it. – explains Ron Arad – One Page belongs to the second group, because it is an armchair born from a technology and a series of possibilities that were not there before. Specifically, we created One Page using the possibility of overlapping two frames”.

The result is an armchair in which seat, armrests and back give life to a continuous enveloping that does without pillows and padding and enhances comfort, among the main focus of the project, as a theme of ergonomic research. The particular production process superimposes a soft and flexible printed part on a rigid shell, freeing comfort from traditional padding. A further level of challenge concerns the search for the upholstery, in fabric or leather, which becomes the vehicle to transmit to touch and sight the beauty and sensory harmony of the seat.

Designed for both the residential and contract markets, One Page has a five-spoke swivel base in die-cast aluminium and is available with or without a tilting mechanism. The footrest is made with the same production technology, in total design harmony with the conceptual and functional characteristics of the chair.