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Tagliabue: Tina
Rattan, like wood, has allowed the creation of handcrafted and unique works that will
remain alive for a long time. Expormim has traditionally worked this material with its
experienced craftsmen, and this time has provided its expertise and know-how to the
architect Benedetta Tagliabue to create a contemporary concept of rattan seats.
Tina armchair is the first of them and it will be showcased at the Milan Furniture
Fair 2013.
With an important technical complexity, the Tina armchair and bench has been a
challenge both in its development and manufacturing. The Italian and Barcelona-based
architect has designed the seats with a clear intention: to use the rattan tradition in
order to create a sleek and sinuous design, working with the best craftsmen.
"The Tina armchair is the result of our collaboration with the industry. With a design
featuring both innovation and tradition, it is built with the painstaking care and attention
to detail characteristic of artisanal methods coupled with the precision and quality that
comes with technology. The Tina armchair is surprisingly lightweight and sinuous due
to the features and comfort of its natural braiding".
Tagliabue loves natural fibers and she has developed several architectural projects
using similar materials as the ones that inspire the Expormim collection, such as the
Spanish Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010.
"Wickerwork is a marvelous form of art, and an artisanal technique which is the same
the world over. One can even say that wickerwork represents the first universal
language of humankind: a language of hands. That is why we research about wicker
and the weaving of natural materials in our design studio."
For Benedetta Tagliabue, principal of the Miralles Tagliabue EMBT studio, which she
founded with Enric Miralles in 1991, the Tina collection reflects one of her most
recognized values: a tribute to the beauty of simplicity and craftsmanship.
This is the first design available for an indoor environment signed by the EMBT
studio, which previously had created furniture for public spaces.
Tina is able to transform any room into a pleasant ambience, brings the elegance of the
nature and represents the Mediterranean lifestyle.
Technical data: Armchair 'Tina'
Design: Benedetta Tagliabue – EMBT
Armchair featuring a structure made of lacquered steel tube, 18 mm/0.71" thick. The frame of
the seat is made of natural, peeled and tinted rattan, 32 mm/1.26" thick, while the seat itself is
made of hand-weaved wicker, 8 mm/0.31" thick. Protective plastic caps.
Dimensions: 99 × 111 × 100 cm / 39" × 43,75" × 39,5"
Materials: steel and rattan.
On top and above: Benedetta Tagliabue, Tina armchair for Exporim, 2013
