AÏKU SOFT

Starting from its genesis, Aiku is not a simple chair, but The chair that adapts to everysituation. The product name is derived from haiku, a Japanese word meaning a short poeticcomposition that, by using few words and with no lexical frills and conjunctions,expresses great concepts.

The meaning and the sound of this word express the project concept: joining theparadoxes of end-uses and feelings. Aiku can be either radical and at the same time arefined architecture for home, working and collective spaces. Two years after the launch of the collection, due to the commercial success and the highliking got by this family of chairs on international markets, the company was boosted toextend the range by introducing a new variant as well as new finishes. The finish and the coating are the aesthetic elements that mainly affect product’sperception.

A new and sophisticated look for the chair that is proposed with padded shell. The shell may feature either leather upholstery or a smart and soft velvet – an evergreenthat is highly appreciated both in the design and in the fashion world – or alternativelya refined single-colour fabrics or sophisticated textures. The collection features a wide variety of stands, from the simplest and most architectonicones, to the most refined and domestic ones, as well as a very rich range of finishesthat is further enriched and completed by introducing new trendy variants such as goldchrome, pink gold chrome, black chrome and nickel chrome.

The chair has a padded shell with an injection moulded polypropylene body, coldmoulded padding shaped and applied on the load-bearing piece. The cover is not removable and covers the armchair completely. To improve the comfort the chair can be equipped with a special padded cushion madein polyurethane and polyester wadding with removable cover.