Offecct Circulus: Mario Ferrarini's Modular Seating System with Origami-Inspired Design
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Summary
Italian designer Mario Ferrarini collaborated with furniture brand Offecct (owned by Flokk) to create the Circulus modular seating system for public spaces. The design features slender upholstered planes folded like origami with a perforated colored metal frame visible underneath, giving it a distinctive character. The system emphasizes flexibility, durability, and signature style while considering circular design principles.
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The Circulus seating system features slender upholstered planes folded like origami and a perforated coloured metal frame that peeks through the undersides, giving it a distinctive look.
Ferrarini and Offecct aimed for flexibility, durability and a signature style with the design, while also considering circular
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