Isole Modular Sofa: NN1A-NN1G Parachilna with the collection's distinctive tabletop

with the collection's distinctive tabletop with its angled edge and surfaced in veneer laminate

polished marble and stained ash veneer

3" d (14x23

With its characteristic molded wood laminate shade in natural oak or wenge finishes

Isole Modular Sofa: NN1A-NN1G Parachilna with the collection's distinctive tabletopDescription For Oki Sato of Japanese firm Nendo and Italian designer Luca Nichetto, collaborating on Isole Seating was a study in virtual connectivity. An update on the tradition of Tanka, where one person starts a poem and a second completes it, they traded ideas via iPhone. "I sent Luca rough sketches of soft shapes like pebbles or islands," says Oki. (Isole means "islands" in Italian.) "So I designed the armature as a bridge to connect the islands