KOBI Collection
Patrick Norguet, 2012
Inspired by the tradition of wire chairs, Patrick Norguet designed KOBI, an elegant and light seating collection.
The shell, the distinctive element of the entire collection, is a kind of basket, firm and enveloping, created by interlacing welded steel rods. In the Kobi chair version, the aluminium cast support elegantly embraces the seat, completely enveloping it and connecting it to the four legs in lacquered aluminium or oak veneer. The practical sled-like structure features the Kobi sledge chair and the Kobi stool. The cushions, which are available in different variants and materials, are shaped to adhere perfectly to the shell and visually integrate with the structure, without compromising comfort.
AboutKOBI
The passion for technology, functionality and lightness are the values that unite Patrick Norguet and Alias. An affinity from which the KOBI family takes shape.
Its distinctive element is the woven shell made of welded steel rod, a technical and expressive signature common to all the products in the family. With Kobi, Norguet aimed to explore a synthesis of comfort, pure materials and a measured graphic language, where every element is designed to interact with the architecture that hosts it. The welded steel thus becomes not only a structural solution, but a coherent design statement, capable of expressing the balance between technological innovation and design culture.
