Pedrali working spaces 2020
In recent years, office furnishing trends and its environments have gone through considerable changes. The line between home and work is becoming increasingly fine and work spaces have taken on new configurations: open plan offices continue to emerge promoting interaction and fluid exchange. Today, however, the Covid-19 health emergency has transformed such needs: office layouts need to be thought out differently and workstations redesigned. The significant change in lifestyle that we are currently experiencing makes it essential to create new reference models and new ways of interaction.
The office needs to become dynamic and its furniture solutions flexible, functional and sustainable, in order to create tailor made, modular work spaces that can be rearranged according to the needs of the moment. Meeting rooms that can be transformed into multiple workstations, informal meeting spaces obtained by niches ensuring acoustic and visual privacy, new areas for on site or remote training - these are just some of the solutions that can redefine the role of the office. In addition to creating separate spaces, desk partitions and office dividers, now more than ever, are essential for promoting social distancing ensuring healthy environments.
This separation, however, should occur within cosy areas with a high-level of aesthetic quality, where users can both concentrate and relax.
This has given rise to spaces that enable greater interconnection, while also complying with current distancing protocols; spaces that can be reconfigured with ease throughout the day and combined with remote working.
In configurating new spaces, whether at home or in the office, furniture plays a fundamental role. The goal is to select products that are able to preserve the people wellbeing, made from innovative materials that stand out for their antibacterial properties and facilitate regular cleaning and sanitising.
In order to meet these needs, Pedrali has designed a new line of versatile, innovative solutions conceived for the new scenarios and changing trends of tomorrow’s workspaces.
With the advent of a hybrid work model, based on the alternation of on site or remote work, the latter looks set to become exclusively a place for meetings and the mutual exchange of ideas.
The new Buddy Hub, designed by Busetti Garuti Redaelli, is in line with this trend, since it defines collaborative areas that can be more or less informal.
The latest addition to the Buddy family – in which a wrap-around, sound absorbing panel envelops the seat in a sort of enclosed niche – mantains the friendly and playful design of the successful collection of poufs first launched in 2017 while increasing their versatility.
The rounded shapes and bold volumes of the seat and backrest are supported by the slender lightweight frame that raises Buddy Hub off the ground, lightens its overall appearance, promoting functionality that makes cleaning and maintenance operations easier.
Available as an armchair or sofa, the functional and efficient Buddy Hub offers an isolated alcove that encourages concentration and ensures acoustic and visual privacy. It is also possible to place two units opposite each other and to join them by means of a panel to which a table can be attached, thus creating an informal meeting space or break out area.
A large seat, in polyurethane foam supported by elastic belts, and a cosy backrest offer exceptional comfort while working or when enjoying a private moment of relaxation away from the surrounding environment. This makes Buddy Hub also suitable for lounge areas and waiting rooms in the contract and hospitality sectors.
Ypsilon Connect, designed by Jorge Pensi, is a functional free standing, sound absorbing space divider. Featuring clean lines and easily placeable in a variety of settings, Ypsilon Connect is characterised by acoustic panels that are shaped around a structure formed by two die-cast aluminium bases and extruded aluminium columns.
One of the greatest strengths lies in its extensive customisation possibilities, thanks to which users can create ever new layouts and consequently manage their spaces more effectively, to create welcoming office spaces or functional training and meeting rooms, even remotely. In large open-plan environments, the panels can be aligned to each other to form a partition wall.
Ypsilon Connect is extremely versatile and can change its appearance according to needs by simply adding accessories such as whiteboards, shelves or coat hangers on any of its sides. This multifunctional panel can be also wired to enable the installation of a TV screen holder.
Always by Jorge Pensi is Temps low back, the latest version of Temps executive chair, is now characterised by a lower backrest. It is designed to seamlessly fit both in office meeting rooms and residential settings.
Pure and elegant, Temps low back has a striking feature in its height-adjustable base made in die-cast aluminium. The chair guarantees excellent ergonomics and comfort thanks to its weight-activated, synchro-tilt mechanism that is able to regulate the degree of tilting autonomously according to the user’s body weight. The seat and backrest are comfortable and warm with its polyurethane injected foam padding, cosily embracing the person sitting on the chair.
The tilting version of Ypsilon table, designed by Jorge Pensi and first launched in 2018, helps to organize modern co-working spaces by meeting their constant need for change. The stackable table with castors and tilting top, can be moved and stored away when not in use: at the cutting-edge in terms of quality, it conveys both attention to details and a high-tech element.
Toa table, designed by Robin Rizzini, is now available in a wider range of sizes. Lightweight and minimalist, the Toa table is characterised by a solid die-cast aluminium frame in a fluid geometric design, suitable to support large sized tops. Main features are the tapered bridge legs made of die-cast aluminium, which are thinner at the base and widen up towards the “T” element that supports the top. A modular table in length and width is the perfect choice for work spaces and it can also be used to create different settings. Toa is equally suitable for “light” offices, executive rooms and residential spaces, thanks to its smaller sizes. Moreover, it can be used as a desk in an elegant office, as a conference table or, in the largest version with three legs, as a boardroom table.
Another feature of this versatile and multi-tasking table facilitates the management of cables through three different types of top-access power connection units, which can be tailor made according to the customer's requirements.
Toa Folding Screen was conceived to meet the mobility and layout requirements of modern work spaces and to respond to current social distancing needs. Toa Folding Screen is a sound absorbing desktop panel designed by Robin Rizzini, that separates and defines spaces. It’s also the perfect solution for home working spacial arrangements.
Given that it is extremely lightweight, the screen can be folded with ease and moved from one place to another, creating a defined and sound-proofed workstation. Its panels can be arranged in a “U” shape to define a single 1 m workstation, in a “S” shape for two facing workstations, or in a “L” shape to extend your workspace to 1.5 m. Multiple screens can also be used in a variety of layouts to create multiple workstations on a single table.
Toa Folding Screen is characterized by a inner metal structure upholstered in fabric with a zip that makes it easy to remove, clean and maintain.
Arki-Table adjustable, launched in 2019, allows to adjust the height of the top in order to adapt to his users and their needs: two electric actuators, activated by two controllers placed under the top, move as one and allow to choose its ideal height.
Arki-Table adjustable expands with the new desk version yet further. With its practical, height-adjustable top, this version contributes to the creation of a functional and dynamic office space. Designed as a single workstation, it allows the user to work both standing up and sitting down, for optimal comfort and ergonomics.
The cable access, placed between the top and the panel, allows to anchor the sound absorbing panel upholstered in fabric which divides one desk from another. The panel can be easily removed and cleaned.
Arki-Desk and Arki-Bench enrich the Arki family. The first one offers a simplified interpretation of the collection’s distinctive features. A table that, thanks to its linear design, is particularly versatile and suitable for flexible and functional modern corporate and home offices. Arki-Bench is a linear, modular bench that represents the ideal solution both for office spaces and for common areas in the contract and hospitality sectors, for outdoor also.
Art direction: Studio FM
Photo: Andrea Garuti
Styling: Studio Salaris
— New collections 2020
BUDDY HUB
Friendly spirit
Designed by Busetti Garuti Redaelli
In line with the latest trends for office spaces with the wellbeing of workers in mind, the functional and efficient Buddy Hub offers an isolated alcove that encourages concentration and ensures acoustic and visual privacy.
The latest addition to the Buddy family - in which a wrap-around, sound absorbing panel envelops the seat in a sort of enclosed niche - maintains the friendly and playful design of the successful collection of poufs first launched in 2017 while increasing their versatility.
The rounded shapes and bold volumes of the seat and backrest are supported by the slender lightweight frame that raises Buddy Hub off the ground, lightens its overall appearance, promoting functionality that makes cleaning and maintenance operations easier.
Hugely versatile, Buddy Hub is available as an armchair or sofa, and can be used as a quiet, sound-proofed workstation. It is also possible to place two units opposite each other and to join them by means of a panel to which a table can be attached, thus creating an informal meeting space or break out area.
A large seat, in polyurethane foam supported by elastic belts, and a cosy backrest offer exceptional comfort while working or when enjoying a private moment of relaxation away from the surrounding environment. This makes Buddy Hub suitable not just for office spaces, but also for lounge areas and waiting rooms in the contract and hospitality sectors.
Materials: seat in polyurethane foam with elastic belts, backrest and armrests in polyurethane foam, curved plywood panel, steel frame, Ø25 mm aluminium legs.
Finishes: upholstered in fabric; powder-coated or brushed aluminium.
YPSILON CONNECT
Multifunctional panel
Designed by Jorge Pensi
Ypsilon Connect is an elegant and functional free standing, sound absorbing space divider. Designed for the contract industry, this product preserves the formal qualities and iconic characteristics of the Ypsilon table collection.
Featuring clean lines and easily placeable in a variety of settings, Ypsilon Connect is characterised by acoustic panels that are shaped around a structure formed by two die-cast aluminium bases and extruded aluminium columns.
One of the greatest strengths of the Ypsilon Connect lies in its extensive customisation possibilities, thanks to which users can create ever new layouts and consequently manage their spaces more effectively.
In large open-plan environments, the panels can be aligned to each other to form a partition wall to create welcoming office spaces or functional training and meeting rooms.
The Ypsilon Connect is an extremely versatile piece of furniture that changes appearance according to needs by simply adding accessories such as whiteboards, shelves or coat hangers on any of its sides. This multifunctional panel can be also wired to enable the installation of a TV screen holder. Available with and without castors, the Ypsilon Connect is particularly lightweight and easy to handle.
Materials: the structure is formed by two die-cast aluminium bases and two extruded aluminium columns; the inner core is in micro-perforated plywood.
Finishes: polished or powder-coated black or white aluminium; upholstered in fabric.
The panel can also be upholstered in Revive 1, an environmentally-friendly, 100% recycled polyester fabric designed by Georgina Wright for Kvadrat.
Available in two sizes: 1100x1800 mm, 1500x1800 mm.
TOA
Strength and lightness
Designed by Robin Rizzini
The Toa table combines a technical-industrial style with decorative allure, giving life to a functional and evocative product. With its name Robin Rizzini pays tribute to his Genoese origins, the dialect for “table” being in fact “toa”.
Toa's main features are its tapered bridge legs made of die-cast aluminium, which are thinner at the base and widen up towards the “T” element that supports the top.
The table’s stability and strength are guaranteed by two steel bars that join the two legs to the top. Lightweight and minimalist, the Toa table is characterised by a solid die-cast aluminium frame in a fluid geometric design, suitable to support large sized tops.
Available in smaller sizes and with a decentralised cable access, it’s equally suitable for “light” offices, executive rooms and residential spaces.
Moreover, being endlessly modular in length and width, it’s the perfect choice for work spaces and it can also be used to create different settings.
The Toa table can be used as a desk in an elegant office or as a conference table for brainstorming and networking activities. And in the largest version with three bridge legs, it serves as an efficient boardroom table. Furthermore, Toa can be used to accommodate multiple temporary workstations. Another feature of this
versatile and multi-tasking table facilitates the management of cables through three different types of top-access power connection units, which can be tailor made according to the customer's requirements.
The table is available in playful, colourful versions, or in monochromatic colours, with white, black or light grey tops, or again with more refined finishes, such as titanium paired with a fenix, compact wood-finish or an oak-veneered top.
Materials: solid laminate or fenix top 10-12 mm, oak veneered top 25 mm. Die-cast aluminium frame.
Finishes: white full colour or wood effect solid laminate, black Fenix or bleached oak top. Polished aluminium, powder-coated or titanium finish aluminium frame. The top is available in the following sizes: 1900x750 mm – 1900x900 mm – 2400x900 mm – 3000x100 mm – 3600x1000 mm – 5190x1250 mm – 6100x1300 mm.
TOA FOLDING SCREEN
A table divider
Designed by Robin Rizzini
The Toa Folding Screen is a sound absorbing desktop panel that separates and defines spaces.
Designed to meet the mobility and layout requirements of modern work spaces, it also responds to current social distancing needs. Moreover, it’s also the perfect solution for home working spacial arrangements.
Given that it is extremely lightweight, the screen can be folded with ease and moved from one place to another, creating a defined and sound-proofed workstation.
The inner metal structure is upholstered in fabric with a zip that makes it easy to remove, clean and maintain.
Its panels can be arranged in a “U” shape to define a single 1 m workstation, in a “S” shape for two facing workstations, or in a “L” shape to extend your workspace to 1.5 m. Multiple screens can also be used in a variety of layouts to create multiple workstations on a single table. When not in use, the Toa Folding Screen can be easily folded and stored away on a bookshelf, given that it only measures just 4 cm in thickness.
Materials: black powder-coated ø16 mm tubular steel and 30x15 mm oval tubular steel frame.
Finishes: Upholstered in fabric.
Sizes: “U” shape: 560x1000x510 mm; “S” shape: 560x1000x1010 mm; “L” shape: 560x1500x510 mm;
TEMPS LOW BACK
Time is precious
Designed by Jorge Pensi
In designing Temps, Jorge Pensi’s aim was to create a user-friendly chair, one which nevertheless has specific features and a clear identity for different working environments. Characterised by a lower backrest, the latest version of Temps executive chair is designed to seamlessly fit both in office meeting rooms and residential settings.
Pure and elegant, Temps low back has a striking feature in its height-adjustable base made in die-cast aluminium. The chair guarantees excellent ergonomics and comfort thanks to its weight-activated, synchro-tilt mechanism that is able to regulate the degree of tilting autonomously according to the user’s body weight. Its anatomical shape encourages good posture. The seat and backrest are comfortable and warm with its polyurethane injected foam padding, cosily embracing the person sitting on the chair. An injection-moulded polypropylene shell fits around the seat and contains a mechanism that embraces the user’s lower back ensuring ergonomy and comfort, while the padding inserted in the polypropylene shell designs a continuous line.
Two minimal, simple arms made from polypropylene help accentuate the concepts of lightness and dynamism.
Materials: die-cast aluminium base and spokes, shell with armrests in polypropylene, seat and backrest in polyurethane injected foam.
Finishes: black or white powder-coated or polished aluminium; seat and backrest upholstered in fabric.
ARKI-TABLE ADJUSTABLE DESK
A perfect balance
Designed by Pedrali R&D
With its practical, height-adjustable top, the Arki-Table Adjustable Desk contributes to the creation of a functional and dynamic office space. Designed as a single workstation, it allows the user to work both standing up and sitting down, for optimal comfort and ergonomics.
Two electric actuators, connected to a control unit and activated by a controller placed under the top, move as one, allowing the user to choose the ideal height of the top, from 740 to 1140 mm.
Available in white or black full colour and in three shades of grey, the Arki-Table Adjustable Desk has an ultra-thin 6 mm solid laminate top, as well as steel trestle legs and an extruded aluminium support.
The cable access, placed between the top and the panel, allows to anchor the sound absorbing panel upholstered in fabric which divides one desk from another. The panel can be easily removed and cleaned. Top size: 1800x790 mm.
Materials: solid laminate top 6 mm, steel legs, extruded aluminium support; padded and perforated plywood panel upholstered in fabric.
Finishes: solid laminate in white or black full colour and in three shades of grey; black fenix.
ARKI-DESK
A perfect balance
Designed by Pedrali R&D
Arki-Desk adds a new element to the Arki family, offering a simplified interpretation of the collection’s distinctive features. The Arki-Desk’s clean, linear design makes it particularly versatile and suitable for flexible and functional modern corporate and home offices.
Steel or solid oak trestle legs are connected together by a steel support, to which the top is fixed for added stability. A more casual and playful version of the Arki-Desk with a coloured frame is also available.
The top is available in four sizes: 1990x790 mm; 1590x790 mm; 1590x690 mm; 1390x690 mm.
Materials: solid laminate top 10-12 mm, steel support, 50x25 mm steel or 50x40 mm solid oak legs.
Finishes: full colour white, black, light grey, marble or wood effect solid laminate; black fenix. White, black, light grey or coloured powder-coated steel; bleached oak.
ARKI-BENCH
A perfect balance
Designed by Pedrali R&D
Arki-Bench expands the Arki collection yet further, reinterpreting the industrial look in a functional key.
This linear, modular bench is characterised by a solid laminate seat and distinctive trestle legs in steel or solid oak, joined together by a steel support for added stability.
Arki-Bench is the ideal solution both for office spaces and for common areas in the contract and hospitality sectors. The version with steel legs is also suitable for outdoor use.
Materials: solid laminate seat 10-12 mm, steel support, 50x25 mm steel or 50x40 mm solid oak legs.
Finishes: full colour white, black, light grey, marble or wood effect solid laminate; black fenix. White, black, light grey or coloured powder-coated steel; bleached oak.
Pedrali
Beauty, tradition and innovation
Pedrali is an Italian company producing modern furniture for work, contract and residential sectors. The collection results from meticulous research aimed at creating functional and versatile industrial design products in metal, plastic materials, wood and upholstery, which are often combined. Seating, tables, furnishings and lamps are all exclusively manufactured in Italy, combining tradition and innovation, engineering excellence coupled with creative brilliance.
The “100% Made in Italy” philosophy takes shape through internal production at the Mornico al Serio (Bergamo) headquarters, with its automated warehouse designed by architect Cino Zucchi, and at the Manzano (Udine) works.
High quality and respect for the environment represent Pedrali’s long-established practice, as can be seen by the brand’s use of water-based paints made principally from plant-derived resins for wood products, and by the certifications ISO 9001 for quality management, ISO 14001 for sustainable environmental management, FSC® C114358 for the use of timber from certified forests, and Greenguard for low emissions of toxic substances.
Experimentation with production technologies, use of diversified materials and collaboration with numerous designers have resulted in Pedrali winning important awards, such as the Compasso d'Oro ADI for its Frida chair.
Pedrali is a member of ADI, Associazione per il Disegno Industriale (Association for Industrial Design).