Lema at Salone del Mobile

Cosiness and conviviality, relax and warmth: these are the words that best characterise the delicate creative universe of #lema.

A brand that has always stood out for the light and décontracté approach. The colours, the materials and above all their combinations give life to refined furniture, where the elegance of shapes meets sought-for upholsteries: modern interpretations of the Mediterranean lifestyle, essence of made in Italy.

First Italian company to propose custom-made modular systems for the day and night area thanks to a strong technical know-how, Lema was able to renew itself and evolve in over 40 years of history, building a complete product range for the home, characterised by inborn elegance that, in addition to systems, includes chairs, padded furniture, tables, wall units, beds and furnishing accessories. In fact, since a few years, the brand is proposing a sophisticated and contemporary lifestyle: this is Lema home, a place where #design enters in tip toes, embracing a lifestyle away from clamour and pretentiousness; refuge, free of restrictions, characterised by a lived atmosphere that favours tranquillity and sharing of emotions. A precise choice of taste that #lema has been pursuing since the beginning, thanks to its ability to merge handicraft knowledge with cutting-edge industrial technologies. Transforming manual skills in highly mechanized processes allowed the brand to offer an always unique, adaptable and custom-made product, with the benefits of modern mass production, preserving the care for details that is obtained only with human work. The products that rendered #lema leader in the custom-made sphere are based indeed on this philosophy: from Selecta system to the Made-to-measure Closet and walk-in closets.

Lema’s home at the Furniture Exhibition 2016 reconfirms the unusual discretion of its language through the graceful #design and sought-for finishes of the new products. A delicate creative lexicon, rich of intense simplicity in its finest meaning, with clever references to the #design culture and unusual unexpected twists given by splitting elements, only apparently discontinuous in style, that exalt the character. New evergreens, each one defined by a specific style but all linked by a common suggestion that draws inspiration from an original interpretation of the typical stylistic features of the ‘50s and ‘60s, with a totally modern look.

Furniture and furnishing accessories signed by renowned names of international #design in addition to creations of emerging artists, to underscore the company' ability, unique in the furnishing world, to convey different #design approaches in an articulated but always consistent collection. Not only the single pieces are impacting, but also their combination, offering new aesthetic ideas for homes that do not fear the thrill to reveal their most intimate character. At the base, the constant research that approaches living trends, advancing and exceeding customers’ expectations with collections that charm for their personal character, always pertinent with the brand's quintessence. Also this year, the typical and delicate approach to Lema’s #design and decoration is found in the elegant fabrics, corduroys with pleasant textures at the touch and soft leather, all proposed in a refined colour palette: grey and beige shades meet the intensity of blue and green and the energy of garnet red. The woods are solid, with grains that exalt the natural character like the thermo-treated oak, contrasting the brightness of the new grey oak. Bronzed finishes of lived effect characterise the metals: particular painting processes fix the colour in depth, conferring a particular roundness to the pieces, warm and elegant style details, without ever parting from Lema’s formal neatness.

THE NOVELTIES FOR THE DAY AREA AND PADDED FURNITURE

Among the novelties, the essential style of Piero Lissoni, art director of the brand, who conceived LUCE. Starting from the classic iconography of the table, Lissoni worked on the exasperation of its features by subtraction: top in Canaletto Walnut and structure in bronzed die-cast aluminium merge with the intense lightness of the #design given by the essential volumes and thicknesses. A new table, available in different sizes, all fixed and square, of modern, almost technological style, thought to furnish refined home environments and also sophisticated contract spaces.

The collaboration with Christophe Pillet is also renewed, who signs three new products characterised by the elegant vintage spirit: Steward storage unit, Graceland table and Lady Jane bergère.

STEWARD is an elegant, double front-sided storage unit in wood, featuring refined details in lacquered HPL (6 mm thickness) and base in painted metal that combines the charm of a handicraft piece with a modern, typically industrial #design approach. An essential cube in thermo-treated wood, characterised by a vague retrò style, with hinged doors that hide the spacious compartments and sliding drawers useful for the living area, also ideal as bar cabinet.

Various styles with vintage touches also for GRACELAND, round table that plays on neat and rational shapes, characterised by the metal structure of strong personality, matched to the top proposed in Milan, in the elegant shiny lacquered finish.

Always characterised by a mix of styles, today a winning approach to further express the most elegant modern character, the neat lines that recall the shapes of the ‘50s of the elegant and cosy LADY JANE. A timeless, poetic and at the same time rigorous bergère characterised by a multi-faceted soul, for the home and also for the office.

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A bold fluidity defines EYDO asymmetric dormeuse by Francesco Rota, already author of numerous proposals for #lema. Distinguished by an architectural style, it invites to relax as inferred from the name of Greek origin. It consists of a suspended structure in painted bronze and the unique seat and backrest volume that, despite recalling the lightness of a wing thanks to its reduced thickness, it envelopes and welcomes the body, offering great comfort. The stitching and leather upholstery embellish the #design.

Synthesis of a contemporary thought of vintage spirit, the new BEA dining armchair by Roberto Lazzeroni that stands out for its neat and refined soul. A perfect item also for the contract sector, that creates an ideal set of passé-partout chairs with Bice lounge chair designed in 2015, of which it revisits the measured proportions and enveloping shapes of the shell backrest. With fabric or leather upholstery, it stands out for the light structure in bronze metal.

Also reconfirmed the collaboration with Matteo Nunziati who, after designing Marble Arch wall unit in 2013, signs this year Glance display case and Kaiwa sofa. Of sculptural character, GLANCE is a refined synthesis between the strength of thermo-treated oak and the lightness of crystal, gently joined by bronze aluminium that defines the perimeter.

Conversional moments have instead inspired the Milanese designer in defining KAIWA (meaning dialoguing in Japanese), a two-seat fixed sofa, with a light suspended base in painted metal of bronze colour that supports the padded seat and backrest. A proposal able to fit in elegant home contexts, but thought in particular to furnish lounge areas or refined contract spaces.

Unprecedented also LENNOX padded foot-rest pouf with light structure in bronze metal by Gordon Guillaumier designed to match the homonymous lounge-chair presented last year, to furnish a private corner where to enjoy reading and listening to fine music. A detail that also inspired the name.

DAY SYSTEMS – SELECTA AND T030

Lema has always been the ideal partner through which home customisation reaches its peak. The company’s DNA is bound to the production of made-to-measure systems for the day and night area, in fact #lema was the first Italian company to develop a freestanding panel system that during the years has evolved in the current Selecta.

Bookcase par #excellence, Selecta was the first product to combine the details of manual work on wood to a series of technical innovations that currently made it one of the most versatile in terms of compositions, finishes and uses, similar to an actual ad hoc product for each home, that fully exploits the modern character of mechanised corporate processes. A program in constant evolution that is renewed at the 2016 Furniture Exhibition with the new screen door and grids of reduced thicknesses to expand the storage units, creating pleasant graphic patterns that match the existing structures. Another novelty is the Grey Oak finish.

In addition to Selecta, T030, another crowning achievement of the brand, the box system by Piero Lissoni, highly versatile with regards to compositions, finishes and colours. In addition to offer utmost #design freedom thanks to the countless possible variants, with refined matter combinations of the closed compositions, Box offers the originality and value of a small limited series. Studied to facilitate the #design and logistic phase, simple installation and reduce costs, Box wall units stand out for the versatile elegance with empty and solid patterns, thanks to the different doors that create closed compartments and day spaces to use freely.

The product aesthetics is embellished by the solid character of the facades on Clay finish.

THE NOVELTIES FOR THE NIGHT AREA

The scenographic JOBU bed is signed by Piero Lissoni. A decorative proposal despite retaining the essential character typical of the designer' style, around which an environment of sophisticated elegance can be built. An essential sommier with contrast rat-tail profiles is embellished by the extra large #design of the headrest, inspired by the timeless charm of the screen. Proposed in Milan in an elegant version in blue velvet and frame in thermo-treated oak, it is also available with fabric or leather upholstery, always matching the sommier.

Designed by Daniel Debiasi and Federico Sandri, TIP collection consisting of drawer unit, dresser and night table, the latter in two versions. A proposal characterised by a modern and essential language built around a sequence of solid and empty volumes marked by the mix between the thermo-treated oak of the structure and front sides of the drawers available in shiny and matt lacquered finish, in addition to the sophisticated Clay finish, soft and silky to the touch and sight.

Walk-in closets

The bedroom signed #lema is thought as place of wellness and emotions. A custom-space where furniture, furnishing accessories and systems – since always the brand’s core business – like the Walk-in closets, define the sophisticated character.

Novenove by Officinadesign #lema and Hangar designed by Piero Lissoni – that this year proposes the new finish in melamine Grey larch-wood, embellished by details in anodised aluminium in clear steel colour- aim at conceiving a personal area, a safe refuge that moves its hub from mere storage function, thus becoming an actual room to live, also thanks to the presence of seats and furnishing accessories that embellish the aesthetics. For #lema, the walk-in closet does not represent luxury in the strictest sense of the term, but the expression of a state of mind and way to intend life and its spaces.

A closet, endless closets

Modularity and customisation have always represented Lema’s stylistic feature. The industrialisation of production processes combined to utmost care for details, made it possible to significantly develop systems, therefore to conceive a program that allows the greatest versatility in the closet sector like the Made-to-measure Wardrobe,the modular system that offers utmost building freedom thanks to the large range of modules available and possibility to adapt them according to the required sizes, in terms of height, width and depth. The technical aspect of the system is available in numerous aesthetic variants according to the applied door: this way, #lema closet can be transformed in endless closets,each with its style and elegance, with each door creating a closet.

Among the 2016 proposals, the new DANDY closet by Officinadesign Lema defined by the various souls of the door characterised by the perimetric frame in bronze metal and large assortment of panels: clear glass, screen-printed with a delicate smooth-brushed decor, or upholstered with fabric, leather or wallpaper. Unprecedented also KIRI hinged closet by Giancarlo Vegni- cut in Japanese – defined by aluminium profiles matched to panels in wood or lacquered finish. The constant attention to details typical of #lema led to #design the new shelves with metal frame and solid surface, in addition to fully review the hardware to ensure improved aesthetic effects.

THE DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS OF #lema HOME IN SPOTLIGHT - SET-UP by PIERO LISSONI

Lema will be present at the 2016 Furniture Exhibition with a completely renewed exhibitive area signed by Piero Lissoni.

A definitely modern style #design, distinguished by a delicate clearness. The new architectural system is characterised by clear volumes, two glass houses featuring refined home settings, expression of Lema's discreet #design.

At the centre, to divide these two spaces that attract at first sight, there is the perspective of the new promenade, ideal connection with the core of the stand, which vanishing point is represented by the crystal cube that englobes the stairway facing the lounge area. An “agora” around which the various interpretations of Lema’s home out in a harmonic flow.The light is the common element of this second display core, in line with the Mediterranean style that has always been defining the discreet living style typical of the brand. An overview of the countless possibilities that #lema offers is therefore revealed in the large stand of approx. 1,000 square metres, integrating the various catalogue proposals as in a harmonic score. The day systems are the setting for padded furniture and furnishing accessories, while closets and walk-in closets are the reference points for the night area. The colours and finishes of the woods, lacquered coats, glasses, fabrics and leathers tell an authentic and informal way to intend the home, focused on living it and not on aesthetics as an end to itself. In the sequence of environments, each choice seems to be studied to instil calmness and serenity.

The first glass house hosts a complete home setting. The brand new proposals by Christophe Pillet find the ideal location in the dining area:STEWARD two-sided storage unit in thermo-treated oak with HPL details and GRACELAND table with structure in painted metal in bronze colour and shiny lacquered top. New also BEA dining armchairs by Roberto Lazzeroni.

Besides, the typical discretion of Lema’s style is reflected in the living room housing YARD sofas by Francesco Rota with refined leather upholstery completed by the rear sofa unit of the same collection and COURT YARD side table, always by Rota, re-interpretation of the industrial #design of the '60s.

At the centre, between the two sofas, MANSION side tables by Christophe Pillet. Around, SIGN side tables with structure in bronze metal and shiny lacquered tops in the refined Impero, Aneto, Ciliegia colours and BICE armchairs with fabric upholstery in a bright Pavone green, all by Roberto Lazzeroni. On the wall, various elements of T030 system by Piero Lissoni: on the side wall, essential Box storage units in Carbon oak; on the central wall, suspended Box storage units with day compartments, structures in Carbon oak matched to doors proposed in Walnut shiny lacquered finish and Clay finish in Ardesia and Polvere colours.

The refined elegance of HANGAR walk-in closet by Piero Lissoni, in the new finish in grey larch wood with lit glass tops, marks the transit to the night area featuring MADAMA fabric bed at the centre, by Officinadesign Lema. On the sides, the new TIP night table by Daniel Debiasi and Federico Sandri with structure in thermo-treated oak and front sides in Pepe Clay for MR. ZHENG night tables by Roberto Lazzeroni with lacquered tops in Assenzio and Fumo colours. To embellish the environment, the brand new EYDO dormeuse by Francesco Rota with structure in bronze metal in contrast with the cream leather upholstery, matched to MR.ZHENGside table with Paprika lacquered top that confers a colour touch to the environment. To tell the historic Made-to-measure Closet program, the light transparency of the new DANDY wardrobe by Officinadesign #lema, with doors with panel in clear glass, profiles in moka larch and sides in thermo-treated oak.

On the opposite side, the second glass house features a spacious bright living setting characterised by BRICK LANE sofas by Christophe Pillet with elegant upholstery in natural linen colour and EYDO dormeuse by Francesco Rota, with structure in sour cherry red colour and refined upholstery in tobacco finish.

To define the boundaries, the sophisticated transparency of GALERIST display cases always by Pillet and the elegant wall unit of T030 system by Piero Lissoni in garnet Granata red lacquered colour, emphasised when matched to the metal structure.

The setting is embellished with numerous furnishing accessories that contribute in defining the elegant character: FELIX armchairs by Roberto Lazzeroni in hide colour leather; CRUISE side tables by Officinadesign Lema with top in Tortora grey glass, SIGN by Studio Kairos with bronze structure and shiny lacquered tops in Impero, Granata and Marina colour and MR. ZHENG always by Lazzeroni with Paprika shiny lacquered top.

The core of this exhibitive space is represented by a second living area, of cosier atmosphere, delimited by two imposing made-to-measure SELECTA bookcases by Officinadesign Lema, in Carbon oak, over 4 metres height. The one located on the perimetric wall, at full height without interruptions, is characterised by the mix of backs in wood and fabric and the doors in clear glass with bronze frame and bright shelves. The other bookcase, always in Carbon oak, consisting of two volumes overlapped vertically and divided by a partition, stands out for the doors in wood and brand new grids of thin thicknesses that #design the new storage spaces.

At the centre, two JERMYN sofas by Gordon Guillaumier, in green velvet, matched to CRUISE side tables by Officinadesign #lema in Titanio glass and SIGN by Studio Kairos with bronze structure and Zolfo shiny lacquered top.

In front of the glass house, MEMO table by Piero Lissoni with structure in red painted metal and top in Lava finish, matched to BAI-LU chairs by Neri&Hu with seat and backrest in leather. Along the wall, a suspended composition of T030 system by Piero Lissoni that plays with the structure in carbon oak and the limited colour palette of the doors in Clay in Pece, Mou, Ematite and Tortora colours.

Continuing, COURT YARD wall unit by Francesco Rota and LENNOX lounge chairs by Gordon Guillaumier, in a refined fabric upholstery, matched to the new homonymous foot-rest pout, give life to an elegant relax area.

On the side, a home office space houses NOVELIST desk by Christophe Pillet in Canaletto walnut and TABBY chair always by Guillaumier.

At the end of the promenade, the tale of the Lema’s home continues in a setting dedicated to MUSTIQUE by Gordon Guillaumiersofa embellished this year by the new corner module, presented here in an elegant cream fabric. MR. ZHENG side tables by Roberto Lazzeroni complete the set, with the matt lacquered top in Assenzio and Timo and BICE armchairs by Roberto Lazzeroni in Tabacco leather.

Along the wall, a composition that combines a SELECTA bookcase in carbon oak with doors in Pepe Clay and Grey Oak to the new DANDY closet by Officinadesign #lema featuring doors in bronze frame and fabric-upholstered panel. The external sides are in thermo-treated oak.

The following area is characterised at the centre, by the new LUCE table with metal structure and top in Canaletto Walnut matched to HATI chairs in straw version, all signed by Piero Lissoni. Behind, two TEXT wardrobes with doors in Pepe Clay and bronze handles, interiors in melamine grey larch wood and external side in thermo-treated oak. They are divided with a pattern of solid and empty volumes, by a SELECTA suspended bookcase in Carbon oak with new elements of reduced thickness, all by Officinadesign Lema. The precious WINSTON bar units by Christophe Pillet, in Canaletto walnut, embellish the environment.

To continue, a space dedicated to the night systems. The display concept was based on creating a setting able to convey the same sensation of comfort and warmth that fills the living environments. A sequence without interruption and stylistic partitions characterised on the sides by two elegant DANDY closets with doors in glass and fabric, interiors in grey larch wood with glass shelves and external sides in thermo-treated oak. At the centre, the new TIP drawer unit by Daniel Debiasi and Federico Sandri in thermo-treated oak with the front sides of the drawers in Pepe Clay.

The undisputed protagonist of the following setting is the new JOBU bed by Piero Lissoni, upholstered in velvet of intense sea blue colour, matched to FLOWERS side table by Roberto Lazzeroni with tops in matt lacquered finish in Basalto and Antimonio colours and by TIP night table designed by Daniel Debiasi and Federico Sandri always in thermo-treated oak and drawer with front in Pepe Clay.Behind the bed, the tale of the Made-to-measure Wardrobe and utmost customisation is entrusted to a large closet, intentionally without doors, featuring interiors in grey larch wood and glass shelves.

The display ends with the new KAIWA sofa by Matteo Nunziati that creates an elegant living area together with SIGN side tables by Roberto Lazzeroni.

LEMA LOUNGE

From home to hospitality spaces, ABERDEEN sofas and armchairs by Officinadesign Lema together with the refined YARD daybeds by Francesco Rota, matched to WING armchairs by Werner Aisslinger and LADY JANE bergères by Christophe Pillet; DECK side tables byChristophe Pillet and MR. ZHENG side tables by Roberto Lazzeroni and the new GLANCE display cases by Matteo Nunziati furnish the spacious lounge characterised by a relaxed atmosphere. Today, in designing social spaces, the trend is to re-create a sense of home warmth. Therefore the space is addressed to Lema contract, underscoring the versatility of its proposals and freedom of use. #lema Home and #lema Contract, the two Group’s divisions, by exploiting the technological and production synergies developed in time, jointly represent the deep corporate value in being able to satisfy any #design need in aesthetic and functional terms.On one hand, the #excellence of mass production typical of a large firm, and on the other the handicraft skills that allow developing custom-made solutions.