Capsule ᱢᱳᱰᱩᱞᱟᱨ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱟ by Stefano Ollino is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱨᱩᱯᱟᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ· 2025
Capsule ᱢᱳᱰᱩᱞᱟᱨ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱟ
Client: Zito Living
A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ Category
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The Design
About Capsule ᱢᱳᱰᱩᱞᱟᱨ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱟ
ᱠᱮᱯᱥᱩᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱳᱰᱩᱞᱟᱨ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱚᱢᱚᱞ, ᱨᱮᱴᱨᱚ ᱯᱷᱭᱩᱪᱟᱨᱤᱥᱴᱤᱠ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱚᱞ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱛ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱨᱟᱠᱟᱵ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱯᱚᱰ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ ᱧᱟᱢᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ᱾ ᱦᱟᱛ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱨᱟᱢᱟᱱ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱛᱮ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱮᱠᱷᱮᱱ ᱫᱩᱲᱩᱵ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟᱨᱮ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱜᱚᱴᱟ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱟᱨᱮᱜᱮ ᱡᱤᱨᱟᱹᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱨᱟᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱠᱮᱯᱥᱩᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱢᱚᱞ ᱯᱷᱚᱢ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱮᱭᱮ ᱰᱷᱚᱶ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱯᱮᱭᱟ ᱢᱟᱛᱨᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱦᱟᱱᱤᱠᱚᱢ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱮᱞᱟᱥᱴᱤᱠ ᱠᱟᱯᱲᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱫᱷᱟᱠᱟᱣᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱢᱳᱰᱩᱞ ᱠᱚ ᱮᱢᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱛᱮ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱤᱡ ᱟᱡᱟᱜ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱱᱤᱡᱚᱨᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟᱭ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Capsule ᱢᱳᱰᱩᱞᱟᱨ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱟ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Capsule ᱢᱳᱰᱩᱞᱟᱨ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Capsule Sofa embraces a retro-futuristic soft design language, redefining the role of its armrests as more than just structural elements. Designed for ultimate relaxation, it invites users to explore new ways of interacting with their sofa. Now, comfort extends beyond the seat, allowing you to lounge, embrace, and unwind on the armrests, making full use of the sofa's entire surface.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The sofa presents different modules which allow the user to build his how composition with this dimensions: 1750mm × 1250mm × 720mm, 1500mm × 1220mm × 720mm, 1750mm × 1490mm × 720mm
- Tags
- furniture, sofa, furniture design, living room, living collection, capsule
- Production Technology
- The sofa is crafted from plush soft foam and enveloped in an elastic fabric featuring a unique three-dimensional honeycomb texture, adding both visual depth and tactile comfort.
- Design Challenge
- As mentioned before the most challenging part was designing an iconic product who can be accepted by the market.
- Research
- The challenge began with the goal of designing an iconic product, one that defies trends and stands out from the ordinary. From the initial sketches, we explored soft, inviting shapes instead of the rigid, serious forms that dominate the furniture industry today. The color palette focused on pastel tones, with the first concept emerging in a soothing, soft pink. To emphasize relaxation and friendliness, we reimagined the armrests, traditionally structural and overlooked, transforming them into the most comfortable and inviting parts of the sofa.
- Inspiration
- The Capsule Sofa embodies nature’s rebirth, inspired by a pod emerging from the earth with grace and elegance. More than just furniture, it symbolizes growth, blending raw natural beauty with refined craftsmanship. Each curve tells a story of transformation, where sophistication meets organic form. A timeless piece, it brings the serene essence of nature into your home, celebrating the harmony of design and the elegance that springs from the earth.
- Project Duration
- The project started in early June 2024 and the first product presentation happened at the Shanghai Furniture Fair in September 2024. At the end of the year has been awarded during the Guangzhou Design week with the Kapok Product Design Award 2024.
- Operation Flow
- As mentioned earlier, the key features include the flexibility to customize the structure using various modules and the innovative armrest design, which allows you to utilize the entire sofa surface for ultimate relaxation.
- Image Credits
- ZITO LIVING FURNITURECO.,LTD
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