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tors) that can be freely arranged and combined,
a new and timelessly versatile response to to-
day’s style of living.
Previously, there were two ways to build a sofa.
With a wooden frame and webbing, sprung in-
ner core, foam and upholstery, or with a me-
tal frame and mesh, foam, padding and finally
upholstery.
Both with the same critical issues: they are very
difficult to repair, the materials are difficult if
not impossible to separate and contain a large
amount of foam, which is not recyclable.
Costume, in contrast, is pragmatic, versatile
and cutting edge.
It uses polyethylene recovered from industrial
waste sourced from the furniture and automo-
tive industries which is then rotational moulded,
while the back and seat are padded with an
insert of pocketed springs covered with a thin
layer of polyurethane foam.
Less foam than traditional sofas, and materials
that can be easily recycled.
Sustainability is the bee in our bonnet, and in-
deed, Costume not only means intelligent use of
materials, but also potentially infinite durability.
When circumstances change, due to a move or
a growing family, Costume upholds (or even im-
proves) the dictates of ergonomics, looking to
the future, with an outlook both far-sighted and
practical. By simply recombining and associa-
ting the existing elements with new pieces or
replacing the fabric cover that hooks onto the
base with special elastic rings, it responds to
new needs as they arise. Outside the box, with
no compromises.
That is how Costume is conceived: with respect
