MIKE: It should be quiet as a piece of design and something that
will endure. We always try to create pieces that try to reduce the
visual noise in a space.
KIM: So would you say that Leva is for the architecture, for the
sake of space, or for the sake of experience? What is the relation-
ship between the furniture and the place?
MIKE: Well, I think you can find beauty in design that’s been
informed through function and working with the material, the
way you interact with it, the way the hand grabs the chair. It is
especially important to consider the effect when you see the
chairs in potentially large numbers in a space; it’s part and parcel
of good design in our eyes for the chair to be quiet.
KIM: Lastly, why Mattiazzi? Why come to them and what is
Mattiazzi to you?
MIKE: Craftsmanship and innovation are at the heart of
Mattiazzi. We also wanted to reduce the carbon footprint of the
chair. Interiors and fit out can equate to something like twenty
percent of a building’s carbon footprint! With this in mind, we
have been studying the way products are procured and made,
and Mattiazzi is uniquely placed. They reuse all the wood waste
from the machines to power their generators to heat the factory.
They source timber so carefully. Many manufacturers just
assemble and outsource but Mattiazzi is thoroughly responsible.
They have a sustainable model that everybody should look to.
