As simple as origami and sophisticated as a tailored jacket. The first sofa by Patrick Norguet for Ditre Italia combines strong volumes with an elegant and welcoming design, just like a comfortable item of clothing. In terms of the style details, the edges of the backrest and the seat, folded like the buttoning on a collar, hold the generous padded elements in place, emphasising the soft and full appearance of the sofa. The collection is completed with armchairs, covered in fabric like the sofa.
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Patrick Norguet approaches objects and design from a graphical perspective. Since childhood, he has preferred sketchbooks to textbooks, filling them up with sketches and drawings. A ยซย hands-onย ยป approach of industry and design studies in Paris (ESDI) mark the unusual profile of this constructive rebel.For Patrick Norguet, design is first and foremost about happy encounters. What he is most passionate about is exchanging with manufacturers, discovering their know-how; the impulse of a creative intention refined by technical constraints, economic stakes and the expectations of a user whom he hopes to discreetly but durably win over.
Drawing inspiration from everything that surrounds him, Patrick Norguet does not follow trends but seeks to give shape to products whose relevance and modernity would withstand the test of time: ยซ A well-designed object, an object created through generous collaboration is timeless. ยป From consumer products to luxury objects, Patrick Norguet leaves an impression of authenticity and elegance.
Patrick Norguet
The design that makes Ditre Italiaโs products stand out from the rest results from a way of looking at things that cuts through the surface to the essence of objects, suggesting new items. We like to think that those who choose Ditre Italia donโt just want an exclusive product but are also looking for a different design concept which – as a result โ produces original homes.
The seductiveness of interior dรฉcor in which each piece of furniture communicates with the other is the same expressed by a tailor- made garment: care to detail, balance, elegance, exclusivity. Thatโs how we create our collections, thatโs how we make them: we look beyond passing trends, beyond appearances. Innovation is never blatant: itโs a discreet gift.
The craftsmanโs soul within our products is linked to tradition: an attitude weโve had for more than 40 years in the course of a history made up of manufacturing experience. Nowadays, when a project takes shape, a whole new world emerges consisting of accurate choices, patient processes performed by skilled hands paired with technology that make it possible to mass produce that which used to be handcrafted.
