Velasca Rug by puntAfter the sideboard bearing the same name launched in 2022, the Italians Ludovica and Roberto Palomba sought to add to the Velasca family with a desk, a bench, a lamp and a rug. They jokingly say "we architects have a bad habit of colonising space. We sought to create domestic environments characterised by lightness and rigour in language, in line with the Punt style, to express the high quality and craftwork that goes into the manufacturing process. We like to tell stories through the furniture and the way they relate to each other". The desk and bench are inspired by the same concept as the sideboard, although with different uses in mind. The first consists of a low storage space made of solid oak strips, hand glued on the doors and sides, and an extendable top (it can be used in different positions, in other words the top can be moved) with two legs made with a chamfered detail. The vertical pattern of the strips brings out the grain of the wood and strikes the perfect balance with the table itself. The plinth of the sideboard leads into the bench, each part with their own leg, and comes with or without a cushion. "Wood is once again the star of the show in the two main pieces. The wool rug harks back to an authentic Japanese Zen Garden giving you the impression of walking on a natural element and the lamp, made of lycra, is more like a lantern", they add. This is an architectural and linear range, rigorous yet minimal, like all of the duo's work, although without compromising warmth. A geometric and reductionist spirit for a wellrounded design.
