Le Mura sofa

Le Mura by Tacchini, Design Mario Bellini - Photo © Andrea Ferrari

Tacchini continues its path of rediscovery and enhancement of great design classics, bringing back a timeless product, whose original design was signed by Mario Bellini in 1972: the modular sofa Le Mura. Fifty years after its debut, Le Mura offers a reinterpretation of the item, created in four hands with its Master. Keeping the original aesthetics intact, Tacchini has adapted the design to today’s manufacturing technology, using latest generation production techniques: the main intervention is the employment of performing and contemporary materials, which have improved the comfort of the seat, making it particularly welcoming.

The resulting design is a soft composition, free from time constraints, constantly current and highly adaptable to the most diverse environments. Taking inspiration from the city walls that surrounded ancient cities, made up of large square boulders, the character of Le Mura reveals itself from its name: a sofa composed by shaped modules, combined in infinite configurations.

The project Le Mura by Mario Bellini represents the manifesto of a radical design that went through all the Italian 70s: design was as an answer to questions not only of aesthetics, proportions or ergonomics, but also of social content. The result is a project of inexhaustible strength, that does not wear out after fifty years. The theme of modularity is central, and is already expressed by the name chosen for this sofa system: just as the large boulders that made up the imposing Roman walls, the seating elements come together in the design in a theoretically infinite process. This way, the sofa lends itself to small but also very large environments, without ever losing its stylistic aspect. Tacchini rediscovers this precious project and reissues it, respecting the original design by highlighting the vocation to comfort.

Designer: Mario Bellini

Year: (1972) 2022

Mario Bellini was born in 1935 and graduated in 1959 at the Politecnico di Milano. He lives and works in Milan. His activities range from architecture and urban design to furniture and industrial design. His fame as a designer dates from 1963. He is internationally renowned as an architect and designer, and is winner among others of 8 Compasso d’Oro and prestigious architecture awards including the Medaglia d’Oro conferred on him by the President of the Italian Republic. In 2011 he received the “Ambrogino d’oro” conferred on the most prestigious citizens of the Municipality of Milan. He has given talks in the greatest centres of culture in the world and was editor of Domus. His work can be found in the Collections of major Art Museums. MoMA in New York, which dedicated a personal exhibition to him, has 25 works of his in its Permanent Design Collection. He has had countless exhibitions in his name in Italy and abroad.

LE MURA Armchair By Tacchini

Collection Le Mura

Type  Modular leather armchair with armrests

Manufacture year  2022

Product code  OLEMA120

Designer  Mario Bellini

The project Le Mura by Mario Bellini represents the manifesto of a radical design that went through all the Italian 70s: design was as an answer to questions not only of aesthetics, proportions or ergonomics, but also of social content.‎ The result is a project of inexhaustible strength, that does not wear out after fifty years.‎ The theme of modularity is central, and is already expressed by the name chosen for this sofa and armchairs system: just as the large boulders that made up the imposing Roman walls, the seating elements come together in the design in a theoretically infinite process.‎ This way, the sofa lends itself to small but also very large environments, without ever losing its stylistic aspect.‎ Tacchini rediscovers this precious project and reissues it, respecting the original design by highlighting the vocation to comfort.‎

Further info from manufacturer on LE MURA | Armchair Tacchini

Dimensions

W 128 cm D 96,5 cm H 66 cm   H seat 43,5 cm

LE MURA | 3 seater sofa By Tacchini

Collection  Le Mura

Type Modular 3 seater fabric sofa

Manufacture year 2022

Designer  Mario Bellini

The project Le Mura by Mario Bellini represents the manifesto of a radical design that went through all the Italian 70s: design was as an answer to questions not only of aesthetics, proportions or ergonomics, but also of social content.‎ The result is a project of inexhaustible strength, that does not wear out after fifty years.‎ The theme of modularity is central, and is already expressed by the name chosen for this sofa and armchairs system: just as the large boulders that made up the imposing Roman walls, the seating elements come together in the design in a theoretically infinite process.‎ This way, the sofa lends itself to small but also very large environments, without ever losing its stylistic aspect.‎ Tacchini rediscovers this precious project and reissues it, respecting the original design by highlighting the vocation to comfort.‎

Further info from manufacturer on LE MURA | 3 seater sofa Tacchini

Dimensions

W 282/346 D 96,5 cm H 66 cm

H seat 43,5 cm

Ottoman:  W96*D96*H43.5cm H seat 43,5 cm