Marenco sofa by Mario Marenco for Arflex

The Marenco sofa, designed in Italy in 1970 by architect and designer Mario Marenco for Arflex, is fully representative of a decade in which Italian design sought to reinvent domestic comfort by abandoning traditional rigid structures in favour of organic, enveloping, and generous volumes. A true icon of 1970s design, celebrated for its modularity and technical innovation, which involves inserting bulky cushions into a supporting structure, this model is subject to reissues by Arflex. The piece rests on a discreet lacquered metal base equipped with protective pads, from which rise full and rounded volumes formed by a wide, low seat and polyurethane foam cushions covered in brown suede. In good condition with some signs of wear.