Ema catalog
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Crafted industry Engineered beauty

PREFACE Enea, crafted industry page 5 A conversation with Lievore Altherr Molina page 8 Fronton, an approach to the Basque urban landscape page 11 EMA, REFINED TECHNOLOGY Lightness & Strength page 20 Technical Prowess page 30 Honed Versatility page 43 TECHINICAL SPECIFICATIONS Diagrams page 57 Finishes and colours Page 63 Quality certificates page 66 Art direction & graphic design: Clase Bcn / Photography: Salva Lopez / Photography assistants: Yosigo and Mikel Bastida / Styling: Claudia Garcia-Maurino / Styling Assistant: Marta Armengol / Copywriting: Brian Gallagher

Enea is a Spanish contemporary furniture manufacturer based in the Basque country that specialises in the area of seating for both the domestic and contract sector. The company has invested consistently in R&D in order to provide an optimised design solution which offers technical innovation, sustainability and performance. By adapting a craft sensibility to the industrial process Enea has established its reputation through a series of products that are today sold internationally in an ever greater number of countries around the world. Founded in 1984 in line with the co-operative...

Enea es un fabricante de muebles contemporáneos con sede en el País Vasco y especializada en el campo de la sillería para el ámbito doméstico y comercial. La empresa invierte de forma continua en I+D+i con el fin de ofrecer un diseño optimizado que fusione innovación técnica, sostenibilidad y rendimiento. Adaptando la sensibilidad de la artesanía al proceso industrial, Enea ha afianzado su prestigio internacional con una gama de productos que actualmente se vende en un creciente número de países de todo el mundo. Fundada en 1984, en línea con los principios cooperativos en los que se...

El estudio de diseño Lievore Altherr Molina fue fundado en 1991. Especializado en diseño de producto, dirección de arte y consultoría, su labor se basa en el principio de ofrecer soluciones personalizadas a su variada cartera de clientes. LAM ha sido reconocido con diversos premios de diseño y su trabajo ha podido verse en exposiciones en todo el mundo, apareciendo regularmente en publicaciones de diseño de ámbito internacional. Q: Can you describe the process behind the design of EMA and the original commission from Enea? the leitmotiv of the chair, that’s what makes it really strong. The...

Ema parte de un briefing muy concreto y acotado: diseñar una silla de alta apilabilidad, por lo tanto, ligera y manejable, a un precio muy competitivo, que además supere los tests de robustez más exigentes y contemple criterios de sostenibilidad y reciclaje. Q: ¿La versatilidad de EMA, que la hace igualmente apta para contract y uso doméstico, ha sido un factor deliberado en su diseño? Todo ello además, cumpliendo con el mayor número de normas a nivel internacional para facilitar su homologación en los distintos mercados. Q: ¿Cómo describiríais la silla en dos palabras? Ligereza y robustez:...

Ovideliam aute nonsequunt verumquam fuga. Idendel ibusapis et audi occullab Lievore Altherr Molina is a product design consulting and art direction, international studio. Was created in 1991 by the merging of its three partners: Alberto Lievore, Jeannette Altherr and Manel Molina.Since its founding, the studio has been devoted to product design, consulting and the art direction of various companies, always offering individualised Ollacep ersperunt quam sitios solutions. estruptat odita dolorem eturemp oribus evelis sam, simint ex etur? As auta dit voloritis non num The contract market is...

GHETARY / BIDART EREÑOZU / BIARRITZ Ovideliam aute nonsequunt verumquam fuga. Idendel ibusapis et audi occullab Lievore Altherr Molina is a product design consulting and art direction, international studio. Was created in 1991 by the merging of its three partners: Alberto Lievore, Jeannette Altherr and Manel Molina.Since its founding, the studio has been devoted to product design, consulting and the art direction of various companies, always offering individualised Ollacep ersperunt quam sitios solutions. estruptat odita dolorem eturemp oribus evelis sam, simint ex etur? As auta dit...

Ovideliam aute nonsequunt verumquam fuga. Idendel ibusapis et audi occullab Lievore Altherr Molina is a product design consulting and art direction, international studio. Was created in 1991 by the merging of its three partners: Alberto Lievore, Jeannette Altherr and Manel Molina.Since its founding, the studio has been devoted to product design, consulting and the art direction of various companies, always offering individualised Ollacep ersperunt quam sitios solutions. estruptat odita dolorem eturemp oribus evelis sam, simint ex etur? As auta dit voloritis non num The contract market is...

Ovideliam aute nonsequunt verumquam fuga. Idendel ibusapis et audi occullab Lievore Altherr Molina is a product design consulting and art direction, international studio. Was created in 1991 by the merging of its three partners: Alberto Lievore, Jeannette Altherr and Manel Molina.Since its founding, the studio has been devoted to product design, consulting and the art direction of various companies, always offering individualised Ollacep ersperunt quam sitios solutions. estruptat odita dolorem eturemp oribus evelis sam, simint ex etur? As auta dit voloritis non num The contract market is...

El deporte puede entenderse como una metáfora del diseño de Ema y su pasión por el rendimiento y la exactitud. Las cualidades que definen el juego pueden trasladarse a la silla: fuerza, agilidad, precisión y resistencia. Unidas a la ligereza y minimalismo estético conseguidos mediante una avanzada tecnología evocan los mismos valores que representa el frontón. LIGHTNESS & STRENGTH The sport can be understood as a metaphor for Ema’s design and the obsessive fascination with perfomance and exactitude. Those qualities that best define the game; strength, agility, precision and resistance could...