Al central

While AI is grabbing headlines, it is aluminium that is key to Diabla

Easy is a collection by Rocío Gambín that originated from the idea of creating simple designs from several points of view: easy to produce, acquire, integrate, transport and store.

‘Easy chairs and stools are understood, integrated, transported and stored without complications,’ says Gambin.

The series, which nods to the simplicity of Scandinavian design and the originality of Italian design that make up the creator’s references, is made entirely of textured power-coated aluminium, making its lightness and versatility its strength. The chair is available with and without arms. Austere in line and lacking upholstery and cushions, it is comfortable due to its ergonomics, as its design pays great attention to the inclination and curve of the backrest. The chairs and side tables, which can also be used as stools, are stackable and come in seven shades.

Diabla’s Cacao is an upholstered inflatable lounger made from PVC that becomes a daybed when combined with its aluminium frame, which is available in white, pink, red, grey, anthracite, sand and bronze. ‘We wanted to experiment with inflatables from another, more sophisticated point of view,’ says Ana Segovia, Odosdesign partner.

Tuba is the first collaboration between London-based designer Samuel Wilkinson and Diabla. The name ekoves the 19 distinctive tubular profiles from which it takes shape.

Tuba’s construction does away with visible welds and, in this quest for formal purity, leaves to the imagination the way in which the transverse elements intersect, without apparent tension, with the vertical supports. At the same time, the curves anticipate the sensation of comfort. However, these are not exaggerated curvilinear features; rather, Tuba retains a gentle balance between straight lines and curves from all perspectives.

The formal simplicity of Tuba evokes the calm and relaxed beauty of those oases that, by definition, provide refuge and mental rest. ‘In essential chairs like

Tuba, I like to find uniqueness through aesthetics, materials or processes. Tuba’s design conforms to this methodology, and manages to be legible from a single material, that of the repetitive components that build its structure,’ says Wilkinson.

Plier is the second collection by OiKo Design Office for Diabla. Following on from the Balconi series, the aluminium Plier was conceived from the desire to design a small, stackable, single-material, recyclable, resistant and everyday chair that could be produced without using moulds and avoiding any complex industrial process. The solution to this challenge, a light folding, gave its name to the result – plier is French for bend.

‘The language we have used in Plier can be perfectly adapted to modern dining rooms and even incorporate an upholstered or cushioned version, and also the choice of colour plays a fundamental role,’ says Jose F LópezAguilar, OiKo Design Office co-founder.

The absence of right angles is a constant throughout the piece. ‘Plier is an exercise in origami turned to metal. In fact, we carried out the design process in volume, mainly with paper and cardboard,’ says Salva Codinach, OiKo Design Office co-founder.

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