PEDDADA Brand's "KYOTO*Q" - The Zen Sofa, Designed by Raju Peddada

“KYOTO*Q”

The Zen Sofa

“Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities.” – Frank Lloyd Wright, (1867-1959)

PEDDADA’S Sumptuous comfort paradigm: KYOTO*Q! The Brand “PEDDADA,” established in 1999, is a high-end designer brand, that purveys esoteric, exotic, and visually stunning handcrafted home&-office accessories and furnishings. Peddada represents a quantum shift in contemporary decorative aesthetic. Aesthetic, not held hostage by limited vision, corporate budgets or manufacturing limitations. The Peddada design-&-operating philosophy is founded on fanatical passion in pursuit of aesthetic rarity, originality and quality. the brand’s product introductions are singular design-&-marketing events, with editorials in in the world’s most respected design-culture-trends publications. And the brand’s offerings, limited in production, are celebrated by being in a sold-out status consistently.

The KYOTO Rationale: Designed by Raju Peddada, the basis of KYOTO’s design philosophy is the Japanese “TATAMI” mat concept, with its legendary ergonomic benefits of a firm organic surface. In similitude, the sofa is crafted with a resilient hard foam, in a wide surface to work, relax and play. It’s a radical departure from the prevailing “me-too” luxury sofa design cliches. KYOTO brings forth the Zen sensibilities in the majesty of restraint, and the geometric sophistication of the minimal. The design evokes warmth, homeliness, and timelessness, while being utterly functional in its beauty. KYOTO Design Typology: The sofa was designed after extensive research-study on urban lifestyle demands and attitudes. It comes with several proprietary (Patent Pending) original features that had never been on a sofa before. It’s an optimal spatial alternative to the space hogging modular-sectional cliches that pervade the luxury market. KYOTO’s understated design cannot be pigeon-holed into a given category, it’s stands alone in its own visual idiom. The Kyoto sofa is the biggest component of the ensemble that also consists of a love seat, club chair with an ottoman, and a coffee table, in the same vernacular.

Design Originality & Craftsmanship: From the start, PEDDADA has been the pedigree for uncompromising originality. So much so that, when the brand’s 9th generation Italian silversmith advised that only 39 handcrafted units per design could be hand wrought and delivered, the brand readily agreed, forgoing, potentially, a windfall in profits if mass produced in other metals. A mass market presence was secondary to design originality and quality. The brand had not deviated from that in their other products. The same philosophy is at work for the KYOTO sofa, to be made in very small batches, from scratch. KYOTO*Q This version is offered in a quilted type fabric with 1/4” padding to add a softer touch to the firm seat surface. This fabric extension of the leather original evokes the warmth of the hearth, far off cultures such as Mongolia, with its nomads in quilted coats -- that old world charm with a restrained touch of modernism. The “Q” is available in the following color combinations: Beige/Chocolate with white trim; Grey/Red or Pale Yellow with black trim. The darker colors are accents on the sides, and the trim is piping as shown in the model. Interior Designers/Architects/Customers can come up with their own upholstery solutions to match their project specs.

The ancient capital Buddhist-Shinto Shrines Rock Gardens Zen restraint: beauty Your surface Your tranquility

KYOTO*Q

The TATAMI Organic Tradition Physiology Transmutation Simplicity Symbiosis Evocation

HEURISTICS

Proprietary Aesthetic Symbolism Function Solutions Idiom Extensions Conversation

DESIGN

Passion Skills Detail Materials Insight Limited Generational

CRAFT

No compromise. No me-too cliches. Absolute Originality. Permanance.

CREDO

Passion Always Obliterates Convention Conformity & mediocrity!

PEDDADA

The Press, on PEDDADA design

Chicago Tribune: “Renowned for spontaneity... dynamic!” Interior Design: Ingenious design... futuristic, decidedly cosmic” Dwell: Brilliant... exhibit at MOMA...” Clear: “The taste maker!” Robb Report: “Peddada’s design defies conventionalism” Spaces: “Restrained, yet fantastic” Abitare: “Sophisticated. A pleasure to see and touch” Design & Architecture: “Exquisite, original and luxurious...” ICON: “Peddada represents a quantum shift in contemporary design” Luxury Living: “Visually striking... well fueled imagination” Monitor: “Exotic, esoteric, metaphoric”

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