2020 / Design For Society / Eco-Sustainable Design / Professional

Leva, Mattiazzi

• Prizes
  Top Design Winner in Design for Society/Eco-Sustainable Design, Winner in Home Interior Products/Interior Furniture
• Company
  Foster + Partners, United Kingdom
• Lead Designer
  James White
• Design Team
  Mike Holland, James White, Pietro Gottardi
• Client
  Foster + Partners
• Project Link
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• Other credit
  Photos By: Aaron Hargreaves

Leva is the first timber chair designed by Foster + Partners, Manufactured by Mattiazzi. Inspired by the efficiency of form and materiality of an oar, it is carved and shaped in response to its function. The sparing use of material and detail is rooted in the idea of sustainability – to do more with less. Made of ash sustainably sourced from Eastern Europe, Leva is designed to reduce the amount of waste generated during its manufacture. The pieces of timber discarded during the machining process fuel the heating system at the factory, supplementing the photovoltaic panels on the factory roof.