Dezeen promotion: designer Johannes Torpe has created a series of whimsical furniture for Italian furniture brand Moroso, inspired by a relationship and its breakup.
Torpe references a past relationship in both the Heartbreaker sofa and the Precious chairs and stools.
The Precious seats were designed while Torpe was "in a moment of love and happiness" and planning to propose marriage. Both chairs and stools are wrapped by a thick metal band, like a wedding ring, that runs around the base of the seat cushion.
The Heartbreaker sofa was designed after the relationship fell apart, leaving Torpe heartbroken. Half-heart shapes form the end of each of the armrests on the modular sofa, making it appear broken until two ends are pushed together to form a whole. The Heartbreaker sofa was designed after a relationship fell apart
Speaking to Dezeen's assistant editor India Block at an event during Clerkenwell Design Week, Torpe said he spent sleepless nights channelling his emotions into the design for the Heartbreaker.
"If you know the story and you look at the sofa, it gives you an emotional connection to the product," Torpe explained.
"I think the world really does need authenticity, and storytelling that actually is true," he added. "It's not about marketing."
The Precious seats were designed while Torpe was still in love
With its sculptural geometric form, the Heartbreaker is designed for the contract market as well as for the home. Its modu...