In its shape, Belly Love is directly inspired by Sarcophyton elegans, a soft coral found in the Indian Ocean. Transiting from the tropical reef to the Parisian living room, it retains its elegance and increases its comfort quotient, becoming both paradise of the senses and vessel for the body.
Thanks to a new textile material especially created by Ensait in Roubaix using photoluminescent components and microcapsules incorporated in the fibre, “Belly Love” recreates the luminosity of the ocean bottom, while diffusing the fragrance of essential oils.
“Belly Love” also breathes, and makes us wonder if it is thanks to a mechanism hidden under the memory foam or a genuine life force that animates this membrane.
The sofa is made by French designer Florence Jaffrain. The prototype is on show at Slott Gallery in Paris as part of an exhibition called Preliminaries.
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