Furnishings company Stylex has launched Dau, a collection of tables, upholstered sofas, benches, poufs and lounge chairs. Dau’s shapes and optional integrated casters allow for both mobility and the creation of dynamic sculptural seating arrangements.
Looking beyond circular or square forms, Spanish designers Clara del Portillo and Alex Selma of Yonoh Studio settled on the hexagon to create building blocks for a wide range of configurations.
Sculpted in multiple soft hexagonal lengths and widths, lounge chairs and sofas have a supportive back cushioned with plant-based molded foam. These upholstered pieces can fit in oddly shaped nooks as well as open-plan spaces with single, single plus and double seats and pair with five sizes of poufs—mini single, mini double, single, double and island.
Select chairs and poufs have the option of a 360-degree swiveling tablet table. Wired tables are also available as standalone elements with surface options of small 15.75 inch and medium 24 inch, specified at slightly staggered heights for nesting. As a centerpiece, the upholstered coffee table base can be topped with various 32-inch solid wood options, including white oak, natural maple, walnut and opaque black.
Hidden beneath the geometric frame of the lounge chairs, benches, sofas, and large poufs are concealed casters. The conceptual aim of the self-locking casters is twofold, to bring the flexibility of movement to collaborative settings and the stability of focus once in the desired position. When seated, the casters recede into a pocket in the undercarriage and the weight of the seat rests on the cushioned footers to prevent movement.