Oksýs

Oksýs is an oxymoronic object: it is the representation of how, in Pininfarina's vision, artificial and natural, man and nature, are not opposing elements but, rather, complementary and part of the same logic. The chaise longue, produced in Pininfarina's in-house workshops in Cambiano (Turin), is the result of a single aluminium casting and features the contrast between two textures and two shapes.

The upper part of the seat has a smooth surface, with fluid, accommodating and refined lines that recall the most typical forms of car design by Pininfarina. In contrast, the lower part recalls rock, a natural element par excellence: it is coarse, rough and powerful. The two elements meet and become part of a whole in a balance that finds its centre in the synchrony of forms. This object is dynamic and static at the same time, as solid as it is unstable, attracting and warding off.

Oksýs is Pininfarina's first collectible design project, presented during the Milan Design Week at the Rossana Orlandi Gallery. The product of a creative collaboration between the architecture and product design divisions, the Oksýs chaise longue encapsulates all the company's values, which have been synonymous with Made in Italy design and innovation for over 90 years, as well as its vision of the future.

Oksýs was designed by Marco Becucci of Pininfarina's architecture team. His design was selected by a commission consisting of gallery owner Rossana Orlandi, designer and entrepreneur Giulio Cappellini and Pininfarina Chairman Paolo Pininfarina. The Architecture and Product Design team is led by Giovanni de Niederhäusern.

Oksýs will be made in just three pieces, available exclusively at the Rossana Orlandi Gallery.