Meet Õru and Mariya, two takes on circular furniture designs.

Andreu World unveiled two collections that focus on circular economical furniture designs at Neocon: Patricia Urquiola’s Õru Collection and Philippe Starck’s Mariya Collection. Despite working to the same sustainable end goal, the designs are very different from one another.

The Õru Collection has inspiration from a Japanese feeling and the 70’s era. It’s rounded and playful.

The Mariya Collection is very sharp with 90 degree lines, and it capitalizes on its plywood structure being designed with joinery that needs no glue or screws to hold itself together.

As a bonus, the Mariya has arms that serve as both rests and storage of things users like to display or use within arm’s reach.

Both collections are designed to be easily separated into their separate components to aid in recycling and reuse as sustainability in design from beginning to end of use is an important focus in Andreu World’s processes and the design world has taken notice. Both won awards at NeoCon, the Õru Table earning a Gold Award for Table design and the Mariya for Innovation in Seating. For more information on these pieces, contact me.