TAWLA

Zeïneb Ben Huba and Bastien Marion, architects graduated from the École d’architecture de Marne-la-Vallée, created the TAWLA agency in Rodez in 2015, where design, manufacturing, installations and exhibitions come together.

MATRICE is an armchair designed around the imprint, created by the interaction of two materials, one ductile and one soft. It was designed for the Plumbum publishing house. MATRICE is a steel corset compressing a velvet fleece, imprinting it with an organic geometry.

The interaction of these two opposing materials recalls the poetry of blown glass, the bodice on the waist, the imprint left on the body by wicker chairs. The iconic Chesterfield sofa has established itself as a reference, and this armchair is an interpretation of it: the buttoning is turned inside out like a glove, revealing the metal mesh structure.

In May 2020, the Mobilier National (French National Furniture Collection) added the iridescent MATRICE armchair to its collections.