Philippe Nigro has been working for some years now on the themes of intersecting, interlocking and combined shapes, brilliantly demonstrating these concepts with his Confluences settees and Insepérable table-footstool. Here, he intertwines these studies with another principle which has already been explored by means of the Flax armchair : the updating of the structure of a seat, a functional carcase which is habitually concealed from view, and which becomes, on the contrary, its principle aesthetic attribute. Whereas Flax offers us a structure in curved slats of solid walnut, the structure of Passio / Résille is an exploration of curved stainless steel wire. The Résille bridge chair and armchair tangle the horizontal lines of their two backrests and have a slim seat cushion (Bultex foam for the indoor version / Bultex foam and special ‘outdoor’ covering). The Résille rectangular dining table and round pedestal table combine curved stainless steel wire with tops in cured larch. This thermal pressure treatment stabilizes the larch for outdoor use. Over time, it will take on a greyish hue in harmony with the stainless steel base.
