R24

R24 is a low stool made of powder-coated stainless steel rod with outdoor fabric cushion, upholstered with Gravidry® filtering polyurethane foam. Colors: White, Agate grey, Sand, Gold, Bronze, Wine red, Blue grey, Grey blue, Night blue, Cement grey, Bottle green, Quartz grey, Anthracite, Black. R24 is a collection designed by Argentinian architect Paula Valentini, created in the course of an exchange with the Museum of Contemporary Art of Buenos Aires and its collection of geometric abstraction. These pieces, which are now included in the Gandiablasco outdoor furniture catalogue with only two elements, respond to the challenge of creating low stools and side tables that are as light as they are resistant. R24 contributes with its versatility to create spaces to enjoy the outdoor environment accompanying from the subtlety of its fabric in a single material. R24 designs are handcrafted in India. Using 5 mm diameter stainless steel rods bent, intertwined and arranged, in a structured pattern, a weave is used to create a firm structure into a continuous skin. The innovation of R24 lies in its ethereal support, achieved by dematerializing edges and substructures and avoiding the bracing rings to achieve continuity. The result is pieces that generate degrees of opacity and, in the particular case of the stools, emulate a kaleidoscopic and sculptural image when stacked. As far as finishes are concerned, the R24 elements can be thermo-lacquered in all the standard tones of the Gandiablasco colour chart. On the one hand, the stool functions as a support commodity and is available with or without an upholstered cushion -also handmade in India-, composed of a base of Gravidry® filtering polyurethane foam and a layer of wadding on the surface, so as to achieve a tactile and comfortable feel when sitting while at the same time obtaining breathability and quick-drying properties without the need to remove the covers. On the other hand, the side table comes from the expansion of the support surface and the consequent inversion of the geometric volume of the original stool. This element has an extra-clear tempered glass top that is attached to the structure by means of Velcro. Valentini's vision of design fuses her training as an architect and an extensive background in fields such as art and urban planning. In R24 she investigates the possibility of constructing a textile architecture on a sall scale.