Fogia Introduces Micro-Architecture to Seating for Fragment Collection

It was designer Luca Nichetto who introduced celebrated product designer Todd Bracher, known for his refined, clean-lined pieces, to Fogia. The Scandi maker and the American designer hit it off, and thus began a cross-continent collaboration on Fragment: wide and deep modular seating for any milieu (especially apt since work and home are all ablur nowadays). Open-plan architecture, whether in the home or office, has brought with it the need for micro-architecture that provides privacy. But we also “need a connection to the environment and the people who use it,” explains Bracher, “so we gave the modules ‘glimpse gaps’ between the backrests.” The 36-inch-deep armchairs, loveseats, and sofas with comfy cushions perch atop powder-coated metal legs; armrest and back height, overall width, and textiles are customizable. “For some reason designers tend to fetishize design but not comfort,” Bracher notes. “I can’t help but wonder why comfort is not considered a driving design attribute.”