Multiple British brands + one Kiwi come together to explore what SCP calls "Ways of Sitting" at Padiglione Brera during Milan Design Week.

In the very Italian setting of the main cloister of the San Simpliciano ? a church in central Milan, parts of which date back to the third century AD and now home to Padiglione Brera ? was a very British affair. Very Good & Proper (could you find a more quintessentially English name"!), SCP, and Case Furniture came together with Resident (the sole Kiwi brand being the exception that proved the rule) to explore what SCP called “Ways of Sitting.”

It was a delight to see Very Good & Proper’s Latte chair in person, having featured it on Circular by Design last summer. The outdoor chair is made using a new bio-composite technology that combines hemp fibers with 100% recycled European plastic, resulting in a CO2 footprint that is reduced by 85% versus a typical plastic chair.
Ilsa Crawford and Oscar Peña’s Bruno Chair has one arm lower than the other to accommodate new more casual ways of sitting, inspired by Bruno Mari’s 1944 poster “Seeking Comfort in an Uncomfortable Chair.” SCP say the piece is made from 99% “sustainable materials” which includes FSC-certified beech and oak.

Upholstered in the same on-trend 1970s shade of olive green is Philippe Malouin’s Group ? a sectional sofa that uses primary shapes to form the base, back, and seat of each ...