Bear hug
We’ll go to extremes for our latest squeeze
A zoomorphic sofa, the comfy way to challenge climate change
We’ve discovered a new bear necessity. Called upon by Tuscan furniture company Edra to create a striking piece to celebrate its 30th anniversary, Italian designer Francesco Binfarè, a long-term collaborator of the brand, chose to address both comfort and climate change. His ‘Pack’ sofa references a polar bear lying astride an ice floe and draws attention to the environmental plight of the Arctic. Available in white and black versions (representing day and night), the sofa features a roomy seat with a backrest that resembles a lifesized polar bear. The seat is upholstered in a specially developed fabric that mimics icy textures, while fake fur covers the bear. We can’t think of a cooler thing to snuggle up to this autumn.∂ ‘Pack’ sofa, from €18,000, by Francesco Binfarè, for Edra, edra.com