We are pleased to announce that Twins, designed by Sebastian Herkner, is the winner of the Archiproducts Design Awards 2022, Outdoor Category. The winners were announced yesterday November 23rd on the occasion of the Archiproducts Design Awards Night in Milan.

Twins product sheet on the Archiproducts website: https://www.archiproducts.com/it/prodotti/emu/divano-da-giardino-sfoderabile-in-tessuto-a-3-posti-twins-divano-da-giardino-a-3-posti_596347

On Friday 18 November, the luxurious hall of the Hotel St. Regis in Rome will generously host the 13th edition of the Pink Tie Ball, the Charity Gala that Susan G. Komen Italia has been organizing since 2008 with the aim to raise awareness and funds for new projects in support of women health and, specifically, as an action to combat breast cancer. During the Gala, guests will have the opportunity to support for this cause by participating in the Solidarity Shopping that Komen Italia carries out thanks to the precious contribution of its partners. EMU, already a solidarity partner of the initiative last year, will donate for this edition the beautiful vases from the Heaven collection, designed by Jean-Marie Massaud, a line that stands out for its harmonious, elegant and light design.

The Terra armchair and the Twins 3-seater sofa by EMU have officially entered the Longlist of Archiproducts Design Awards 2022 and are competing for the Winner title in the outdoor category. The winners will be announced by mid-November and then awarded on November 23, during the Archiproducts Design Awards Night in Milan. Twins is also on the list for the special Sustainability Mention, an award for products following the principles of sustainable Design, in terms of use of recyclable and biodegradable materials, production techniques that reduce polluting emissions, and minimum environmental impact during the product’s entire life cycle.

Stefan Diez, who designed the Yard and Ciak collections for EMU, has been awarded by the magazine Architektur & Wohnen as designer of the year 2022. This award will be released on October 24 at the Design Post in Cologne, on the eve of the Orgatec fair. At the same time, an exhibition curated by Diez himself will be inaugurated and EMU will be partner of the event.

Design Post Cologne
Deutz-Mülheimer Str.22A, 50679 Cologne
From Tuesday 25 to Saturday 29, October 2022
Tuesday – Friday 12pm – 8pm
Saturday 9am – 4pm

EMU contributes to the realization of the unparalleled Re-Think DAda & PLAY project of the University of Pavia, a project focused on the documentation of the historical architectural heritage and the development of virtual reality systems.
In order to carry out a valuable cultural action, the Experimental Laboratory of Didactics and Research has been enriched with works that are part of the culture of Italian design. Thus transforming this space into a storytelling and a place of inspiration for young minds, who shape their professional identity during their university time. The Re-Trouvé armchair, designed by Patricia Urquiola, has been selected among the design objects.
In addition, an 8-bit graphics video game is being developed giving the chance to navigate in real time and see the 3D models of the Re-trouvé and other interactive objects in virtual reality.

EMU is the winner of the 6th edition of the Resorts and Retreats Awards as Best International Outdoor Furniture Company 2022, an award launched and announced by LUXLife magazine. This reward underlines that the company is synonymous with guarantee, quality and design all over the world. In fact, EMU furnishings are striking for their excellent performance, as each piece is designed to withstand contract wear and tear and the worst weather conditions, both on land and in the most delicate and demanding areas of hospitality at sea. All are long-lasting, consistent with the company’s principles of sustainability and guaranteed by its historic know-how of working with and protecting metal and its philosophy of 100% Made in Italy.

EMU takes part to the 2022 edition of the contract fairs Hotel Bolzano, Orgatec and Equipe Hotel with collections that are the result of the perfect combination of design, sustainability and collaboration with international designers. EMU furnishings are striking for their excellent performance, as each piece is designed to withstand contract wear and tear and the worst weather conditions, both on land and in the most delicate and demanding areas of hospitality at sea. All are long-lasting, consistent with the company’s principles of sustainability and guaranteed by its historic know-how of working with and protecting metal and its philosophy of 100% Made in Italy. To achieve the best quality project design, with an innovative, sustainable mentality: this has always represented EMU’s value added, which has made it a universally acclaimed brand world-wide, synonymous with guaranteed reliability and top quality.

Apero, designed by Martin Drechsel, won the Schöner Wohnen BEST of DESIGN Award for the Outdoor category. Apero is a skilful contemporary reinterpretation of the German wooden seat, whose minimal and graphic appearance allows it to adapt discreetly to different environments and styles, responding to any functional requirement.

At Cersaie 2022, EMU presents furnishings with exceptional performance, the result of a sustainable, 100% Made in Italy production philosophy, and expertise acquired in more than 70 years of manufacturing experience in the production of furniture for the contract sector. Products with extremely high resistance to weathering, humidity, and salt air, such as the Twins collection, designed by Sebastian Herkner, the Terra folding armchair by LCM Marin design studio and the multifunctional and customizable modular system Camaleon, designed by Andreucci & Hoisl.

Auf der Bootsmesse Salone Nautico 2022, mit Umbria Nautical Cluster, präsentiert EMU Kollektionen, die das Ergebnis sorgfältiger technologischer Forschung sind, Produkte mit transversalem Design, mit einer großen Vielfalt an Materialien und Farben. Die vorrangige Aufmerksamkeit für Details und Prozessqualität haben es dem Unternehmen ermöglicht, zu experimentieren und innovativ zu sein und dabei ästhetische und technische Anforderungen in völliger Harmonie zu vereinen. Das Ergebnis sind hochqualitative Einrichtungsgegenstände, aus Aluminium und EMU-Tex-Bezug, die den widrigsten Wetterbedingungen in den empfindlichsten und anspruchsvollsten Bereichen des Gastgewerbes auf See standhalten. Diese Langlebigkeit steht auch im Einklang mit den Prinzipien der Nachhaltigkeit, die die Kreislaufwirtschaft leiten.