Valerio Berruti’s SUMMERTIME and AUTUMNTIME sofas are inspired by his whimsical and capricious paintings, which depict the small, nuanced beauty of everyday life. The twin sofas are named for the heat of summer and cool breezes of autumn and carry Berruti’s signature style, with each sofa hand-painted and one-of-a-kind. Roomy enough to seat three, the sofas’ palettes evoke their respective seasons, with SUMMERTIME in shades of aquamarine and AUTUMNTIME in warm honey tones.
The magic of Berruti’s design lies in reinterpretation, transforming the original image of a post-war Italian seafront bench into a deep, comfortable sofa finished in Gufram’s signature Guflac® Plus coating. The versatility of the bench-turned-sofa allows it to seamlessly fit in a family living room or a garden among flowers and trees, blurring the line between art and design.
In the title itself lies a secret nod to the blurry line between art and design that comes to life in the sofas. Named for Gershwin’s well-known song, “Summertime”, the title immediately calls to mind the following lyrics, “… and the living is easy.” Indeed, living is easy – with the serene beauty of SUMMERTIME and AUTUMNTIME.
