MaNoOtTa is a piece of very versatile furniture that can furnish both tiny and spacious homes as well as office spaces. Its cylindrical shape helps it easily relate to any of the said environments.
MaNoOtTa starts by being a stool... but not just any stool... oh no... a rocking one. So it is a rebel right from the beginning.. it fights the conventionally static nature of traditional furniture on multiple levels.
It can easily be moved around as it is not very heavy and it also rocks. The rocking movement, beside making it a very fun object, helps a lot in making it suited for its second role... ottoman. For both its ottoman and stool roles MaNoOtTa is relying on help from its cushions. The latter come in two versions: 7cm thick cork as well as upholstered ones in both textile and leather.
Once removed the cushions allow the upper 'lip' detail of MaNoOtTa to surface. This detail helps create a concave surface that is perfect for protecting objects from accidentally falling down, much like a 'nest'. The 'nesting' place recommends MaNoOtTa for its third role - [bed]side table. The shape of the 'nesting' place dictates the shapes of MaNoOtTa's cushions as well as of a second family of accessories - trays.
The trays, help MaNoOtTa become a fully-fledged coffee table! If one MaNoOtTa proves to be too small for such a role, one can always add more. As the old saying goes, 'the more the merrier’.
A leather-upholstered rubber cord stops MaNoOtTa from tipping over and also makes its bottom part look as good, if not even better, than its upper nesting part. The leather-upholstered rubber cord mediates the contact with the floor for two other form-factors from MaNoOtTa's family: a 550mm in diameter [bed]side table and a 700mm diameter coffee table.
MaNoOtTa is made out of coated poplar plywood and comes in a wide range of colors, both standard and bespoke.
MaNoOtTa cushions come in a wide array of cork, leather and textile types and colors, both standard and bespoke.
MaNoOtTa trays come in coated aluminum in a wide range of colors, both standard and bespoke., brass and copper.
Design Team: Paul-Mihai Moldovan, Anamaria Moldovan, Eszter Szoke, Adrian-Ovidiu Bucin
Collaborator[s]: AM+PM, Mobimpex, Vlad Muscalu, Corkmarket, Riela, Vegmade
Design Year: 2015-2020
Status: Completed
Material[s]: Poplar plywood, leather, cork, aluminum sheet
Technique[s]: Hand crafting and CNC milling
Manufacturer: AM+PM
Text: ateliercetrei
Photographer[s]: Gigi Melinte, Ovidiu Micsa