Now showing at ECC’s Auckland showroom, Imperfettolab makes a striking debut with a collection that exists somewhere between sculpture and furniture. The Italian design studio, founded on a philosophy of intentional imperfection, transforms fibreglass into poetic, functional objects — pieces that are as tactile as they are visually powerful.

Each form is made by hand, sanded and shaped to reveal the raw beauty of its material. No two are alike. This is a collection where elegance comes from restraint, and personality from process. Chairs, tables, vessels, and objects take on organic, otherworldly silhouettes — sometimes referencing nature, sometimes pure abstraction — always with a quiet sense of gravity.

“In every creation, beauty lies in the imperfections,” the studio says of its work. “Which are nothing but the meticulous craftsmanship of the fibreglass, cleverly sanded to unleash its natural charm.” The result is a kind of visual weightlessness, grounded by substance.

Imperfettolab is no stranger to the global design world — their work is beloved by collectors and specifiers alike — but this is the first time their pieces have been available to experience in person in Aotearoa. ECC has long admired the studio’s boundary-pushing aesthetic, and now invites local audiences to do the same.

The collection is available now in ECC’s Auckland showroom.