For Milanese, the michetta is daily bread. It is the smell of the bakery down the street; it is the taste of togetherness for no particular reason, except the desire to share a moment. It is the most recognizable shape – a "rosetta" made of yeast and flour petals – yet never the same, irregular because it is handmade. What do Meritalia® and Gaetano Pesce, the most radical of the radicals, do with these concepts? They mix them, knead them, and finally bake them into extraordinary, everyday fragrant fillings, just like bread.
A sofa that does not conform to a predetermined style, not designed as a furnishing accessory but as a multifaceted protagonist in the reinvention of domesticity. An object made of many objects, eclectic modules that can only compose unconventional patterns. Gaetano Pesce conceives the Michetta as a game between the mind that designs it, the hands that produce it, and the creativity of those who choose it.
The tufting process rises randomly, sometimes flexing, sometimes growing, in contrast to the geometry of each rectangular or cubic module, defined by the wooden structure. The buttons mark the depressions of the surface and punctuate it, outlining a three-dimensional and irregular pattern that invites exploration of the comfortable seating.
There are no limits to its use either. The michetta is for sitting, for stretching out; indeed, sitting and stretching out become actions to be re-evaluated, depending on whether the module is horizontal, vertical, a seat or backrest or armrest, single or multiple. It is a welcoming sofa, an icon of shared comfort: a comfort that invites conviviality.
The Michetta is for the center of the room, and it attracts anyone who wants to indulge in this gravitational force, but also those who prefer a state of constant exploration. The modules can be continuously rearranged, allowing for various configurations to be imagined, which each time reactivate and renew the most diverse spaces, intimate like a home living room or a reception area, designed to welcome and impress!
