Andreu World has added the Nina Lounge to its collection, a lounge chair by Patricia Urquiola whose silhouette starts with a painting rather than a sketch of a chair. The Spanish furniture maker says the form draws on Diego Velázquez's Las Meninas, and turns that reference into one continuous curve that loops back on itself like a ribbon.
A Single Curve, No Arms
The chair has no armrests and a wide seat. Andreu World describes the result as a soft, sculptural volume that wraps the sitter while keeping a strong presence in a room. The company positions it for residential and professional settings alike, so the same piece could sit in a living room or a reception area without changing character.
The design also nods to 1970s furniture, a period Andreu World associates with bold forms and tactile materials. The Nina Lounge borrows that spirit through proportion and surface rather than through period detail.
A Hard Shell Under a Soft Skin
Most of the chair reads as upholstery, tailored to follow its contours over a padding of technical foams. The structural back is a different matter. It is a shell in Pure ECO, a thermopolymer developed by Andreu World, which the company says is made from recycled polymer waste.
That shell carries a three-dimensional relief that Andreu World says echoes surfaces shaped by water, and it comes in a glossy or matte enamel finish. The photographs released with the design show the texture at the back and base, where a seated chair is most often seen from the side or behind. A recycled moulded back is usually a hidden structural part. Here it is treated as a visible surface, and the contrast between smooth fabric and pitted shell gives the chair much of its character.
Specification
BU0541 | NINA LOUNGE
Lounge chair with upholstered seat and backrest and a Pure ECO thermopolymer shell.
Backrest height: 77.5 cm, as listed by Andreu World.
Shell finish: glossy or matte enamel. Upholstery and shell available in various colours.
Andreu World also lists the Nina Lounge as a winner of the Best of Year award from Interior Design, in the Contract Lounge Seating category.
The chair will also be shown at Designart Tokyo, which runs from 30 October to 8 November 2026. According to the festival programme, Andreu World presents it in the Omotesando and Gaienmae area, where furniture premieres form part of the schedule. A specific venue was not named in the programme material.
What Specifiers Will Ask Next
For architects and interior designers, the useful questions sit beyond the sculptural outline. A textured shell raises practical points about cleaning and wear in busy public interiors, and the material released with the design does not cover pricing, release timing or durability testing. Those details are best confirmed with Andreu World directly before the chair goes into a specification.
The Nina Lounge also shows where recycled polymer is heading in furniture. Pure ECO is no longer limited to plain moulded seats, and here it carries a designed surface that is meant to be seen and touched.
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