edra Furniture

edra creates extraordinary Italian furniture that brings together exceptional comfort, advanced technology, artistic expression and meticulous craftsmanship. Founded in Tuscany in 1987, the company is known internationally for innovative sofas, sculptural armchairs, tables, beds and outdoor furniture conceived to remain beautiful and relevant beyond changing trends.

At Scott + Cooner, the edra collection offers distinctive furniture for residences, hospitality environments and other exceptional interiors. Designs by Francesco Binfaré, Fernando and Humberto Campana, Jacopo Foggini and Masanori Umeda transform functional objects into expressive protagonists within a space.

Italian Design Born in Tuscany

edra was founded by Valerio and Monica Mazzei in Perignano, near Pisa, in 1987. The company’s name is derived from “exedra,” an architectural space in ancient Greek and Roman buildings that was furnished with seating and intended for conversation.

This idea of a welcoming place where people, furniture and architecture interact remains central to edra’s philosophy. Every design is considered in relation to the person using it and the environment surrounding it.

The company does not follow a single visual formula. Instead, its collection contains pieces with highly individual personalities, united by uncompromising standards of beauty, comfort, construction and performance. Traditional Tuscan craftsmanship exists alongside technological research, allowing complex ideas to become durable furniture for everyday life.

The Greatest Comfort, Elegance and Performance

edra designs furniture to offer comfort that can be experienced physically, not merely observed. Sofas respond to different bodies, positions and ways of relaxing, while carefully developed materials provide softness, flexibility and support.

Technical innovations are integrated discreetly within expressive forms. Adjustable components, specialized upholstery techniques and advanced padding systems allow edra furniture to change position or accommodate different uses without compromising its visual identity.

This combination of comfort, elegance and performance makes the collection suitable for daily living as well as formal architectural settings. An edra sofa can be visually monumental while remaining deeply welcoming and intuitive to use.

The Standard Sofa by Francesco Binfaré

Designed by Francesco Binfaré, the Standard sofa is one of edra’s most recognizable seating systems. Its generous seats can be arranged in linear, angular or open compositions suited to different room sizes and patterns of use.

The defining feature is edra’s Smart Cushion technology. Backrests and armrests can be shaped with a simple movement, allowing them to become low, upright, angled or enveloping. Each person can adjust the sofa according to the desired posture and level of support.

The deeper seats create an informal sense of comfort, while the broad range of elements supports highly personalized configurations. Standard can establish a structured conversation area, an expansive island in an open room or a relaxed place for reclining.

Standard Outdoor carries this combination of adaptable comfort and visual elegance into terraces, covered patios and other exterior environments.

On the Rocks: A New Sofa Landscape

On the Rocks, also designed by Francesco Binfaré, reimagines the sofa as a freely composed landscape. Individual seating elements can be arranged without the restrictions of a conventional upright sofa, creating a soft platform that supports different positions and directions.

Its sculptural modules encourage people to sit, recline and gather naturally. Movable backrests can be placed where support is needed, allowing the arrangement to respond to conversation, relaxation or the architecture of the room.

The absence of a rigid front-facing orientation makes On the Rocks especially effective in open-plan interiors. The sofa can connect multiple areas rather than dividing them, becoming a central social space that can be experienced from different sides.

Grande Soffice and Monumental Comfort

The Grande Soffice sofa combines generous scale with soft, flowing contours. Designed by Francesco Binfaré, it has the presence of an architectural sculpture yet provides an exceptionally relaxed seating experience.

Its padding combines edra’s Gellyfoam with abundant goose down, producing softness and support across the broad seats. Smart Cushion backrests can be reclined and shaped to accommodate different positions.

Grande Soffice is available as a sectional system for linear or angular configurations. Deeper elements and poufs expand its possibilities, allowing the sofa to become an enveloping environment for lounging, conversation and rest.

Its substantial proportions make it especially suited to large living rooms, hotel lounges and interiors in which the sofa is intended to become a defining architectural element.

Boa by Fernando and Humberto Campana

The Boa sofa by Fernando and Humberto Campana is both functional seating and an extraordinary textile sculpture. With no conventional internal frame, it is formed from approximately 120 meters of padded tubular material woven into an expansive nest.

The intertwined form allows people to sit, recline or curl up among its folds. A velvet covering gives the surface depth and a distinctive interaction with light, emphasizing the complexity of the weave.

Boa embodies the Campana brothers’ experimental approach to materials and construction. Its seemingly spontaneous form is supported by extensive technical development, transforming an unconventional concept into a durable and usable piece of furniture.

Pack: Furniture as Narrative

Pack by Francesco Binfaré demonstrates edra’s ability to use furniture to tell a compelling visual story. Its irregular base evokes a floating sheet of ice, while an oversized bear forms the soft backrest.

The seat combines Gellyfoam and feather, creating a comfortable surface beneath fabric textured to suggest layers of ice. The bear-shaped back is soft, supportive and covered in ecological fur.

Despite its surreal appearance, Pack is designed for relaxation. The generous backrest embraces the body, while the broad base supports multiple seating positions. The result is a functional sofa with the emotional and visual power of a contemporary artwork.

Flap and the Reinvention of Seating

Francesco Binfaré’s Flap challenges the traditional definition of a sofa. Its slender upholstered structure incorporates independently adjustable sections that can be raised and positioned to support sitting, reclining or lying down.

Rather than presenting a fixed back and seat, Flap creates an adaptable surface whose profile changes according to use. Its low, architectural form gives it a light presence in the room, while the movable elements multiply its functions.

Flap can sit comfortably within residential interiors, hotel lounges and other spaces where furniture must provide flexibility while maintaining a highly distinctive appearance.

Sculptural Furniture by the Campana Brothers

edra’s collaboration with Fernando and Humberto Campana has produced some of contemporary design’s most memorable furniture. The brothers’ work frequently transforms unconventional materials and craft processes into expressive, highly tactile objects.

Alongside Boa, the collection includes Cipria, Favela, Vermelha, Brasilia, Cabana and Scrigno. These designs explore weaving, layering, repetition, softness and the creative reuse or reinterpretation of familiar materials.

Each piece retains a strong individual identity. Together, they illustrate edra’s willingness to support experimentation while providing the engineering and artisanal expertise necessary to achieve lasting quality.

Jacopo Foggini and the Art of Polycarbonate

Jacopo Foggini creates luminous furniture for edra using hand-worked polycarbonate. The material is shaped into strands and woven manually, producing tables and seating whose transparency, color and texture make each piece unique.

Designs such as Ella, Veronica and the A’mare collection capture and reflect light, creating an appearance that can shift throughout the day. The handcrafted material gives these pieces the irregularity and visual richness of decorative glass while supporting contemporary furniture forms.

The Capriccio table combines a clear glass top with sinuous metal tubes bent by hand. Its intersecting structure has a sense of movement inspired by music, turning the dining table into a dynamic sculptural composition.

Iconic Floral Seating by Masanori Umeda

Masanori Umeda’s Rose Chair and Getsuen armchair transform the forms of flowers into expressive upholstered seating. Their petal-like structures bring color, softness and a touch of surrealism to the interior.

These designs can function as statement pieces within a restrained setting or participate in a richer, more theatrical composition. Their memorable silhouettes demonstrate how edra balances imaginative visual concepts with comfort and skilled upholstery.

Indoor and Outdoor Collections

edra’s catalog includes sofas, armchairs, chairs, tables, cabinets, beds, lighting and accessories for complete interiors. Selected designs are also offered in outdoor versions, extending the company’s approach to comfort and beauty into exterior spaces.

Standard Outdoor and On the Rocks Outdoor bring adaptable seating to terraces and covered outdoor living areas. The A’mare collection by Jacopo Foggini includes transparent polycarbonate seating, tables, benches and loungers that interact beautifully with sunlight and surrounding landscapes.

The versatility of the collection allows edra furniture to appear in private homes, yachts, hotels, restaurants, museums and cultural environments. Each piece is conceived to interact with both its users and its architectural setting.

Authentic edra Furniture at Scott + Cooner

Authentic edra furniture is available through authorized dealers who can provide appropriate product guidance, configuration assistance and after-sales support. This expertise is especially valuable when specifying modular seating, adjustable technology, specialized upholstery or handcrafted materials.

At Scott + Cooner, our team can help homeowners, architects and interior designers explore edra sofas, lounge chairs, tables, beds and outdoor furniture. We can assist with configurations, dimensions, upholstery and finish selections to create a solution suited to the scale and character of each project.

Contact Scott + Cooner or visit one of our showrooms to discover edra furniture and experience the remarkable comfort, craftsmanship and creative vision of this influential Italian brand.