Fresh Designs Shine In Andreu World’s Showroom

We love a company that gives back. On show at the Spanish manufacturer’s brand-new third-floor Mart showroom, encompassing a sprawling 20,000 square feet, is Valencia. The sculptural stool by Interior Design Hall of Famer Patricia Urquiola is a tribute to its namesake—the city in which Andreu World is rooted—and all proceeds go toward helping communities affected by the area’s October 2024 floods. The designer describes the stool’s sinuous, ribbed form as a hybrid between driftwood and woven Mediterranean baskets. Intriguingly, Valencia is 3D-printed from a sustainable mixture of cork and polylactic acid, a bioplastic used in biodegradable bottles. Also on view during NeoCon is Piergiorgio Cazzaniga’s Sir, a sleek, ultra-versatile modular seating system available any which way: as an armchair, a chaise, and two- and three-seaters with straight segments or 30-, 60-, or 90-degree curves.