New Character - Tharuun

The design follows an inner logic: clear, reduced, and infused with elemental calm. More form than object, Tharuun is an archetype of being held: self-contained, grounded, and sovereign.

Its shape unites sculptural presence with flowing lightness and meditative softness. Gently rounded contours meet a substantial yet never heavy-looking volume. The armrests, in particular, create a distinctive tension: powerful and voluminous at the top, softly tapering toward the base. This shaping gives the body visual balance, allowing the volume to feel grounded and lighter at once. The result is an impression of quiet strength — enduring rather than fleeting, striking yet never imposing.

The design principle of clear, flowing form continues consistently in its tactility and comfort: soft, grounded, authentic. The sensual materiality underscores the calm design language and invites touch, invites experience.

The backrests frame the generous seat like two strong arms: not tight, but present. The seat itself is powerfully shaped, gently curved, supported by an inner stability that provides comfort without ever feeling hard. The result is a tactile balance — a dialogue between form and feeling, between geometry and a sense of security.

Inside Tharuun, the structure follows a precise dramaturgy, from the wooden base to the surface. Supportive Nosag springs above the wooden frame form the foundation and give the sofa its stable underlying tension. Above them, Bonnell springs provide elasticity and gentle responsiveness.

A multi-layered foam construction in varying densities creates the connection between stability and softness, achieving the characteristic Bretz balance of sinking in and being supported. The final layer consists of three centimeters of viscoelastic foam, which generates a feeling of gentle adaptability when seated and consistently restores the seat’s distinctive curvature. A fine layer of padding envelops the contours, softens the volume, and lends the geometric form its sensual tactility.

This principle of precise simplicity continues in its modularity. The rectangular base elements are designed to be clear and reduced; they form the rational foundation upon which the organic begins to flow. Backrests and upholstered elements follow a consistent formal logic and extend modularly without requiring additional variations. Tharuun moves within a balanced spectrum between standard and extra-deep seat depth, making it equally appealing for both contract and residential settings.

Elaborate seam patterns, tufting, or decorative details are deliberately omitted, leaving form, surface, and volume to speak for themselves. Thoughtfully engineered and intuitively understood, the system combines aesthetic integrity with functional versatility — a sofa that asserts its presence in any environment without ever becoming loud.

The Tharuun armchair is the natural continuation of the design language of the sofa family of the same name, while also standing as an independent statement. It translates the archaic calm and sculptural strength of the sofa into a concentrated, compact form. Like a small monolith, it appears shaped from the same logic of reduction and balance. Its softly rounded silhouette closes into a gesture that offers support without imposing limits.

Mounted on an invisible swivel base made of cast aluminum, the armchair unfolds a calm, flowing dynamism. The rotating movement lends it a sense of sovereign mobility and connects its sculptural presence with an effortless openness to the surrounding space. The result is an object that does not feel static, but enters into dialogue — with the room, with people, with its environment. This mobility adds a communicative dimension to the clear form, allowing the armchair to become a living focal point without losing its inner serenity.

In its artistic gesture, the design recalls the Miami of the 1960s — an era of modernism in which organic forms, pop art, and graphic patterns merged into a new attitude toward life. Architecture, fashion, and design celebrated a delight in contrast and movement, somewhere between iconic elegance and rebellious freedom. Just as Tharuun does today with its zebra velour.

The new zebra velour was created in close collaboration with a renowned Italian textile manufactory. Back in the 1990s, the iconic zebra velour was a great success and left a lasting mark on the Bretz brand.

This reinterpretation of the classic builds on that legacy while translating the theme into the present. The fabric is both a reminiscence of Bretz’s expressive era and a contemporary statement. The deliberately enlarged scale of the pattern intensifies its graphic impact and modern character. The idea behind it was to unite animal print with art: the black stripes, with their slightly frayed edges, resemble roughly torn paper, as if they were part of a collage. This interplay between wildness and structure is what makes the fabric so distinctive.