Francesco Binfarè talks about his new sofa, ESSENTIAL "All the sofas I designed for Edra tell the story of the changes in human behavior. They belong to different eras and yet they are timeless, because they are not influenced by trends. In my opinion, today people feel denuded in this huge global space that is also very conformist. The need for roots grows—a very basic need. We return to the essential, but with new, sophisticated technologies and an evolution in their use available. For instance, I had the cushion that we called "smart", already used in the Standard and Absolu models: an invention that has "moved" the sofas, in the literal sense of the term. Why make another one? Why make a third couch with the smart cushion?" For the same reason why the soccer player Messi felt the need to make that third goal at the end of a game already won two to zero, as if it were just beginning, becoming the top champion of all time.