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Facts.

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  • ENNUA

    ENNUA is a Portuguese-Irish design atelier founded by former McLaren designers João Dias and Patrick Carton, creating limited functional art shaped by the discipline of automotive design.

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  • Element 01

    Element 01 is ENNUA's first sculptural chair and the opening piece in the Element Collection. Each example is individually specified, numbered and limited to 199 worldwide.

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  • Materials

    Element 01 brings together structural carbon fibre, Bridge of Weir leather, BioPRO protein-based foam and individually finished metal detailing.

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  • Founders

    João Dias and Patrick Carton were lead exterior designers at McLaren Automotive. Dias's lead credits include the McLaren W1, Speedtail, Elva and Artura and, at Jaguar Land Rover, the Range Rover Velar, World Car Design of the Year 2018.

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  • Price

    Element 01 is priced from £110,000. Commissions are discussed directly with ENNUA and configured individually for each owner.

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Releases.

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Element 01 from above
Product release[Date]

Element 01.
Born iconic.

The first piece from ENNUA: a sculptural chair with a structural carbon fibre frame, limited to 199.

Lustrana leather on Element 01, in detail
Material story[Date]

Made to live with.
Made to live on.

The carbon fibre, Bridge of Weir leather, BioPRO foam and metal detailing behind Element 01.

Images.

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Product

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Element 01 with pale carbon structure, tan leather and gold metal detailing
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Details

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Founders

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Brand

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The ENNUA mark
ENNUA brand mark
PNGENNUA Atelier

Founders.

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Portrait of João Dias

João Dias

Co-founder and design director

Former lead exterior designer at McLaren Automotive, with some fifteen years across Jaguar Land Rover and McLaren. His lead exterior credits include the McLaren W1, Speedtail, Elva and Artura, and the Range Rover Velar, World Car Design of the Year 2018.

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