Here the design process was guided by the search for freedom & wellbeing. Aesthetics aside, Prado represents first & foremost an approach based on the study of lifestyles, or in short, the human being. Prado consists of a vast seat which may be used either indepen- dently or with other elements, on which back cushions may be scattered at will. There is total freedom since these cushions, which are weighted & equipped with an anti-slip sys- tem, will remain in place without needing to be leant against or attached to anything: they could therefore be arranged on the floor for a few leisurely moments around a low table, whilst the seat could do duty as an occasional bed simply by turning over its seat cushion, the reverse of which is covered with mattress ticking.