Gabo

Design Mario Ruiz

This elegant soft seating series brings together privacy, acoustic comfort and ergonomic support. Gabo’s design creates space for conversations, informal meetings and moments of calm, while contributing to a refined and open interior aesthetic.

Gabo offers an inviting place to pause, connect or simply unwind, translating comfort into a natural part of shared environments.

Where zoning
meets privacy

Gabo with hood is a versatile seating solution designed for open-plan offices, public spaces and hospitality interiors. By combining ergonomic comfort with improved acoustic performance, the hood helps create clearly defined zones within shared environments.

Meet the Gabo Family

The Gabo family consists of an armchair, sofa, corner sofa, ottoman, Gabo Lounge, Gabo Meeting, Gabo Modular and the Gabo table. The series offers flexibility across a wide range of settings, adapting effortlessly to different spatial and functional needs.

Reference

AZ Heilig Hart

Leuven - BE

AZ Heilig Hart Leuven is a modern hospital in the heart of Leuven, known for combining high-quality patient care with innovation and research. In the open and welcoming reception area, Casala implemented the Gabo Modular programme by Mario Ruiz. This flexible seating and wall system allows the space to be connected or divided into distinct zones, creating a dynamic and comfortable environment for patients, visitors and staff.

Variants

Gabo

4411/00 Fully upholstered ottoman
4410/13 Fully upholstered armchair
4419/13 Fully upholstered sofa 2½-seater
4422/13 Fully upholstered sofa 3-seater
4425/13 Fully upholstered sofa 3½-seater
4410/14 Fully upholstered armchair
4419/14 Fully upholstered sofa 2½-seater
4422/14 Fully upholstered sofa 3-seater
4425/14 Fully upholstered sofa 3½-seater

Options

Gabo

..../.. Solid oak legs, matt transparent lacquered with a steel core powder coated in RAL9005
..../.. Stainless steel legs
..../.. Duo upholstery
…./.. Electrification

Configurator

Designed by

Mario Ruiz

After studying Industrial Design at the Elisava School of Design in Barcelona, Mario Ruiz began his career in 1995. His craftsmanship and experience in different fields, earned him the trust of more than 120 international companies, leading to projects across Europe, the USA, Canada and Australia. Mario Ruiz has received over forty major design awards, including Red Dot, iF and ADI-FAD Silver Delta. He has also taught for more than ten years at the Eina and Elisava design academies in Barcelona.

Mario Ruiz

Specifications

Materials

  • Seating Solid wood with steel no-sag springs, equipped with HR Ecofoam and a layer of Dacron



  • Frame Powder coated steel 40% recycled content



  • Wood Sustainable class A wood, sourced from responsibly managed forests

Dimensions (cm)

casala gabo dimensions

Finishes

Powder coatings Fine texture (FT)

Fabrics

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