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Collection Story
Origin
Chester is the family that begins with Renzo Frau's Chester of 1912. The sheet from the company archive says that, even before the Great War, Frau had seen the Chesterfield sofas and armchairs of London's most exclusive clubs. He first imported the originals into Italy and then made them himself, with some major changes, and the Chester has been hand-crafted ever since. The Chester pages call the classic Chester a model of Edwardian England, revisited by Frau in the first catalogue of 1912 and inspired by the sofas and armchairs of English clubs and country houses, and name it one of the brand's icons.
Design Language
Poltrona Frau has kept the model and extended it. Chester One adds four- and five-seater sofas and poufs, and Chester Line is the line that turns the sofa into a modular system.
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Key Pieces
- Chester sofa and armchair
- Chester One sofas and poufs
- Chester Line modular sofa system
Pieces in this collection
Chester Line Sofa
Renzo Frau's Chester as a modular system: capitonné sofas, chaise longue and curved elements.
Chester One Ottoman
Chester One ottoman: a square capitonné pouf on beech, 98 cm each way, in Pelle Frau leather.
Chester Line Ottoman
Chester Line ottoman, a smooth-topped pouf in Pelle Frau leather on a beech and poplar frame.
Chester One Sofa
Chester One by Renzo Frau: 3-, 4- and 5-seater capitonné sofas with seats 15 cm deeper.
Chester One Armchair
Chester One armchair by Renzo Frau: handmade capitonné, hand-tied springs, Pelle Frau® leather.
Chester Sofa
Renzo Frau's Chester sofa (1912): hand-made capitonné leather, in 2-seater and 3-seater versions.
Chester Armchair
Renzo Frau's 1912 Chester armchair: hand-made capitonné, pleated rolled arms, Pelle Frau leather.
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