Image source: Minotti — Sendai
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Collection Story
Origin
Minotti introduces Sendai as a line of seats by the studio Inoda+Sveje, named after the city of trees. The first range covered a compact sofa and several chairs: armchair, lounge armchair, and little armchairs for dining and lounging. The 2023 extension brought another sofa, a footstool, and a swivel armchair that has armrests.
Design Language
The identity of the line is its legs, which Minotti likens to slender trunks lifting the upholstered body in a rhythm of verticals; they are made of walnut or ash, and the armchairs can also sit on a 360° swivel base with return. Minotti presents the small scale as a way to let a dining area double as a lounge: dinner at a big table while guests talk around a low one.
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Key Pieces
- Sendai small sofa and the new sofa of 2023
- Sendai armchair, in fixed and swivel versions, and the swivel armchair with armrests
- Sendai lounge armchair and footstool
- Sendai dining little armchair, on its own Minotti "Dining" page
Pieces in this collection
Sendai
Sendai lounge sofa by Inoda+Sveje for Minotti, 156 or 192 cm wide, on solid ash or walnut legs.
Sendai dining
Sendai dining little armchair by Inoda+Sveje, fixed on wood or metal legs or swivel
Sendai Cord Outdoor
Sendai Cord Outdoor by Inoda+Sveje for Minotti: a 65 cm swivel lounge armchair in cord
Sendai Armchair
Sendai armchair by Inoda+Sveje for Minotti: 74 cm wide, on wooden legs or swivelling
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