Basket Sofa

Overview

The Basket Sofa is the sofa of Joe Colombo's Basket Collection in GUBI's edition. GUBI files it under Seating, Sofas & Beds, and its table gives 1967 as the design year. The page offers it in two sizes, 3-seater and 2-seater; the default item, 10110523, is the 3-seater covered in Belsuede Special FR by Dedar (133, Standard).

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Construction

The tables list rattan for the leg, the shell and the frame, lacquered and natural in colour, and a gloss rated semi matt (15-45 GU). The upholstery is fabric, and the page lists rattan as the base material.

Specifications

GUBI's drawings mark the 3-seater at 233 cm wide, 89 cm deep and 68 cm high (91.7 x 35 x 26.8 in), with a net weight of 54 kg (119 lb) in the table. The 2-seater is 169 cm wide in the tables.

Colombo's late 1960s design

GUBI introduces the sofa as the work of Joe Colombo from the late 1960s and calls its edition a way of bringing Colombo's vision of functional, innovative, future-facing design to life. The page describes the look as gently retro and the comfort as inviting.

Two sizes of sofa

The page gives the sofa in two sizes. The 3-seater is the default item, and the 2-seater shares the 68 cm height and 89 cm depth listed in the tables.