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Cestone / Cestone 09 Sofa
Citterio's 2008 Cestone sofa: metal back and sides upholstered in woven cowhide strips
3100 × 670 × 970 mm
2008
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Stand-alone sofa dated 2008 in Flexform's listing and credited to Antonio Citterio, on a metal structure with hide-leather panels listed on the sheet.
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Construction
Metal and solid-wood seat frame, goose-down cushions, metal base on thermoplastic pads.
Specifications
- Code 014L03 (three-seat, hide leather): 310 x 97 x 67 cm (122 1/32 x 38 3/16 x 26 3/8 in)
- Also drawn: 014L01 at 140 cm and 014L02 at 225 cm wide
- Design year: 2008
Story
Panels on the sheet
The sheet's technical text gives the backrest and armrest as metal in six finishes with hide-leather panels in fourteen colours, ten hides and four suedes. The alternative is metal with moulded polyurethane padding under a protective laminated fabric.
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Four projects
Flexform links four projects to the sofa: Bulgari Hotels & Resorts Tokyo, the suites of the Aman New York, a house at Cala Llamp in Mallorca and a home in Switzerland. The Aman text mentions cowhide backrests and armrests, the Cala Llamp text backrests in woven cowhide suede, and the Swiss text a dark brown woven cowhide structure.
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Collection
Cestone
Cestone by Antonio Citterio for Flexform, 2008: a sofa made for the middle of the room, with woven cowhide back and sides, plus a matching bed and side tables.
