Image source: B&B Italia — Charles Large
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Charles Large
Antonio Citterio's modular Charles Large sofa: a wider-depth version of the Charles system.
2700 × 730 × 1050 mm
2003
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Charles Large is a modular sofa from Antonio Citterio, made by B&B Italia and dated 2003 on both the product sheet and the page. The manufacturer presents it as an exceptionally comfortable seat with a fabric or leather cover, airy and light in shape, which develops the idea of the sofa as a welcoming shelter where you can also lie down. It is the wider-depth version of the Charles system.
Image source: B&B Italia — Charles Large · © B&B Italia and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy
Construction
The structure is a steel frame of tubes and profiles with cold shaped flexible polyurethane foam and a polyester fibre cover. A seat cushion of shaped polyurethane in graded densities holds sterilized down in the home version and polyester fibre in the public-spaces version. Elements CH48_C to CH72_C come with box-style back cushions: polyester fibre, cotton cover. The feet are die-cast aluminium, 19 cm (7 1/2") high; fabric or leather forms the cover.
Specifications
Sofa CHL270: 270 cm wide, 105 cm deep, 73 cm high, seat height 42 cm.
Story
A wider-depth Charles
The product sheet presents Charles Large as a project that enriches the Charles system with a version that has a wider depth. B&B Italia describes the sofa as an exceptionally comfortable seat, airy and light in shape, that develops the idea of the sofa as a welcoming shelter where you can also lie down.
Sheet and drawings
The sheet dates the sofa 2003 and credits Antonio Citterio. Its drawings cover three 270 cm sofas and two 158 cm elements, and it states that the feet raise the sofa 19 cm from the ground.
Image source: B&B Italia — Charles Large · © B&B Italia and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy
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Collection
Charles
Charles by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia (1997): a sofa system on inverted-L die-cast aluminium feet, with Carré, Large and Outdoor editions, bed and tables.
