Charles Sofa

Overview

The Charles sofa is the sofa entry of the Charles family by Antonio Citterio (1997). B&B Italia's dimensions page lists the sofa as a set of coded elements, from CH156 to CH228, with CH150P, CH156P, CH228P, CH180L and CHP alongside.

Construction

• Inside frame: steel tube and steel profiles with flexible polyurethane foam (cold-shaped) plus polyester fibre
• Seat cushions: shaped polyurethane of different density with sterilised down (home) or polyester fibre (public spaces)
• Back cushions: polyester fibre in cotton, box style
• Feet: die-cast aluminium with thermoplastic ferrules
• Cover: fabric or leather

Specifications

• CH228: W 230 × D 97 × H 73 cm, seat height 42 cm
• Feet stand 19 cm from the ground

The sofa's own page

Charles dates from 1997 and Antonio Citterio is credited by B&B Italia. The product sheet credits the sofa with a formal elegance that outlasts current fashions, and says that its wide choice of elements answers every furnishing need, down to the most personal wish for comfort.

Elements and covers

The dimensions page lists the sofa as coded elements, and the drawings show CH156C at 158 cm, CH190C at 190 cm and CH228C at 230 cm in width, each 97 cm deep and 73 cm high. Covers come in fabric or leather.