Image source: B&B Italia — Charles Sofa
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Charles Sofa
Modular sofa system on die-cast aluminium feet shaped as an inverted L
2300 × 730 × 970 mm
1997
Official product information
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Description
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
Story
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.
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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.
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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.
