Image source: Poltrona Frau — Chester One Sofa
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Chester One Sofa
Chester One by Renzo Frau: 3-, 4- and 5-seater capitonné sofas with seats 15 cm deeper.
2180 × 670 × 1060 mm
1912
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Chester One is the deeper-seated version of Poltrona Frau's Chester sofa. The page offers it as a 3-, 4- and 5-seater and credits Renzo Frau. Poltrona Frau states that the seats are 15 cm deeper than in the classic model, while the capitonné, the curved armrest and the row of pins on the Pelle Frau® leather are kept.
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Construction
Seasoned beech structure, hand-tied biconical springs on jute belts, hand-shaped vegetable horsehair in the back and arms, rubberised horsehair in the seat and a goose down and polyurethane foam seat cushion. Leather-covered tacks run along the external back.
Specifications
- 3-seater 5107312: W 218 cm, D 106 cm, H 67 cm (measured with 6 cm feet)
- 4-seater 5107411: W 263 cm; 5-seater: W 293 cm
- Cover: Pelle Frau® leather in five ranges, not removable
Story
More depth, same ingredients
The page introduces Chester One as an extended Chester collection with new four- and five-seater sofas and poufs, resized for the purpose. The sheet puts it as an extra six inches of seat depth for more comfortable sitting, with an "ingredients" list that admits no change.
What stays
According to the page, the sofa keeps the famous capitonné, the curved armrest and the series of pins that finish the leather upholstery of the classic model designed by Renzo Frau.
More by Renzo Frau
Chester Line Sofa
Renzo Frau's Chester as a modular system: capitonné sofas, chaise longue and curved elements.
Chester One Ottoman
Chester One ottoman: a square capitonné pouf on beech, 98 cm each way, in Pelle Frau leather.
Chester Line Ottoman
Chester Line ottoman, a smooth-topped pouf in Pelle Frau leather on a beech and poplar frame.
Lyra Armchair
Collection
Chester
Chester by Renzo Frau for Poltrona Frau, born in 1912 after the Chesterfield sofas of London clubs: the classic sofa and armchair, Chester One and Chester Line.
