Chester Sofa

Overview

The Chester sofa is the sofa of Poltrona Frau's Chester family, credited to Renzo Frau and dated 1912 in the product sheet's heading. The page offers three versions: a 2-seater, a 3-seater and a 3-seat sofa with two cushions. The sofa is upholstered in Pelle Frau® leather and its capitonné is done entirely by hand.

Construction

Frame of seasoned beech; suspension of steel springs on jute belts; padding in horsehair (vegetable in the back and arms, rubberised in the seat); goose down in the seat cushions. The cover is not removable.

Specifications

• 2-seater 5107211: W 160 cm, D 91 cm
• 3-seater 5107311: W 208 cm, D 91 cm, H 67 cm (the largest vertical value, which the drawing does not label; a sheet note ties it to 6 cm feet); the two-cushion version is drawn with the same figures
• Feet: spherical (6 cm) or high (12 cm) in dark walnut-stained or black lacquered beech, or leather-covered wooden feet (13.7 cm)
• Upholstery: Pelle Frau® leather in five ranges

Dated 1912

Poltrona Frau credits the Chester to Renzo Frau and dates it to 1912, which is also the year its own timeline gives for the founding of the company in Turin.

Where the sofa is seen

The page's Insights text lists law firms, notary offices, hotel lobbies, clubs, showrooms, galleries, libraries and museums among the places where Poltrona Frau sees the sofa, and says it is also requested for photo shoots, film productions and commercials.