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Esedra Ottoman
Monica Förster's radial-panel Esedra leather ottoman.
1000 × 350 × 1000 mm
2007
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Description
Overview
Esedra Ottoman is a family of round poufs whose overlapping panels radiate from the centre in a sunburst arrangement.
Construction
Small and Medium use birch-plywood supports with Kraft-cardboard infill; Large uses solid-beech supports with birch-plywood top and base. All use polyurethane foam and polyester wadding. Small has a steel-sheet base with a scratch-resistant textured coating; Medium and Large use an MDF base with matte lacquer. The Medium storage model adds a lined compartment and a loose aluminium lid/tray.
Specifications
- Representative model: Esedra Large, codes 5371516 / 5PF0037106385
- Largest drawing values, not labelled with axes: 100, 100 and 35 cm
Story
Esedra Ottoman in the range
Overlapping leather panels radiate from the centre of each round pouf. Small has a steel-sheet base with a scratch-resistant textured coating; Medium and Large use an MDF base with matte lacquer. The Medium storage model adds a lined compartment and a loose aluminium lid/tray.
Structure and finish
Small and Medium use birch-plywood supports with Kraft-cardboard infill; Large uses solid-beech supports with birch-plywood top and base. All use polyurethane foam and polyester wadding. For the Large model, the drawing prints 100, 100 and 35 cm without axis labels.
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