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Esosoft Armchair
Citterio's small Esosoft armchair: padded shell on an aluminium exoskeleton, leather armrests.
710 × 740 × 880 mm
2023
Approx. $3,800 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Overview
Esosoft Armchair is a small armchair designed by Antonio Citterio, with the year 2023 on its page and sheet.
Construction
A metal structure with elastic webbing and cast aluminium legs carries a padded shell, with armrests in tubular aluminium clad in hand-stitched leather. The base can be completely disassembled so its materials can be recovered at the end of its life.
Specifications
- 580 01/02: 71 cm wide, 88 cm deep, 74 cm high (values not labelled on the drawing)
- Armrest leather: 6 colours
- Frame finishes: mirror-polished aluminium or matte anthracite epoxy powder-coat
Story
Sinuous elegance
The page presents the armchair as a small armchair that conveys warmth and comfort through fine craftsmanship details. The sheet describes a soft shell that seems to float above the aluminium exoskeleton, with a backrest curve that embraces the slender structure.
Hand-stitched armrests
The sheet singles out the leather-clad armrests embellished with hand-stitching, and says the base can be completely disassembled to recover its materials at the end of its life-cycle.
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