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Foliage Sofa
Foliage sofa by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell: a top-stitched fabric seat on steel-tube legs.
1750 × 960 × 890 mm
38.4 kg
Approx. $5,900 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Overview
The Foliage Sofa Trevira is listed by Kartell as a two-seater by Patricia Urquiola, shown as code 06085BA in Trevira, colour Beige, with a white structure. On the data sheet the sofa is code 6085.
Construction
The seat is fabric-covered polyurethane foam and the cover is removable. The legs are steel tubes painted with epoxy polyester.
Specifications
- Dimensions (code 6085): 175, 89 and 96 cm, axes not labelled on the drawing
- Weight: 38.4 kg
- Covers: Shirley melange, Skorpios chenille, Velvet and Trevira fabrics
- Legs: five painted colours
Story
A two-seater with top-stitched leaves
Kartell's page describes the sofa as one of the two key pieces of Foliage, a seat that seems to have grown naturally, whose comfortable seat recalls the crown of a tree with top-stitched leaves.
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Client fabrics
The data sheet adds that Foliage is also offered in a personalised version with fabrics provided by the client, aimed at common areas. It gives 140x800 cm as the dimensions of customised fabric needed to cover a single sofa.
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Collection
Foliage
Foliage by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell: a two-seater sofa and an armchair with top-stitched leaf seats, steel-tube legs and removable covers in four fabrics.
