GB Lounge Sofa (Karakter)

Overview

GB Lounge (Gijs Bakker, 1972) is part of Karakter x Cassina: a modular armchair with a simple silhouette and inviting upholstery, offered as a single armchair or together with a footstool.

Construction

• Frame: powder-coated steel.
• Upholstery: a range of Cassina fabrics.
• Modularity: connectors turn a single armchair into a multiple seating system.

Specifications

• W 760 x D 950 x H 660 mm (single module with backrest).
• Fabric categories: E, F and L.
• Models listed: Ottoman, Elemento intermedio, Elemento terminale angolare.

From a piece of foam to a lounge chair

A competition held by the rubber foam manufacturer Dunlop inspired Gijs Bakker, according to the product text; he bent a piece of foam to a 90 degree angle and fixed it in a metal frame. That became the GB Lounge, which the text calls a modular lounge chair with invitingly overstuffed upholstery.

The Levi's Chair

The page adds that it was originally coined the Levi's Chair, meant like a pair of well-loved jeans to act as an easygoing antidote to the stiffer tastes of the previous generation. Feet that raise it slightly from the floor were added later.