Get Back Sofa

Overview

Get Back is a seating system by Ludovica Serafini and Roberto Palomba for Poltrona Frau, dated 2019 on its product sheet. The page describes generous, spacious and open lines, reclined backrests, two types of armrest and many modular elements that can be combined in different compositions.

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Construction

A frame of die-cast aluminium and solid tulipwood carries backrests of solid beech and poplar with birch plywood, and cast aluminium feet in Ruthenium or burnished finish. Seat and back cushions are filled with goose down in the Standard version.

Specifications

• 2-seater sofa with low arms, 5645211: W 233 cm, D 91 cm, H 87 cm
• Armrests: low or medium
• Upholstery: Pelle Frau® leather, or leather with fabric cushions

A refrain turned into a sofa

The product page says Get Back pays homage to the Beatles and takes its name from the refrain "Get back, get back, get back to where you once belonged". It calls the text playfully schematic for a project that stands for a return to comfort, to a welcoming tailor-made space. The page places it after Let It Be and Come Together, which Ludovica Serafini and Roberto Palomba designed for Poltrona Frau in 2017 and 2018.

Light on its feet

According to the page, the suspended frame, supported by simple aluminium feet, gives a very light overall effect, with soft cushions and chaise elements of unexpected depth on top. The seat and backrest are described as merging into a single light element decorated with thin piping.