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Ginger Sofa
Citterio's 1984 Ginger sofa back in the collection: tubular frame, two pivoting cowhide side tables
2530 × 830 × 870 mm
1984
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Ginger sofa, designed by Antonio Citterio in 1984 and returned to Flexform's collection. A tubular metal structure carries generous seat and backrest cushions, with a pivoting cowhide-clad side table built into each armrest.
Construction
Chrome or burnished tubular metal structure; leather-clad bar behind the backrest cushions; chrome piano-wire springs; goose-down backrest cushion; pivoting side tables on a black painted metal structure.
Specifications
- Design year: 1984
- Code 02C903: 253 x 87 x 83 cm (99 5/8 x 34 1/4 x 32 11/16 in)
Story
Back in the collection
The page says the Ginger sofa, designed by Antonio Citterio in 1984, returns to the collection to re-establish the relevancy of its design today, after the re-edition of the eponymous chaise longue. It carries the same minimalist elegance in a new configuration.
Details that define it
The tubular metal structure is the trademark of the design; the leather-clad bar and the spring system are described as a sophisticated combination of design research and artisan savoir-faire.
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