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Grandemare Sofa
Grandemare, Citterio 2011: soft geometric shapes on a cowhide-clad platform that seems to float
2300 × 620 × 1000 mm
2011
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Modular sofa dated 2011 and credited to Antonio Citterio: soft geometric shapes on a cowhide-upholstered wood platform, with grosgrain piping.
Image source: Flexform — Grandemare Sofa · © Flexform and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy
Construction
Wood seat frame covered with hide leather on an epoxy-powder-coated metal base, metal armrests and backrest with polyurethane foam and goose-down padding, goose-down seat and backrest cushions.
Specifications
- Code 015L04 (sofa): 230 cm (90 9/16 in) wide, 100 cm (39 3/8 in) deep, tallest vertical value 62 cm (24 13/32 in); depth and height lines are not labelled on the drawing
- Other sofas: 015L01 at 150 cm, 015L02 at 165 cm, 015L03 at 190 cm
- Seat frame: ten cowhides and four suedes (grey 5003 to sand suede 6001)
- Design year: 2011
Story
Understatement with hidden solutions
Flexform's page says the Grandemare sofa was designed with an eye to understatement but is rich in sometimes hidden design solutions that reveal its virtues.
Floating on a platform
The page describes a metal perimeter frame set back from the edges of the cowhide-clad platform, which it says gives the sofa the appearance of floating.
Image source: Flexform — Grandemare Sofa · © Flexform and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy
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