Kirk Bench

Overview

The Kirk bench by Rodolfo Dordoni is a padded bench with a wood base, offered in lengths of 138.5 and 183.5 cm. On the page Minotti puts it in the Kirk collection and lists it in the 2014 Collection. Leather and velvet versions have a tufted effect, with top-stitching forming a geometric pattern of squares, while the fabric version has a subtle quilted design.

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Construction

• Seat: multi-ply wood top with variable-density polyurethane foam padding bonded to heat-bonded fibre
• Covers: fabric and leather covers are completely removable
• Base: solid ash, 40 mm thick, with a semi-gloss lacquer finish named Dark Moka, and a protective slide in ribbed black rubber

Specifications

• Longest bench: 183.5 cm length from the page, with 55 and 38 cm as further drawing values

Tailoring that changes with the cover

According to the page, the leather and velvet versions of the Kirk bench are tailored with a tufted effect, using top-stitching that draws a geometric pattern of squares, while the fabric version carries a subtle quilted design. The sheet repeats this as tailoring information for the two kinds of cover.

Two lengths on a solid ash base

Minotti lists the bench in two lengths, 138.5 and 183.5 cm, on a base of solid ash 40 mm thick, finished in semi-gloss lacquer. The page also gives the 2014 Collection as the edition in which the Kirk bench appears.