Image source: Cassina — Lady Sofa
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Lady Sofa
Lady Sofa: Zanuso's 1951 Lady as a two-seater with separately padded seat, backs and sides.
1350 × 780 × 840 mm
1951
Official product information
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Overview
The Lady Sofa (sheet 720 Lady Divano) is a two-seater by Marco Zanuso with a design year of 1951 on the sheet. Cassina presents it as the sofa that now flanks the Lady armchair, made with the same production features.
Construction
- Parts: seat, backrests and sides are manufactured separately, each with its own padding density.
- Frame: tubular steel, elastic webbing.
- Armrests: poplar plywood.
- Cover: fabric or leather, plus an iconic check edition with matt basalt feet.
Specifications
- 135, 84 and 78 cm (axes not labelled on the drawing).
Story
The armchair gets a companion
Cassina's text explains that Lady, the 1950s Zanuso armchair, is now joined by a two-seater sofa. The sofa takes over the armchair's production approach: seat, backrests and sides are made as separate parts with different padding densities, according to the support the body requires.
Iconic edition
As for the armchair, a wide choice of fabric upholsteries is offered, along with an iconic edition in black and white check with feet painted matt basalt.
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Lady Armchair
Lady Armchair: Marco Zanuso's 1951 foam-padded armchair with slim metal legs and plywood arms.