Lars

Overview

Lars is a semi-round sofa by the Japanese-Scandinavian duo Inoda+Sveje for Minotti. Minotti describes a soft, asymmetrical, continuous, organic curve resting on five slender legs, in solid ash under open-pore Licorice stained lacquer, or in Canaletto walnut with a Light Brown stain. The technical sheet draws it at 217 cm wide, 100 cm deep and 74 cm high.

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Construction

The load-bearing frame is solid ash or solid Canaletto walnut, kiln-dried and dowel-jointed. A plywood seat and a metal backrest carry the polyurethane foam. Covers of the frame and the cushions can be fully removed in both the fabric and the leather versions.

Specifications

Semi-round sofa: 217 cm wide, 100 cm deep, 74 cm high (technical sheet).

A Danish name, a Japanese design

The page calls Lars a Danish name for a line with a clearly Japanese-inspired design, a contradiction it says brings to life the harmonious shapes of the sofa. It adds that the balance between the vertical wooden profiles and the softness of the edgeless forms, with a seat upholstered in high-density polyurethane, translates the synthesis between Danish design and Zen harmony.

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An object raised off the ground

According to the page, the architecture of the object rises above the seat to support and frame the backrest, which gives the sofa an aerial elegance, and the solid wood frame is enhanced by details at the joints that highlight the complex cabinet-making behind the apparently simple lines. Minotti proposes it for residential and hospitality projects.