Parker Sofa

Overview

Parker stand-alone sofa, designed by Antonio Citterio in 2022. A solid turned and hand-finished wood structure, a backrest and armrests hand-woven in paper rush or cowhide cord, one seat cushion and large loose cushions against the backrest.

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Construction

Solid Canaletto walnut, ash or oak, or a powder-coated metal frame on elastic webbing; hand-woven twisted paper rush or cowhide cord; polyester-fibre cushions, the seat ones over a crushproof layer; die-cast zama feet. Cushion covers are removable.

Specifications

• Design year: 2022
• Code 029504: Largest drawing values, not labelled with axes: 240, 91 and 85 cm (94 1/2, 35 13/16 and 33 15/32 in)

Recognisable by memory

The page frames Parker as another step in Antonio Citterio and Flexform's reinterpretation of furnishings that are clearly inspired by tradition: objects designed with contemporary sensibility that give an immediate sensation of recognizability, because their shapes, materials and beauty belong to a visual culture we keep and allow us to appreciate a new object for the images it recalls.

A family of pieces

Flexform lists within the Parker family sofas of two and three seats, an ottoman, and a piece with a backrest and a single armrest meant for building individual arrangements.