Sendai

Name: Sendai
Brand: Minotti

Sendai lounge sofa by Inoda+Sveje for Minotti, 156 or 192 cm wide, on solid ash or walnut legs.

Designer

Inoda+Sveje

Brand

Minotti

Dimensions

1560 × 670 × 790 mm

Seat / Notes

Source: spec sheet PDF — Lounge sofa 156 cm — published as W 156 × D 79 × H 67 cm

Materials

Metal frame coated in fire-resistant polyurethane foamPlywood platformVariable-density polyurethane foam seat cushionSolid ash legsSolid Canaletto walnut legsFabric or leather upholstery

Finishes

Ash legs: open-pore Licorice lacquerCanaletto walnut legs: stained Light Brown, matt polyester lacquer

Official page

Description

Overview

The Sendai lounge sofa belongs to a Minotti line by Inoda+Sveje that the official page describes as a small sofa, an armchair, a lounge armchair and dining and lounge little armchairs. The technical sheet draws the lounge sofa in two sizes, 156 cm and 192 cm wide.

Curved upholstered sofa on wooden legs beside a round table with place settings, official Minotti photo

Construction

The frame is a metal shell coated in fire-resistant polyurethane foam, covered with a coupled breathable and hypoallergenic laminated fibre. The platform is plywood with an additional insert in temperature-sensitive variable-density material. The seat cushion is variable-density polyurethane foam in a thermo-bonded fibre wrap, and the covers of both cushions and frame come off in the fabric and the leather versions. The legs are solid ash with an open-pore Licorice lacquer or solid Canaletto walnut stained Light Brown.

Specifications

Lounge sofa 156: 156 cm wide, 79 cm deep, 67 cm high (technical sheet). Lounge sofa 192: 192 cm wide, 100 cm deep, 74 cm high.

Story

A city of trees

Minotti's page says the line is named after Sendai, the city of trees. It compares the polished legs to slender trunks that rest on the ground and lift the enveloping upholstered body, creating a soft rhythm of vertical lines.

A living room within the living room

According to the page, the compact, well-proportioned silhouette of the seats and the small sofa opens up a new way of using the dining space: a hybrid situation in which dinner is served at a large table while guests meet round a lounge table.

Close view of the end of a white textured upholstered sofa with a wooden leg, official Minotti photo

The 2023 expansion

In 2023 the page says the family of seats grew with a new enveloping sofa, a swivel armchair with armrests and a footstool.

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