Image source: Cassina — Soriana Armchair
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Soriana Armchair
Afra & Tobia Scarpa's Soriana armchair, code 944 01: soft, generous contours held by a steel clamp.
950 × 710 × 1050 mm
1969
Approx. $6,900 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Soriana armchair (944) is a design armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa with soft, generous contours. The page says it is meant to bring casual, sophisticated comfort into the home.
Construction
The page lists a base in recyclable wooden panel with low formaldehyde emissions, inner padding in BioFoam microspheres, outer padding in 100% recycled PET blown fibre from Plastic Bank and a brace in painted steel. The sheet describes the base as tufted with upholstered buttons and plastic fasteners, with feet and wheels in plastic and steel.
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Specifications
- Code 944 01: 95 cm wide, 105 cm deep, 71 cm high
- Upholstery: Cassina fabrics and leathers, 77 colours in 7 ranges
- Structure: painted steel clamp in five colours
Story
An inviting innovation
The page headline for this piece is "An inviting innovation". The text under it speaks of a design armchair with soft, generous contours and of casual, sophisticated comfort at home.
Models and versions
The model selector on the page offers Armchair, Armchair Chaise longue and Ottoman. The sheet shows the armchair in two versions: one with BioFoam microspheres and PET blown fibre padding and a powder-coated steel clamp, and a second padded with polyester batting, with EPS spheres inside and a chrome-plated steel clamp.
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Collection
Soriana
Soriana by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina: seating from 1969 shaped by its metal structure, Compasso d'Oro 1970, BioFoam padding from the Cassina LAB.