Tortello

Overview

Tortello (2023, Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby) is a monolithic sofa with generous, soft and cozy shapes, in the company's description. Its supporting structure is rotationally molded from recycled polyethylene, and an elastomer mattress carries a foamed, fabric-covered upper element with a pinched stitching profile.

Construction

• Frame: polyethylene, a tray with a trapezoidal section base
• Elastic section: thermoplastic elastomer or expanded polyurethane
• Upholstery: cold-formed flexible polyurethane foam plus polyester fibre
• Feet and ferrules: nylon feet cover, thermoplastic ferrules
• Outer cover: fabric

Specifications

• TRT250: Largest drawing values, not labelled with axes: 250, 110 and 78 cm

A tray, a mattress and a soft volume

The page lists the unexpected elements of Tortello: a tray-like structure with a trapezoidal section base, an elastomer mattress laid in it, and a soft fabric-covered upper element whose profile comes from a pinched stitching.

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Made to be taken apart

The page puts circularity and recycling at the heart of what it calls this new collection. The structure is second-life polyethylene, polyurethane foam and thermoplastic elastomers define the geometry and comfort, and only a minimal quantity of polyurethane is used. Because the structural elements are assembled without adhesives or glues, the sofa can be completely disassembled and recycled easily.