Image source: Cassina — Wink Armchair
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Wink Armchair
Wink: Toshiyuki Kita's 1980 armchair for Cassina, its base folding forward into a chaise longue.
830 × 1020 × 900 mm
1980
Approx. $4,400 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Overview
Wink is an armchair by Toshiyuki Kita, dated 1980. By folding its base it becomes a chaise longue, and the back and head-rest are adjusted with handles at the side.
Construction
- Structure: tubular steel with a base that folds forward.
- Padding: foam in polyurethane, plus polyester batting.
- Cover: quilted fabric or quilted leather.
- Handles and feet: plastic, in black, light blue or China red.
Specifications
- 830 x 900 x 1020 mm for the upright chair 111 01 (axes not labelled on the drawing).
Story
Inspiration speaks ergonomics
Cassina's page says Wink rises out of the complex interweaving of Western ways and Asian influences. It describes the armchair as versatile and eclectic, and as ergonomically correct, with a base that folds to make a chaise longue.
Sitting on the floor
Toshiyuki Kita: "Wink lets you sit on the floor and, according to Eastern philosophy, when the body is seated on the floor, the spirit rises." The designer is Toshiyuki Kita, 1980, which is also its production year.
