Winston

Overview

The Winston armchair, designed by Rodolfo Dordoni, combines cutting-edge technology with classic upholstering. Its look is described as a vintage flavour and a contemporary reinterpretation of traditional capitonné tufted workmanship, and the tufting is done entirely by hand.

Construction

• Seat and backrest shell: outer shell in heat-moulded structural polyurethane (Baydur 60), combined with an inner structural polyurethane shell and high-density flexible polyurethane, then coated in pre-formed, tufted-effect fireproof foam
• Seat: metal base, elastic webbing, fireproof polyurethane foam coating
• Base: curved moulded structural polyurethane
• Covers: the tufting does not allow the fabric or leather cover to be removed

Specifications

• Armchair: W 84 x D 80 x H 78 cm

Handmade tufting

Minotti's focus text says the capitonné tufting on the Winston is executed entirely by hand, and that this shows the old-school skills that celebrate the fine art of upholstering. The page's tagline calls the armchair a vintage flavour with a contemporary reinterpretation of traditional tufted workmanship.

Meant to last

The page closes with the hope that the armchair will become an object handed down for generations, like a family jewel, and says it is designed to pair harmoniously with all the seating systems in the collection.