Image source: Minotti — Yoko
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Yoko
Yoko armchair by Inoda+Sveje for Minotti: solid ash or walnut frame, armrests and a goose-down layer
770 × 730 × 750 mm
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Description
Overview
The Yoko armchair is Inoda+Sveje's armchair for Minotti, with a solid wood frame whose legs and armrests are joined by cabinet-making interlocks. The page lists it with a dining little armchair and a bench/footstool.
Image source: Minotti — Yoko · © Minotti and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy
Construction
- Frame in solid ash with open-pore Licorice lacquer, or in solid Canaletto walnut stained Light Brown with matt polyester lacquer, kiln-dried
- Seat and backrest: metal frame in flame-resistant polyurethane foam
- Extra top layer of channelled goose down on the armchair and the footstool
- Bronze-coloured stainless steel decorative screw on each armrest
Specifications
- Armchair: W 77 x D 75 x H 73 cm
Story
Japanese name, Scandinavian lines
Minotti calls Yoko a seating design with a Japanese name and Scandinavian lines, and credits the Japanese-Danish couple Inoda+Sveje. The page says the cross-reference between the two cultures shapes a project that combines an armchair, a dining little armchair and a bench/footstool, each marked by a dual lightness, physical and aesthetic.
A joint left visible
Where the leg meets the armrest, both at the front and at the back, the wooden frame has a joint. Minotti describes it as a structural joint that becomes decorative through the way the wood is used, and its sheet notes the juncture mark on the armchair.
Image source: Minotti — Yoko · © Minotti and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy
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