Sofa with Arms Armchair
Cappellini Sofa with Arms by Shiro Kuramata is a small armchair whose curved tubular metal frame recalls early modernist furniture.
A padded seat and backrest contrast with the exposed structure, available in chrome or matte black. Fixed upholstery in selected fabrics and leathers adds a softer surface to the design's crisp, open outline.
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- Brand
- Cappellini
- Designer
- Shiro Kuramata
- Design year
- 1982
- Descriptor
- Tubular metal armchair with fixed upholstery
- Country
- Italy
- Structure
- Seat made of poplar plywood. Backrest made of solid fir-tree and medium-density fiberboard conglomerate parts.
- Materials
- 01Exposed tubular metal frame
Wood-based seat and back structures carry multi-density foam inside the open metal outline.
- 0224½ in overall width
The armchair has a 15 in seat height for a low lounge position.
Sofa with Arms by Shiro Kuramata is a single armchair with an exposed tubular metal frame.
Poplar plywood supports the seat, while solid fir and MDF form the back beneath multi-density polyurethane foam. Fixed fabric or leather covers the padded parts, and several metal finishes are offered. The chair measures 24½ inches wide with a low 15 inch seat height.
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Italian design furniture shaped by international collaboration, from sculptural chairs to experimental sofas, tables and storage.
Shiro Kuramata
Shiro Kuramata established Kuramata Design Office in Tokyo in 1965 and worked there until his death in 1991. His collaborations included Memphis and Cappellini. Furniture such as the Progetti Compiuti storage pieces and Revolving Cabinet explored new relationships between materials, geometry and familiar domestic forms.
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