Piero Lissoni Plastics Sofa
Modular, soft and quality finishings are the features of "PLASTICS", a
new seating system, as innovative in design as in the matching of
materials and finishings. Ideal for Contract use, but fitting perfectly
well into the home, too.
With the Plastics project, Kartell has
developed not only a new programme of comfort seating on an industrial
scale, but also a brand new design solution representing both a
container for cushions and a proposal of new ideas for the combined use
of different materials and finishings - soft and rigid, solid colours
and transparent. The Plastics idea is simple and uses a cardinal
concept that allows for the creation of many different compositions.
The fulcrum of the project is an injection moulded transparent
polycarbonate container, which is exploited to perform different
functions. Work surface/side table: two versions: the first is a small
table in polycarbonate measuring cm 85 x 85 x h 12 on small feet. In
the second version (the "opposite" to the former), the base is used
with the opening upwards: a special "tray" type surface, cm 85 x 85 x h
12 on small feet, always in polycarbonate.
The same element is also
used as a container for soft fabric-upholstered polyurethane cushions,
presented in two different ways: Pouf: the cushion in soft
polyurethane, cm 85x85x34h with a cover in a rich technical coated
fabric or in a matt textile, is placed into the container of the same
length and depth. The fabric cushion covers are washable and have no
sewn seams, but zips to allow them to be removed easily.
In the full
respect of a product with an industrial design. Armchair: the same
materials and finishings are used for the armchair, consisting of two
main parts - the seat and the back - with a "parallelepiped" shape -
again fitting into the base container in transparent polycarbonate. In
this case, the supporting base not only contributes to the elegance of
the design, but also performs the structural function of containing the
seating elements. With the Plastics project, therefore, this
polycarbonate container is utilised for the free composition of more or
less complex systems, of pouf seats and small tables.
The factor that
is a particular Kartell feature is the use of this element in injection
moulded plastic and also the use of technical fabrics with practical
zips and no seams. A multipurpose system with an open-minded
personality, characterised by great sobriety and formal elegance,
offering at the same time flexibility of use and suitability to any
context.
Dimensions:
Pouf: cm 85 x 85 x 34 h
Armchair:cm 85 x 34
h seat x 63 h back x 85 depth
Tables: cm 85 x 85 x 12 h
Colours: cream,
dove grey, lobster and black
Design:
Piero Lissoni
Year:
2003
Manufacturer:
Kartell
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