D.S-25
Seating Unit
1974 (made)
1974 (made)
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Seating unit made up in six layers of foam built up on top of a rectangular wooden base, all upholstered in green leather and all approximately 6 inches high; on top of the base is the first layer of upholstered foam which has curved corners and covers most of the rectangular base area except for a small square recess at its front left corner - this recess provides a footrest space; the next layer is the same shape as the first but the recess is slightly larger; the third layer has a much larger scooped recess which extends three-quarters of the way across to the right side of the seating unit and half way back - this creates the main seating area on the unit; the three final layers are built up one on top of the other following the scooped section of the third layer and extending three-quarters of the way along the back edge and the whole way along the left edge of the third layer thereby providing the seat back; the bottom of these three layers is the largest with the other two each a little smaller than the one beneath which gives the seat back a gentle slope backwards.
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Title | D.S-25 (series title) |
Materials and techniques | foam upholstered in leather |
Brief description | Seating unit of wood and foam upholstered in green leather; designed by Ubalb Klug, manufactured by De Sede in Switzerland, 1974 |
Physical description | Seating unit made up in six layers of foam built up on top of a rectangular wooden base, all upholstered in green leather and all approximately 6 inches high; on top of the base is the first layer of upholstered foam which has curved corners and covers most of the rectangular base area except for a small square recess at its front left corner - this recess provides a footrest space; the next layer is the same shape as the first but the recess is slightly larger; the third layer has a much larger scooped recess which extends three-quarters of the way across to the right side of the seating unit and half way back - this creates the main seating area on the unit; the three final layers are built up one on top of the other following the scooped section of the third layer and extending three-quarters of the way along the back edge and the whole way along the left edge of the third layer thereby providing the seat back; the bottom of these three layers is the largest with the other two each a little smaller than the one beneath which gives the seat back a gentle slope backwards. |
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Accession number | W.51-1979 |
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Record created | May 25, 2007 |
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