Sofa
1988 (made)
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This sofa is in a simple, undecorated so-called 'minimalist' style. This emerging style strongly influenced design in Europe in the late 1980s. The sofa here represents an important collaboration between a talented young designer and a manufacturer determined to promote new design. This collaboration marked a new era in the status and importance of British furniture design.
The shape of the sofa was unusual in mainstream British upholstered furniture at this time. So too was the way it was raised above the ground on aluminium feet. However, its construction was traditional. The frame is made of beechwood, and the upholstery consists of a conventional coiled spring structure, supported by hessian webbing and covered with foam. This construction was considered unusual on the Continent, where manufacturers used elasticised webbing or injection-moulded foam in place of springs.
The shape of the sofa was unusual in mainstream British upholstered furniture at this time. So too was the way it was raised above the ground on aluminium feet. However, its construction was traditional. The frame is made of beechwood, and the upholstery consists of a conventional coiled spring structure, supported by hessian webbing and covered with foam. This construction was considered unusual on the Continent, where manufacturers used elasticised webbing or injection-moulded foam in place of springs.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton and linen upholstery over foam and steel springs with a beechwood frame and cast aluminium feet |
| Brief description | Sofa, 1988, designed by Jasper Morrison for SCP Ltd |
| Physical description | Dark blue minimalist fabric sofa with two cushions and thin aluminium feet |
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| Credit line | Given by SCP Ltd, London |
| Summary | This sofa is in a simple, undecorated so-called 'minimalist' style. This emerging style strongly influenced design in Europe in the late 1980s. The sofa here represents an important collaboration between a talented young designer and a manufacturer determined to promote new design. This collaboration marked a new era in the status and importance of British furniture design. The shape of the sofa was unusual in mainstream British upholstered furniture at this time. So too was the way it was raised above the ground on aluminium feet. However, its construction was traditional. The frame is made of beechwood, and the upholstery consists of a conventional coiled spring structure, supported by hessian webbing and covered with foam. This construction was considered unusual on the Continent, where manufacturers used elasticised webbing or injection-moulded foam in place of springs. |
| Bibliographic reference | Wilk, Christopher, ed. . Western Furniture 1350 to the Present Day. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996. 230p., ill. ISBN 085667463X. |
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| Accession number | W.16:1 to 3-1990 |
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| Record created | November 29, 2002 |
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