project
1983
production
1983
manufacturer
Cassina
description
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The Veranda set (that started in 1983 with a lounge chair, a 2-seater sofa and a table) draws inspiration from the term ?Veranda' that Magistretti describes as transversal to various culture: a place on the border between outdoor and indoor, between the house and the garden, but also a new, less ?conventional' way of seating that includes a lying down position on a ?floating sail' in the room.

The Veranda sofa, like the magic carpet that, once used, can be folded into four and then is unfolded for use, consists of a seating frame made with steel elements resting on a black or white lacquered wood platform and steel feet painted in dark green varnish or matte black.

The seating elements are padded with polyurethane foam and polyester wadding covered with fabric or leather, have an adjustable backrest and are separate and independent. The main feature of the seating arrangement is the transformability achieved by unfolding the backrest that turns into a headrest, as in the preceding Maralunga model, but also the seat that transforms into a leg and foot rest.

The coffee table with a basic frame in natural or dyed walnut or ash fitted with a crystal, white or Nero Marquina marble top. The sleekness of the design goes hand in hand with the simplicity of the concept based on the use of a "lintel-shaped" frame to support the top.

In 1984, the Veranda series was expanded with the Veranda 3 three-seater sofa, in which the seating element is fixed while the two sides rotate forwards to create a semi-circular configuration at the centre of which the supporting platform serves as a stand.

technical data

Wood. Lacquered black or white (platform of the armchair and sofa)

Steel. Padded with polyurethane foam and polyester wadding (structure of the armchair and sofa)

Walnut or ash frame - marble or crystal top. Coffee table

MEASUREMENTS
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Veranda

lounge chair: cm 96 x 85-170 (extended) x 72-105 cm (backrest)

2-seater sofa: cm 182 x 85-170 depth x 72-105 cm (backrest)

coffee table: cm 38h x 100 x 140

Veranda 3

3-seater sofa: cm 260 x 85 depth x 75-110 cm (backrest)

project profile by Rosa Chiesa