2000’s: Pop Missoni Sofa

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History

Piero Lissoni and Carlo Tamborini designed the Pop Missoni Sofa for Kartell in 2007. This 3-seater is part of a series, there also is a 2-seater and an armchair. They come in three patterns each. This pattern is called QQ/vevey red tones, the others are: LL/cartagena B/N and ZZ/vevey burnt tones. The Pop Missoni Sofa is an indefinitely modular design – you can keep adding more seats, to make it, for example a 5-seater.

Designed by

Piero Lissoni (born in 1956 in Italy) and Carlo Tamborini (born in 1958 in Milan, Italy) designed the Pop Missoni Sofa series.

Dimensions

Width 255 cm, height 70 cm, depth 94 cm, seat height 35 cm, weight 52.6kg

Materials

Polycarbonate and cotton fabric, back filling and seat filling: goose down.

Elements and Principles

Colour is the main Element, and Pattern is the governing Principle of this design. The bright lively colours are arranged in a pattern that is geometrical despite being floral-like and reminiscent of vivid images in a kaleidoscope.

Manufactured by

Kartell

Used by Designers

Pop Missoni sofas will look great in modern residential rooms. They will also add vibrancy to a modern hotel foyer, a reception room, a stylish bar or a modern waiting room.

Replicas, contemporary interpretations and influences

Kartell keeps manufacturing the original Pop Missoni sofas. They can be purchased directly from Kartell, or from one of its resellers, such as Chambers in the UK.

In Australia Matt Blatt manufacturess and sells replicas of the Pop Missoni Sofas. They are slight variations from the original, both in colour and in some materials used.

Resources

http://www.kartell.com/searchresult.asp?textsearch=Pop+missoni&season=main&viewAll=1&gender=X&TextSearchQuery=1&agerange=Adult&toll=&areaid=&tskay=52EE612B&department=llprdct&yuri=seo

http://www.architonic.com/pmsht/pop-kartell/1146223

http://www.mattblatt.com.au/Lounges/Replica-Piero-Lissoni-Carlo-Tamborini-Pop-2-Seater-Sofa.aspx?p6546c253#6549

http://www.lissoniassociati.com/Who.aspx

http://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/carlo-tamborini