Polder Sofa

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Polder Sofa
Hella Jongerius, 2005
Polder Sofa
In the home country of Dutch designer
Hella Jongerius, the word ‚polder‘ refers
to low-lying flatlands, typically subdivided
into fields serving various agricultural
purposes, that have been reclaimed from
the sea by means of dykes and drainage
canals. With their flat surfaces, low-slung
body and horizontal emphasis, both
Polder sofas evoke the characteristic
features of the polder landscape.
The large seat cushions of the Polder Sofa
and Polder Compact form a comfortable,
asymmetrical seating surface that is
flanked on both sides by the upholstered
body – either an armrest and a platform
or two armrests of varying heights. Both
sofas can be optionally configured with
the higher armrest on the left or right side,
and since the platform is separately
available, it can also serve as an
ottoman.
Materials
∏ Structural frame: wooden frame.
∏ Seat cushions: polyurethane foam with interactive pocket spring core, chamber cushions
and polyester fleece.
The upholstered cushions and body of the
sofas are covered with fabrics in coordinated hues and weaves: shades of green,
red, golden yellow or night blue. The
buttons, comprising a collage of coloured
plastic, aluminium, brass or leather,
provide an attractive contrast to the soft
woven fabrics and also facilitate the easy
removal of the covers.
∏ Back cushions: polyurethane foam with
polyester fleece and chamber cushions.
∏ Armrest cushion: detached bolster, freely
positionable, sand-weighted.
∏ Cover: coordinated combinations of various
colours and fabric types, removable.
∏ Buttons: removable.
∏ Ottoman: wooden frame with polyurethane
foam and polyester fleece cover layer.
The Dutch designer Hella Jongerius lives
and works in Berlin. She founded the
Jongeriuslab studio in 1993 and began
collaborating with Vitra in 2004. Since
then, she has contributed a substantial
number of designs to the continually
expanding Vitra Home Collection.
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780 30¾”
605 23¾”
Measurements
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960 37¾”
780 30¾”
400 15¾”
780 30½”
780 30¾”
Polder Sofa XS
960 37¾”
620 24½”
1000 39½”
620 24½”
400 15¾”
780 30½”
2260 89”
400 15¾”
2260 89”
780 30½”
780 30¾”
605 23¾”
1000 39½”
2930 115¼”
400 15¾”
780 30½”
Polder Sofa XL
2930 115¼”
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Surfaces and colours
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3
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4
3
6
7
2
7
2
1
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Polder Sofa XS
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1
Nova - beige
Spirit - red
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2
6
Soft - camel
Tonus - red
Tonus - oriental
red
3/8
6
3
7
Steelcut - pastel
grey
Soft - natural
wool
Steelcut - orange
Remix - red
4
7
4
8
Soft - ivory
Lazio - cream/
light grey
Soft - red
Hallingdal - red
Polder - cream
Polder - red
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1
Spirit - green
Spirit - black
2
2
Soft - green
Steelcut - anthracite
3/8
6
3/8
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Steelcut - green
Remix - green
Hallingdal - dark
grey
Tonus - black
4
7
4
6
Soft - light green
Tonus - sea
green
Soft - black
Soft - anthracite
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Polder Sofa XL
Polder - green
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8
6
Polder - anthracite
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