Vitra Polder Sofa
POLDER SOFA
POLDER SOFA
Hella Jongerius, 2005/2015
The distinctive character of Hella Jongerius's comfortable Polder Sofa derives from the combination of diverse fabrics and colours, an asymmetrical shape and charming details.
DESIGNER
HELLA JONGERIUS
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 not only contributed a substantial number of designs to the continually expanding Vitra Home Collection, but has also applied her expertise in the realm of colours and materials to the Vitra Colour & Material Library The designer Hella Jongerius has become known for the manner in which she fuses industry and craft, high- and low-tech, traditional and contemporary. In 1993 she founded the Jongeriuslab studio, where she has pursued independent projects and also created products for major clients, including Maharam, Danskina, IKEA and KLM.
For Vitra, the Dutch designer has developed distinctive pieces such as the Polder Sofa and the East River Chair. Jongerius has consistently addressed the significance of colours and surfaces in contemporary design in her work with textiles, ceramics and furniture.
She has been the Art Director for colours and materials at Vitra for many years and developed the Vitra Colour & Material Library – a system that enables the versatile combination of different materials and colours throughout the extensive Vitra product collection. Hella Jongerius has also written a book about this complex task entitled «I Don’t Have a Favorite Colour».
Works by Hella Jongerius have been shown at museums and galleries such as Design Museum (London), Galerie kreo (Paris) and the Moss Gallery (New York).
INFORMATION
MODEL
Polder Sofa
BRAND
Vitra
PRODUCTION
Made in Switzerland
CONFIGURATION ARMRESTS
- Armrest Right
- Sitting Left
APPLICATIONS
Recommended for domestic use only.
COVERS
Coordinated combinations of various colours and fabric types, removable.
ARMREST CUSHION
Detached bolster, freely positionable, sand-weighted, polyurethane foam filling.
STRUCTURAL FRAME
Wooden Frame
PRODUCT TYPE
Sofa
DOWNLOADS
↓ Factsheet
↓ Care instructions
BUTTONS
Made of wood or horn, colour and grain subject to natural variations.
OTTOMAN
Wooden frame with polyurethane foam. The fabric and colour of the ottoman matches that of the sofa.
SEAT CUSHIONS
Polyurethane foam with interactive pocket spring core, chamber cushion structure (filled with foam cubes and lozenges) and polyester fleece.
BACK CUSHIONS
Polyurethane foam with polyester fleece and chamber cushions (filled with foam cubes and lozenges).
DIMENSIONS
- Height : 820 cm
- Width : 970 cm, 2600 cm
- Seat Height : 350 cm, 500 cm
FINISHES
FABRIC MIX "THE ANTARCTIC BLUES"
FABRIC MIX "THE EARTH REDS"
FABRIC MIX "THE PEBBLE GREYS"
FABRIC MIX "THE SEA GREENS"
