Filo Sofa by Barber & Osgerby

  Filo Sofa by Barber & Osgersby

Filo sofa
Year 2009
Client Private Commission
Manufacturer Cappellini
This private commission had two simple requirements; to design a sofa that was both large and comfortable. The looseness of this brief allowed scope for considerable creative freedom.

“A Must Have Sofa” I thought when creating this post.

Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby

founded their East London studio in 1996, after studying architecture together at the Royal College of Art. For more than two decades their work has challenged the boundaries of design in this country and abroad, while their commitment to lecturing, workshops and studio practice supports the development of new generations of designers.

The strength of Barber and Osgerby’s creative partnership has led to collaborations with some of the world’s most progressive companies and a diversity of output that encompasses architecture, interiors, sculpture, product and exhibition design, from the iconic Loop Table (1996) for Isokon and Soft Work (2018) for Vitra, to the 2012 Olympic Torch and a £2 coin commissioned to commemorate the 150th anniversary of London Underground. In 2017 Phaidon published a new monograph – Barber Osgerby, Projects – covering the designers first twenty years of practice.

#2 of the Big Sofa Book.

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Chairs!
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Tre Pezzi Armchairs by Franco Albini & Franca Helg

Black Tre Pezzi ArmchairBlue Tre Pezzi Armchair
Red Tre Pezzi Armchair

Tre Pezzi Armchairs by Franco Albini & Franca Helg

Iconic design from 1959, a bit brutal though and less assimilating to various types of interior than the Eames Lounge Chair. It is re-edited by Cassina.
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Blue H-269 Lounge Chair by Jindřich Halabala, 1930s

Blue H-269 Lounge Chair by Jindřich Halabala, 1930s

Blue H-269 Lounge Chair by Jindřich Halabala, 1930s
Via VNTG

and a blue pair at VNTG

Bluish at VNTG

And another at VNTG

Gio Ponti 489 Armchair

Gio Ponti 489 armchair

There is a design auction at Phillips in NYC on December 13, 2016. Lot 110 is this Gio Ponti 489 armchair for Cassina. Estimated $15,000 – 20,000 for the two.

Update: Sold for $37,500