Roche 39" Leather Chair, Caramel Aniline

Construction

Style Roche Mid-Century Modern Classic Armchair
Leather Type 100% upholstered in Genuine Top Grain Premium Soft Aniline Leather
Stitch Edge Type Matching streamlined piping
Foam Type Multi-density foam seat & back cushion wrapped in silk layer provides comfort & cushion memory
Base Frame High Polished #304 full length external stainless steel frame
Back Style Arm and back mono height
Seat Platform Reinforced nylon spring web platform for comfortable support
Seating Comfort Level Medium Firm. Consistent support, conversational comfort for hours

Dimension

Overall Dimension Width 38.5" x Depth 28" x Height 24.5"
Dimension Floor to seat height 15.5"; Floor to arm height 24.5"
Seat Dimension Inside Width 24.8" x Depth 19.7"

Features

The entire chair is stitched and crafted by hand
Removable back & seat cushions with rear zippers
100% Genuine Top Grain Premium Soft Aniline Leather Piping
Rounded steel frame angles are heat bent versus cut and weld
Constructed without a wooden base frame
High Polished tubular stainless steel legs with floor protectors
Matching loveseat (2-seat), sofa (3-seat) and ottoman are available to complete your look
1 Box, approximately 62 lbs
Assembled within 5 minutes
Kardiel 3 Year Limited Warranty

Roche Mid-Century Modern Armchair

Roche is a well recognized modernist icon designed in 1928 for the Maison La Roche house in Paris. Roche, like the original design, was revolutionary in its making, as it was not built over a wooden frame. The entire armchair is built around the cushions with a metal exoskeleton and base network, "spring webbing". Remarkably comfortable, Roche was appropriately dubbed “cushion baskets.”

Making the Icon

Kardiel offers the highest quality reproduction of this series on the market. We specialize and understand fully the intricacies of the original design. From the supple Genuine Top Grain Premium Soft Aniline Leather to the plump generously filled and wrapped cushions, our full list of features means you don’t have to settle for an inferior reproduction. You won't find a solid wood frame as the original was not built with one. The cushions are meant to take on a somewhat plump stuffed appearance versus a hard square cubed look. The base below the cushions features a web spring platform for added comfort. The details in scale are important with all reproduction pieces, and Roche is no exception. Compare this reproduction anywhere for its highest standard of exacting detail. You may find the accuracy of this reproduction second to none.

Attention to detail matters when faithfully reproducing an original icon. Like the original, as the tubular steel wraps from the arm to the back, it is bent with heat to form the round curve. This is in contrast to reproductions that weld two pieces of steel at more of a 45-degree angle to form the curve.

ABOUT GENUINE TOP GRAIN ANILINE LEATHER

A small percent of the world’s leather supply is of high enough quality for 100% Top Grain Aniline upholstered furniture. Aniline Dyeing is the process of soaking the hides in transparent aniline, which allows color to absorb into the natural hide. Top Grain Aniline leather is then topical stain protected to minimize liquid absorption during everyday use but does not require imitation grain stamping methods, which imprint a Faux grain over the majority of the leather surface. Without all the synthetic topical coatings, it breathes naturally making it comfortable for seating. It is soft, supple, durable and pliable, maintaining the characteristics of pure leather.