LEPLI Leather storage chest

Leplì is a stool, bench and pouf.‎ Kensaku Oshiro designs four versatile pieces with a strong identity.‎ The designer draws on traditional Poltrona Frau processes and decorations, combining them with sartorial details borrowed from the world of fashion.‎
Classic stitching and soft folds bring out the sinuous simplicity of the design.‎ The voluptuous curves of the stool, in particular, are inspired by the female form and, like in a dress, a slender belt highlights her “waist”.‎
The structure of the Leplì pouf is in birch plywood and poplar with uprights in solid beech and infill in kraftliner.‎ In the version with storage compartment, the side shells are in moulded rigid polyurethane, the metal parts of the opening mechanism and the zips are in nickel-plated steel and zamak, and the lid is in birch plywood.‎ The base is in poplar plywood with a scratch-resistant black lacquered MDF bottom.‎ The seat is padded with polyurethane foam and polyester wadding (the model with storage compartment has polyurethane foam padding for the structure and lid).‎ The Leplì poufs can be upholstered in Pelle Frau® leather or fabric with an ornamental leather band.‎ When the upholstery is in leather the ornamental band is always the same colour as the pouf.‎ In the leather version four folds originate from the central button of the seat to define the profile of the pouf.‎ In the fabric version the folds are replaced by stitching.‎