Description
Sassari is a round white bouclé pouffe: a plain drum 44cm across and 44cm tall, with straight sides, a flat top and a slim recessed band around the base. Bouclé takes its name from the French for curled. It is made from looped yarn, and those loops give the fabric the nubbly, pebbled surface you can see in our close-up photograph. Polyester is the only textile in the composition, so this is a polyester bouclé, and a simple cylinder is the right shape to show that texture off, because there is no buttoning or pattern competing with it.
With a seat height of 44cm, it works as a footstool and as occasional seating. Pull it up to a sofa or armchair for your feet, tuck it into a bedroom corner as a perch for pulling on socks, or lay a magazine on top, as in our room photograph. Before you order, measure the seat of the chair or sofa you have in mind: a footstool is usually most comfortable at, or slightly below, the height of the seat it partners. White bouclé sits happily with pale woods, woven rugs and chunky knit throws, and brings welcome texture to a room furnished mostly in flat, smooth fabrics.
Beneath the bouclé sits the rest of the composition: sponge at 30%, and pine wood and plywood at 20% each. Of those materials only the wood is rigid, so the pine and plywood give it its shape and the sponge is the cushioning layer. Expect an upright, crisp outline, as the photographs show, rather than something that slumps like a beanbag. It needs no assembly. Its plain lines suit a pared-back room as readily as a busier one, and two side by side at the foot of a bed look neat and deliberate.
Specification
| Material |
Polyester 30%, sponge 30%, pine wood 20%, plywood 20% |
| Design |
Cylinder in white bouclé, recessed base band |
| Construction |
No assembly required |
| Size |
44 x 44cm (seat height 44cm) |
| Sold as |
Single pouffe |
| Country of origin |
China |
Frequently Asked
Can I sit on it, or is it only a footstool?
You can sit on it. It has a seat height of 44cm, so it works as an occasional seat or a perch as well as somewhere to rest your feet at the end of the day.
How do I know it is the right height for my sofa?
Measure your sofa seat from the floor to the top of the cushion. A footstool is usually most comfortable at, or slightly below, that height, and this one stands 44cm tall.
How much floor space does it need?
It needs a circle of floor 44cm across. Measure the spot you have in mind, and leave enough room around it to walk past and to draw it up to a chair when needed.
What is it made of?
The composition is polyester 30%, sponge 30%, pine wood 20% and plywood 20%. The polyester is the bouclé you see and touch; the sponge cushions the seat and the wood gives it its shape.
Is it bright white or closer to cream?
It is white rather than cream, as our photographs show. The looped surface of bouclé casts tiny shadows, so in a room it can look a little softer than a flat white fabric would.
Does it need assembling?
No assembly is required. Take it out of its packaging, stand it where you want it, and it is ready to use straight away.