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BEANBAG FURNITURE [1 record]

Record 1 2005-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Home Furniture
DEF

Soft furniture without any interior frame and filled up with polystyrene beads.

OBS

Most examples of bean bag furniture comprise pear-shaped chairs but they also include low profile bag seats and sofas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier domestique
DEF

Meuble dépourvu de bâti et constitué d'un gros sac de toile rempli de billes de polystyrène (à l'origine de fèves séchées).

OBS

La plupart des meubles de type «bean bag» sont munis d'un petit dossier ou d'un prolongement supérieur qui donne à l'ensemble une forme de poire, d'où le nom de «fauteuil poire» (bean bag chair), mais il existe aussi des modèles de sofas sans dossier ainsi que des poufs.

Spanish

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