Antonella
That second sofa is pretty scary!
My main thing with a sofa is it's function - comfort for extended periods of time. I'm (im)perfectly American. I need one that can last all the way trough a whole DVD of Lost episodes and a game or two of Mario Kart!
Most modern sofas that "make a bold statement" are too much for me visually (I tend to prefer subtlety) and not enough for me in the comfort department. A sofa should be a visual anchor, something that won't tire your senses, except for the senses that want to be tired - like your weary bones and muscles!
That's why I love Knoll sofas, early Risom, early Nelson, and the like. Rectilinear, simple, comfortable, classic. Things like the Eames, Marshmallow, etc. are great extras to have for the old eyes, but if you had just one ...
I would also like to add a co...
I would also like to add a couple of more affordable (albeit not cheap) options:
Recently I visited Crate and Barrel for the first time in 5 years. I was pleasantly suprised with some of their sofa offerings. Their were several attractive, price conscious, seemingly well made options. They all were available is many fabric options as well and were extremely comfortable. The best I've seen in the $1500 range.
Modernica has some great options as well in the 2000-2500 range. The Case Study sofa (not daybed) is my favorite option. Upholstered Modernica furniture does seem to be a bit on the firm side to me personally, but a close friend has a Case Study sofa and over time it has loosened up a bit. The split rail series is firm as hell (too much for my liking), but the Bolander series has the most give ... if that's what you like.
Why don't you like today's design?
I don't think it's so much a preference of old stuff over all that is contemporary but rather a compositional preference. The older designs I have seen cited here possess a timeless quality that makes period irrelevant in this discussion. By the way, I like that big caterpillar sofa, but it seems to me like you would need an 800 sq ft room just to make it work or look right.
I love some of today's designers
including Patricia Urquiola. Which sofa of the two you posted did she design? I like the long, red one better, but I sitll don't love it. The Back looks too low and not very comfortable. The one under it (the white frumpy one with a side chaise) it plain ugly. I'm sorry, but I just cannot stand the sight of it.
I also love the Bouroullec brothers and Marcel Wanders. I prefer smaller scaled pieces. Have you seen the Bouroullec's facett series? Lovely sofa.
Antonella...you're right about whom did the petite's and loveseat
and it's usually only shown in black leathewr, but I know this one is a genuine Cassina; I believe Cassina was the company to offer it in other colors besides black.
I have been searching for a nice, not overpowering sofa to fit in front of the fireplace I don't use. I wanted an Eames Sofa, but at $7000.00 for the 2-seater, it's just out of my price range.
I had thought about others; Knoll or Kjaerholm or jacobsen would be great, but I want luxury without paying for it, so i've been taking my time deciding.
When i saw this cool color, it just jumped out at me, and heck, it'll look great with the stuff I have.
barrympls, you've got a nice ...
barrympls, you've got a nice sofa, and if you change your mind about the colour I suppose you can re-colour it in a different shade. A good thing about having the established classics, like lc2, is that they have been tested by other people.
I think that fat sofas are already classics, but they haven't been tested yet by many people. If they prove to be efficient in all the important functional aspects other than being cool, I think they will become established as well. They look strong; I hope they don't break or get damaged easily.
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