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No sharp edges: the latest trend in upholstered furniture

Pia Seidel
31.10.2022
Translation: Katherine Martin
Pictures: Pia Seidel

Forget boxy sofas pressed up against the wall. There’s a new, sculpture-like kind of upholstered furniture on the scene – and it’s prompting us to rethink the way we design indoor spaces.

Huggable seating by Bohinc

Cacti for cuddling by Atelier L’inconnu

All tied up: seating by Sancal

The «Link & Loop» seat does away with straight lines, too. Designed by Studiopepe for Sancal, the chair consists of two rings hooked onto each other. In order to rework conventional seating, the designer duo transferred curved chain links over to furniture design. The configuration can be lengthened as much or as little as you like. To my eye, however, it’s more of a snake-like sculpture.

Mind-bending modular seating

Khaled El Mays’ modular seating looks just as vibrant. The chairs are characterised by unusually curvy shapes, which is down to the multi-disciplinary designer’s use of flora as inspiration. What he does, however, is represent the plant world in a deformed way, making his armchairs and stools look as if they’ve come from a surreal painting.

Whatever the soft-silhouette seats are inspired by, they promise to brighten up any box room and provide new ways of sitting. Since they’re missing a long edge, which usually goes against the wall, there’s no exact indication of where they should be placed. They can be arranged in the middle of the room without you bumping into them as you walk by, and their shapely curves ensure they merge well with their surroundings.

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