Soft cell: we’ll take a lockdown any day to cosy up on the hottest new sofas
Plus, we celebrate 20 years of Wallpaper* and delve into the archives to trace the most iconic sofas created in the past two decades. Pull up a pew...
From left, ‘Paul’ sofa, from £4,879, by Vincent Van Duysen, for Molteni & C. ‘Mosaico’ sofa, €1,935, by Yonoh, for Sancal. ‘Freeman Lounge’ sofa, from £5,080, by Rodolfo Dordoni, for Minotti. ‘Kerman’ sofa, from €8,100, by Philipp Mainzer and Farah Ebrahimi, for E15, from Viaduct.
Interiors: Matthew Morris. As originally featured in the October 2016 issue of Wallpaper* (W*210)
From left, ‘Isabel’ sofa, from €9,204, by Carlo Colombo, for Flexform. ‘Beam’ sofa, from £5,520, by Patricia Urquiola, for Cassina. ‘Viktor’ sofa, price on request, by Draga & Aurel, for Baxter. ‘Peggy G’ sofa, from €7,680, by Roberto Lazzeroni, for Ceccotti Collezioni. ‘Mia’ sofa, from €2,184, by Francesco Bettoni, for MDF Italia
From left, ‘5047 Mellow’ sofa, £8,500, by Océane Delain, for Bernhardt Design, from Brands Ltd. ‘Drive’ sofa, £8,065, by Carlo Colombo, for Giorgetti. ‘Allison’ sofa, from £7,997, by Andrea Borgogni, for Porada. ‘Édouard’ sofa, from £5,523, by Antonio Citterio, for B&B Italia
Sofa so good: we look back at 20 years of iconic sofas...
1996: 'Neoz’, by Philippe Starck, for Driade
1997: ‘Zanzibar’, by Flexform
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1998: ‘Lazy Working Sofa’, by Philippe Starck, for Cassina
1999: ‘Elan’, by Jasper Morrison, for Cappellini
2000: ‘Victoria & Albert’, by Ron Arad, for Moroso
2001: ‘Glide’, by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, for Cappellini
2002: ‘Lewitt’, by Rodolfo Dordoni, for Minotti
2003: ‘Hal’, by Norway Says, for Hjelle
2004: ‘Argo’, by Francesco Rota, for Paola Lenti
2005: ‘Tufty Time’, by Patricia Urquiola, for B&B Italia
2006: ‘Kennedee’, by Jean-Marie Massaud, for Poltrona Frau
2007: ‘Moon’, by Zaha Hadid, by B&B Italia
2008: ‘My Beautiful Backside’, by Doshi Levien, for Moroso
2009: ‘Cipria’, by Fernando & Humberto Campana, for Edra
2010: ‘Ruché’, by Inge Sempé, for Ligne Roset
2011: ‘Rive Droite’, by Christophe Pillet, for Ceccotti Collezioni
2012: ‘Residential’, by Architecture & Associés, for Knoll
2013: ‘Traffic’, by Konstantin Grcic, for Magis
2014: ‘Mariposa’, by Barber & Osgerby, for Vitra
2015: ‘Grid’, by Pool, for Petite Friture
Rosa Bertoli was born in Udine, Italy, and now lives in London. Since 2014, she has been the Design Editor of Wallpaper*, where she oversees design content for the print and online editions, as well as special editorial projects. Through her role at Wallpaper*, she has written extensively about all areas of design. Rosa has been speaker and moderator for various design talks and conferences including London Craft Week, Maison & Objet, The Italian Cultural Institute (London), Clippings, Zaha Hadid Design, Kartell and Frieze Art Fair. Rosa has been on judging panels for the Chart Architecture Award, the Dutch Design Awards and the DesignGuild Marks. She has written for numerous English and Italian language publications, and worked as a content and communication consultant for fashion and design brands.
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