You want something that is comfortable but still has really simple lines. Living in New York, I’m often designing for people without a lot of space and who move a lot. I look for things that won’t eat up an entire room and that are mobile.
Tips
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The Best Lounge Chair Shape
Go with something that’s sleek, sexy, and swivels rather than something big and voluminous so it can offset a big, cushy couch and balance the rest of your furniture.
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Lounge Chair Basics
A lounge chair is an art statement. It should have a shape or form that is sculptural.
Articles
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Suita Sofa by Antonio Citterio
I'm smitten with this modular sofa, designed by Antonio Citterio in 2010. Suita is his first non-office, non-waiting room collaboration with Vitra—that is, his first design for the…
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Ruché Sofa
On a walk through Ligne Roset’s factory near Lyon, France, we track the multitude of steps, hands, and hours required to craft this very refined couch.
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Bemz's Bright Idea
Last week I met with Lesley Pennington, a Canadian living in Sweden who in 2004 launched Bemz, one of the cleverest companies I've heard of recently. Bemz makes affordable custom-order slipcovers…
Products
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Lounge Chair
Lie back, relax, and tell us about your mother. Innovative bent-wood, L-leg construction ensures this lounge chair’s longevity, so generations to come can reflect on the simplicity of good design.
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James Lounge
The James Lounge is a compact sofa that can be converted into a single bed for overnight guests. The seat cushion takes a twin sheet. Made with FSC-certified wood.
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Quilt Couch
The brothers Bouroullec have deconstructed the standard sofa in favor of a softer profile, equal parts deflated soccer ball, puffy coat, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Though the soft bowl-shaped…
Event
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Bauhaus Lounge
Furnished with Bauhaus chairs, tables, couches, and other furniture, this temporary lounge at MoMA accompanies the soon-to-close exhibition Bauhaus 1919-1933: Workshops for Modernity. There's a…
Dwell Collections
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Milan 2009: Sofas
Earlier this year, Dwell editors traveled to the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan and came back with their lists and pics of the best new designs from around the world. Here are their…
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12 Sofas
We've combed through our archives to revisit an easy dozen of our favorite pieces, running the gamut from prim and proper to supple and slouchy.
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