All Dressed Up

It’s award season, a time to get gussied-up in your finest upholstery.

Here is our best-dressed list: 

Under cover

The F-A-B chair by Stockholm-based studio Farg & Blanche definitely lives up to its acronym.

Its thin, discreet design has the hanger-like qualities of a runway-model, making it the perfect mannequin for the upholstered dresses that were created for it. 

This ‘paper doll’ system makes for a rapid and seamless ‘day-to-night’ transition, the home-décor equivalent of a dash of black eyeliner and a couple extra drops of No 5 for the more subtle choices, all the way to a fully sequined dress and loud lipstick for the more daring options.

How we roll

Slightly more naked when undressed, Noe Duchaufour Lawrance’s latest chair for  Petites Fritures, the ‘Market’, is a bare frame with a slatted cover draped over it.

The ‘Market’s structure is stackable without the cover, which means the latter is left free to lie on the beach, or make giant maki rolls with. 

All Wrapped up

The ‘Kiru’, by Giopato+Coombes for Living Divani, has all the careful folding of a Kimono. Makes sense, as its name is derived from the Japanese verb ‘to wear’.

Its continuously smiling, bottom-heavy seat and puckered dimples give the ‘Kiru’ the presence of a happy Buddha; a good place to sit cross-legged and drink chai. 

Cozy Cloak 

Nicely draped under a thick wool cover, the ‘Cape’ sofa by Konstantin Grcic for Established and Sons has a bit of a slumber-party-superhero vibe. Add popcorn, a tween adventure movie and Spiderman-pajamas for the perfect night in.

A Little Negligee 

A little innocent and a little scandalous, Flos’ ‘Rosy Angelis’ by Philippe Starck sports one short and transparent flouncy skirt, exposing its gracefully thin pins.

Straight laced

Nika Zupanc’s ‘Modesty’ sofa is all business in front, with a little bit of boudoir in the back…   

by Claire Toussaint