Dezeen Showroom: Polish furniture brand Tylko has branched out from modular storage to produce its first seating design: a highly customisable sofa by industrial designer Krystian Kowalski. More about Smooth sofa by Krystian Kowalski for Tylko
Dezeen Showroom: Australian furniture brand King Living has announced the US launch of its modular 1977 sofa, a modern reimagining of its first sofa that was debuted in the late 1970s. More about 1977 sofa by King Living
Dezeen Showroom: designed for both lounging and hosting guests, Christian Werner's Prado sofa for Ligne Roset has a distinctively relaxed aesthetic. More about Prado sofa by Christian Werner for Ligne Roset
Launches of foam-free sofas are coming in hot and fast, as furniture makers wake up to the toxic impacts of polyurethane padding. Below are seven recent examples, packed instead with beans, latex and nothing but air. More about Seven foamless sofas filled with unexpected materials
Dezeen Showroom: Japanese designer Keiji Takeuchi aimed to bring both beauty and practicality to contract seating with this modular sofa for furniture brand NaughtOne. More about Mimo modular seating by Keiji Takeuchi for NaughtOne
Designer Paul Crofts and furniture brand Isomi have applied 3D-knitting to sofa design with Knit One, a foam-free modular couch debuting at NeoCon 2025 this week. More about Isomi creates 3D-knitted sofa with air as the only cushioning material
Dezeen Showroom: Australian designer Jason Ju and Design By Them have created a modular seating system made up of rounded marshmallow-like modules, which is launching during 3 Days of Design. More about Sundae modular lounge by Jason Ju for Design By Them
Dezeen Showroom: designer Adam Goodrum took inspiration from vintage Italian sofas to create a pillowy modular seating system for Australian brand Nau. More about Billo seating system by Adam Goodrum for Nau
Dezeen Showroom: design studio SmithMatthias has created a foam-free modular sofa for British brand Morgan that provides a sustainable sofa option for the contract market. More about Bruton modular sofa by SmithMatthias for Morgan
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish brand Vondom and Catalan designer Eugeni Quitllet have added a capacious sofa to their Africa outdoor seating collection. More about Africa sofa by Eugeni Quitllet for Vondom
Dezeen Showroom: taking subtle cues from art deco architecture, this seating collection by design studio MUCNYC for workplace furniture brand Narbutas features soft, rounded shapes. More about Myami seating collection by MUCNYC for Narbutas
Dezeen Showroom: US bedroom furniture brand Silk & Snow has expanded into other parts of the home by launching the Aire modular sofa. More about Aire modular sofa by Silk & Snow
Designers including Patricia Urquiola, Faye Toogood and Misha Kahn looked to rolling hills and slabs of butter when creating these chubby seating projects, revealing a trend for the lumpy and chunky at this year's Milan design week. More about Six sightings of swollen seating at Milan design week
Dezeen Showroom: architect and designer Patricia Urquiola was informed by traditional Arab hospitality to create this low, rounded and modern sofa system for Spanish brand Kettal. More about Insula modular sofa by Patricia Urquiola for Kettal
Few sofas are as instantly recognisable and enduringly popular as the Togo, designed by Michel Ducaroy for French furniture brand Ligne Roset. In this lookbook, we present nine different ways of using it in the living room. More about Nine living rooms that use Ligne Roset's famous Togo sofa
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Miniforms and design studio E-ggs have added a spacious sofa called Nebulone to their Nebula family of upholstered seating. More about Nebulone sofa by E-ggs for Miniforms
Fossil fuel-based polyurethane foam has been a firm favourite in furniture manufacturing for over half a century. Jane Englefield investigates the consequences of this dependable but unsustainable material. More about The "knotty problem" of polyurethane foam
Dezeen Showroom: created by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Ligne Roset, the Ploum sofa combines stretchy fabric with button-like detailing to create a unique and instantly recognisable shape. More about Ploum sofa by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Ligne Roset
Dezeen Showroom: designer Karim Rashid aimed to create a seating design that would bring people together with Bound, his collection for German brand Kusch + Co. More about Bound seating by Karim Rashid for Kusch + Co
Dezeen Showroom: the English Chesterfield is given a modern update in the Kashima sofa, a classic designed by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset. More about Kashima sofa by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset