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Eight living rooms anchored by statement sofas

architecture-design · 2026-05-10

Dezeen's latest lookbook features eight living spaces where sofas serve as focal points, showcasing a range of styles from vintage to contemporary. The roundup includes a Paris apartment by Rodolphe Parente with a caramel-colored vintage sofa, a Sydney home by Pattern Studio with a Pierre Paulin settee and Faye Toogood's Puffy lounge chair, a Poznań apartment by COI Studio with a dark blue velvet couch, a Berlin apartment by Studio Karhard with a crimson-red low-slung sofa, a New York City apartment by Crosby Studios with a custom silver vegan leather couch, Pam and Paul's House in California by Craig Steely Architecture with a purple conversation pit, Casa Vasto in Barcelona by Mesura with a low-slung sofa of squishy blocks, and a Paris apartment by Uchronia with a vividly-colored sofa. The lookbook draws from Dezeen's archive and follows previous collections on tattoo parlours, shoji screens, and reclaimed materials.

Key facts

  • Dezeen published a lookbook of eight living rooms with statement sofas.
  • Rodolphe Parente designed a Paris apartment with a caramel-colored vintage sofa.
  • Pattern Studio designed Daddy Cool in Sydney with a Pierre Paulin settee and Faye Toogood's Puffy lounge chair.
  • COI Studio designed Two Suns in Poznań with a dark blue velvet couch.
  • Studio Karhard designed a Berlin apartment with a crimson-red low-slung sofa on a stainless steel base.
  • Crosby Studios designed a New York City apartment with a custom silver vegan leather couch.
  • Craig Steely Architecture designed Pam and Paul's House in California with a purple conversation pit.
  • Mesura designed Casa Vasto in Barcelona with a low-slung sofa of squishy blocks.

Entities

Artists

  • Rodolphe Parente
  • Pierre Paulin
  • Faye Toogood
  • Monika Rogusz-Witkoś
  • Thomas Karsten
  • Alexandra Erhard
  • Harry Nuriev
  • Tyler Billinger
  • Craig Steely
  • Mesura
  • Uchronia
  • Georges-Eugène Haussmann

Institutions

  • Dezeen
  • Gubi
  • Pattern Studio
  • COI Studio
  • Studio Karhard
  • Crosby Studios
  • Craig Steely Architecture

Locations

  • Paris
  • France
  • Sydney
  • Australia
  • Poznań
  • Poland
  • Berlin
  • Germany
  • Kreuzberg
  • New York City
  • USA
  • California
  • Cupertino
  • Barcelona
  • Spain

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