British Vogue has anointed the designer sofa as the new status signifier of choice, given the current lockdowns and our inability to make much use of an “it” bag right now. So if home décor has replaced haute couture as the most important statement you can make on social media, what are the best luxury designer sofas of the moment? Here are the 8 trending sofas most popular right now on social media and Instagram, including the best 2021 couch colors and where to buy new or vintage home décor online. If we have to remain caged for a while longer thanks to coronavirus, these are fine places to perch.
home décor is the new luxury status signifier on social media
In the Before Times, the hottest Instagram and social media trends were about travel and getting the iconic photo at the most in-demand spots (remember those poppies and the California superbloom?)
The sofas most popular on social media and Instagram, including the best 2021 colors and where to buy on-trend home décor online.
And of course, chic fashion, especially accessories, has always been catnip on social media. But with so much of the world still confined at home due to the ongoing scourge of COVID-19, there are no gorgeous Santorini sunsets to post. And no new “it” bag to flash.
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Instead, as British Vogue put it so perfectly: “A year into lockdown, the focus has gone from what you’re lounging in to what you’re lounging on.” Said another way, “sofa style has replaced street style.”
Of course, it makes perfect sense that a sinuous and textured sofa, or a statement color pop in seating, would be au courant. We’ve previously reported on the move toward maximalism in home décor and designer ready-to-wear. 2021 is definitely shaping up to be the Year of Being Extra, in every possible way and all the time.
Trending sofas most popular on social media and Instagram, including the best 2021 colors and where to buy on-trend home décor online
Are you in on this? If so, have a look at the sofas most popular and on-trend right now on social media. ‘Cause if you’re gonna be a couch potato, dear reader, you might as well do it in style.
the 8 Trending Sofas Most Popular Right Now on Social Media
1. The Togo by Ligne Roset.
Michel Ducaroy designed the Togo collection for Italian firm Ligne Roset. The line includes a chair and loveseat in addition to the iconic sofa. The combination of foam construction and quilted cover makes for supremely chic and comfortable seating, sans arms.
BUY NOW: $6,535.
2. The Terrazza by De Sede.
Ubald Klug designed the Terrazza sectional sofa for the Swiss manufacturer De Sede in the 1970’s. The design was inspired by natural phenomena such as rock formations, steppes and waves. This colorway evokes sand dunes and sand drifts. The cascading waterfall effect of the sand-colored leather makes a dramatic design statement, and the four sections can be grouped together or separately in numerous configurations. As one observer notes, you can create “little mountain ranges” to your liking.
BUY NOW: $54,000 for the set.
3. The Pierre Paulin Alpha Sofa.
French furniture and interior designer Pierre Paulin is a name to know if you want understand the current mania for chic seating. He began his career in the 1950’s, and became famous when he redesigned the furnishings at the Elysée Palace for President Pompidou in 1971.
Architectural Digest describes his aesthetic as a “unique blend of Japanese and Scandinavian simplicity with American midcentury functionality.”
Paulin’s work was included in an influential MoMA exhibit, with The New York Times calling him “the new Eames.” His work is in the museum’s permanent collection, and also in those of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Musée des Arts Decoratifs and Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.
There are 2- and 3-seat versions of the highly coveted Alpha sofa.
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4. The Pierre Paulin Dune Sofa
The Dune seating collection features 4 different modules which are moveable and interchangeable. Paulin introduced it in 1970, and it became newly famous in the fall of 2018. Artist Frank Ocean blew up the Internet when he posted a photo of himself at home lounging on one. And the cognoscenti took note. We love all of it, especially the deep teal color.
BUY NOW: from $5,400 to $8,200 per module.
5. The Mario Bellini Camaleonda sofa
This bulbous sofa – which is modular and can be configured in numerous ways – is red-hot thanks to its multiple appearances in celebrity social media posts (looking at you, Chrissy Teigen).
Bellini described his creation in an interview with Architectural Digest. “I crossed two words: camaleonte, or chameleon, an extraordinary animal capable of adapting to its environment, and onda, or wave,” he said.
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6. sofa 280 by Pierre Augustin Rose.
Pierre Augustin Rose is an association of styles belonging to three designers: Pierre Bénard, Augustin Deleuze and Nina Rose.
The 280 sofa is an oversized version of the 190 (both are named after their width in centimeters). The overstretched lines that are slightly rounded are an ode to Scandinavian design.
This particular version is upholstered in Pierre Frey Louison Bouclé fabric, but buyers can also supply their fabric of choice. Both the smaller version and this one can also be paired in playful ways to inject an element of “joyful sociability” to any room in the house.
7. Serpentine by Vladimir Kagan.
Designed in 1950, the Serpentine sofa remains an icon of mid-century modern design. Vladimir Kagan, an American designer who was a peer of notables like Charles and Ray Eames and George Nelson, was known for designing for urbane sophisticated city-dwellers, not suburbanites.
The Serpentine debuted not long after Kagan graduated from design school at Columbia University. His list of notable clients is a diverse group, from Marilyn Monroe and Gary Cooper, to Andy Warhol and Angelina Jolie.
8. The Julie sofa by Charles Zana.
Architect and interior designer Charles Zana is known for his collaborative approach and creating a “décor symphony” in partnership with other talented artists and makers. Hearing that, we noticed that his lovely Julie sofa evokes musical notes; each one is hand-made in France.
The sofas most popular on social media and Instagram, including the best 2021 colors and where to buy on-trend home décor online.
the 8 Trending Sofas Most Popular Now on Social Media
Those are the chic sofas currently most popular on social media and Instagram, including the best 2021 colors and where to buy on-trend home décor online. What do you think, dear reader? Which one is your favorite?
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