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When designing a contemporary living room, one cannot dismiss the importance of luxury sofas. No matter the style or language, a living room sofa can do wonders to elevate your interiors. From across the globe, we bring to you a curated list of living room sofa sets that traverse a spectrum of design styles and design eras, thus sure to douse your living room in luxurious appeal!
1. Mastering Minimalism
For a contemporary space, minimalism is among the most timeless approaches. Stylistically characterized by clean lines, subdued colour-blocking with perhaps an occasional bright accent tone, and versatility to suit a myriad of spaces, a minimalist luxury living room sofa champions the art of effortless elegance. Brands often espouse this design style with echoes of Nordic and Scandinavian elements.
For example, have a look at Blu Dot’s leggy beauty – the Modern Dandy 96” sofa. Available in a variety of colours and finishes, it perches lightly on minimal tubular legs for a completely pared-back visual experience. Closer to home, the Indian Delhi-based brand Iqrup + Ritz presents a beautiful Brooklyn sofa – in two and three seater varieties. Borrowing from mid-century modern design flairs, this luxury sofa presents a delightfully contemporary take, perfect for a modern living room setting.
2. Evoking Brutalist notes
Piggy-backing off the minimalism trend, you can also opt for an arresting sofa set that commands attention – a brutalist-inspired luxury sofa. Often in tune with its namesake architectural movement, brutalist furniture sports rough, unpolished textures, organic or eye-catching monolithic forms, and an ode to concrete as a material.
We must mention Adrian Pearsall’s Brutalist Platform Sofa when discussing this design language. With built-in side tables, unpolished side panel art, and a commanding presence that is sure to accent any space, this sofa is a piece of art. With organic brutalism aiding the brutalist style’s comeback, you can also opt for a softer piece such as Tufty-Time for B&B Italia by Patricia Urquiola. An informal modular system that revels in playful comfort, this sofa perfectly reimagines the past for a contemporary setting.
3. A window to the future
Design knows no bounds, and this is especially true for futuristic and innovative designs that defy norms. Elements of futuristic interior design include creative forms and geometry, an ingenious use of uncommon materials, and often, incorporating technology into design. Many contemporary designers are championing this interior trend, and it can certainly add a novel element to your living room.
The Alexander Rehn-designed ‘Cay’ sofa is one such futuristic installation. Akin to a landscape for your living room, the sofa interacts with the human body to morph its planes, adapting its form for maximum comfort. Cay explores the boundary between sculpture and functional furniture, setting a model for interior design. Similarly, Skin by Molteni & Co spotlights innovation by going for a suspended leather seat. With its self-supporting hide leather cover, Skin reshapes itself over time, interestingly translating intangible and ephemeral physical memory to tangible form.
4. Beckoning to Bauhaus
Bauhaus as a design movement always follows conversations about minimalism and contemporary tastes. Developed in the 1960s, Bauhaus epitomized functionality while stripping designs down to only the essentials. This reduced aesthetic can definitely be a style statement that complements the contemporary tone of your living room.
Bring this pared-back and industrial style into your living room with statement pieces like the duo seat + lamp by Muller Van Severen. To convey the simplest way to design a seat, the designer suspends leather from a framework of rods, with an inbuilt lamp for added functionality. Bauhaus design also focuses on bright, bold colors – and you can invite this flair into your space with the Dedas seating system by Annabella Hevesi, which offers a whole palette of fun, customizable options.
5. Delve into deconstructivism
Non-linear, defying traditional norms, and building on fragmentation, deconstructivism was a direct antithesis to classical design principles. As a movement, it breaks the rules of classical beauty – including symmetry, linearity, and visually stable structures. Add a whiff of this startlingly unique design style to your contemporary living room with a statement deconstructivist sofa.
For instance, the geometry of Zaha Hadid’s Wave Sofa perfectly destabilizes a traditional couch dynamic with her signature fluid form. The chaise functions not just as seating, but also as a shield to ensure a level of privacy for the occupant. In line with this language, Hannes Grebin’s Cozy Sofa is a deconstructivist delight where cubism meets functionality for a fractured design that is ergonomically astute.
6. Making it modular
Modular sofas have increasingly gained fame with the spotlight on functionality and flexibility in today’s age. And who would not want a customizable living room set that affords multiple configurations – ensuring your space will never look old? Check out these modular seating options to get the creative juices flowing.
Kontour by Len Furniture is the perfect ode to a modular system that espouses changeability. Similar to the game of Legos of Tetris, each block in this system connects and reconnects for a couch of endless possibilities. Echoing this playful and colorful language, the GRID contract series by Parisian design studio POOL builds on modules ranging from simple and basic to ones with curved, colorful flair – perfect for a bespoke sofa.
7. Classical charm
Sign up for a classical twist with sofas that douse you in old-world Grecian glamour. An especially fitting accent piece for white-washed minimal spaces, a classic design will surely add a flavour of contrast that is both eye-catching and one-of-a-kind. Often earmarked with simple, neutral hues and clean forms with ornamentation, bring this Greco-Roman aesthetic to your space.
You can opt for a literal interpretation of the classical style with statement luxury sofa pieces like the Versailles Sofa by Boca do Lobo. Espousing luxurious extravagance, the design draws from the architecture of its namesake, the Versailles Palace. For a more understated interpretation of this style, you can select a timeless piece such as the Harbour Tufted Sofa from The Bella Cottage – a perfectly sophisticated and minimal classical addition to your living room setup. Closer to home, you can also explore vintage designs heavy with patterned extravaganzas evocative of Indian culture, such as the Dakshina Upholstered Sofa by The Edit.
8. Post-modern panache
What better way to begin a conversation than having a state-of-the-art post-modern piece in your living room? Known for its unorthodox creative expressions, bright pop colours and an out-of-the-box blend of materials and textures, postmodernism brought about an unforeseen revolution in the design landscape – and it can do the same with your modern living room!
The Roche Bobois Mah Jong Composition Sofa is one such example of a luxury sofa for living room that one cannot take their eyes off of. With many designers playing a role in crafting various versions of this iconic sofa, including Kenzo Takada, Missoni Home, and Jean Paul Gaultier, this modular sofa is a designer piece you should invest in. The Togo by Michel Ducaroy, sold on Ligne Roset, is another eccentric piece you can consider, which sets the standard for ergonomic comfort and formal distinction – while being christened the ‘Caterpillar couch’ and even the ‘Jabba the Hut sofa’!
9. The aesthetics of Art déco
When thinking of the Art Déco style in interiors, one can’t help but imagine the distinguishing curves that accompany this style. The soft yet voluptuous curves, rich jewel tones, and metallic highlights seamlessly add a dimension of class and elegance while ensuring a muted approach to any space.
Bring the art déco magic into your homes with timeless luxury sofa pieces like the Margo living room collection by Meridian Furniture. Plush velvet upholstery, sumptuous curves, and gold, stainless steel legs make this the perfect art déco addition to unwind on. You can amp it up with a designer piece such as the Kay Sofa by Nuru Karim – a soft, elegant piece that relies heavily on its formal development while conveying a vibe of unbridled relaxation. Or, you can tone it down with a more timeless approach, such as the Mitsuya Sofa by Orange Tree. Espousing breezy ease, this sofa visually almost floats, while its curves still hold some traditional structure.
10. Concocting concepts
How about you twist the concept of a ‘sofa’ on its head? We can guarantee that avant-garde sofa designs that build on unique concepts will exalt the design quotient of your living room with effortless ease. These conceptual sofas, while inspired by the big design movements before them, offer a unique take on product design to redefine the concept of a ‘sofa’.
Halo by Softline Furniture is one such sofa, a modular seating system that can be customized to suit your needs with a standout feature – its exaggerated backrest, reminiscent of a ‘halo’. Creating privacy and improving acoustics with this feature is functionally sound and yet visually unusual with its intriguing geometry. The Pebble Rubble Modular Sofa brings another delightful concept to the fore. Envisioned by Sofia Lagerkvist and Anna Lindgren of Front Design for Moroso, it incorporates nature into the core of your living room with literally pebble-shaped poufs that can be stacked to create a playful sofa. Almost a sensory experience with a unique fabric called Arda that simulates natural surfaces such as rocks and moss, this is an alluring indoor illusion as a sofa.
When selecting the right luxury sofa for your contemporary living room, you will be spoiled for choice. As a designer and curator of your space, and with this curated list of various styles to choose from, pick one that resonates the most. You can then customize your couch as per the endless options available for a unique medley of living room sofas for your dreamy living room!
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