5/17/2023 0 Comments Finicky person“At some point during that period, I spotted Sarah Ellison’s Muse sofa on Instagram and took a screenshot so I wouldn’t forget it. (“When I’m home, I spend the most time on the sofa so I need to be able to do everything on it.”) And her journey to the Muse Sofa was a long one. “I had no business browsing listings for furniture as the pandemic took over, especially when I was transitioning from a full-time staff role to freelance, but redecorating my apartment was the only thing that kept me from spiraling in quarantine,” she explains. In addition to size versatility, Sydney was also looking for something comfortable, chic, and curvy. “It’s the most functional piece of furniture ever and as I stated in my review for Seat Week, it was a match made in heaven.” “You might think that settling for a two-seater was a huge mistake, but since this is a modular sofa all I have to do is buy additional cushions if I ever want to expand the size,” she says. One of the aspects people often overlook is how a couch size can be designed to take up more (or less) space in the future-so take a queue from Sydney’s strategy. Visual noise is a real thing.” Summarizing this as a singular ethos may feel like a challenge, but it’s manifested in three spaces for her: “Rick Owens’s townhouse in Paris, Philip Johnson’s Rockefeller Guest House in New York, and Ricardo Bofill’s Factory in Barcelona-in addition to everything by Valerio Olgiati-form the mood board.” I hate overly decorative objects and details that have no reason for existing. I enjoy the rawness of an object, stripped to its core. “I’m drawn to minimal if not completely empty spaces that still remain warm and welcoming because of the use of natural materials: wood, metal, and glass. One can dream, of course, but that’s always my starting point before I pull myself back to reality.” Isabel is talking about her couch, of course. “The real vision is a brutalist world I’m not sure I will ever be able to afford in New York. How long did it take you to find it? “It was on my mind for a few months but the actual active decision-making time lasted just a week or two.” The perfect couch looks like… Hay Mags Soft Low 2.5 seat in A5 Cream Flamiber Now, I wear it with pride: I am a picky person. I’ve been called particular and I’ve been told I have specific taste both I’ve always taken as polite ways of calling me picky. When I made the call to create a studio space a quick walk from my apartment, this indecisive monster reared its head in the form of stalling any kind of furniture decision for two years. When it comes to furniture, in general, my decisive Virgo energy steps right out the door as I play a seemingly never ending game of “this or that.” I love to research the history behind most things I own, from my beloved Marimekko snack plates that were once used as dinnerware on various airlines in the ’80s to my Boby Trolley by Joe Colombo that houses all of my paint supplies. There’s also the intangible moment of witnessing someone’s personal style manifested into a beautiful brick of fabric and cushion. It’s likely the design will stop you in your tracks. There’s something almost mystical about being in the same space as a couch that was intentionally sought after by the owner. But I think you need to look at the hardest piece of furniture to source in order to really unlock a new level of creativity: the couch. Some may say it’s the dining table that really brings a home together.
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