3 modules, infinite configuration possibilities

In envisioning new styles of living, Roberto Monsani imagined solutions to reshape the home, and the Life sofa — so avant-garde it was never produced in series in Monsani’s day — retains its modern edge. Maintaining its modular and flexible design, today the sofa’s original lucite frame has been elongated and updated with versions in dark stained walnut and black ash for contemporary living ideals. Designed to invite casual lounging, the supremely comfortable down cushions are now rendered ever more inviting in velvet, with softened shapes for absolute ease. The wooden shell houses a soft padding that provides great comfort. Generous proportions and soft feather cushions provide a cosy feeling.

Roberto Monsani started his professional career in Florence by designing homes and urban development plans in Tuscany. Between the 1970s and 1990s he designed commercial buildings and shops in Europe, America and Asia. In 1973, from the restructuring of a sales centre inside Palazzo Ferroni, Life was born: conceived as an artistic solution, it became an industrial product in 1974, the year in which the collaboration between Acerbis and Monsani began. His most recent works have been in Rome: the recovery of representative spaces and the furnishing inside the historic Palazzo Borghese, and the conversion of the Adriano theatre in Piazza Cavour.

Modular Sofa. Price is per model. The following elements are available: seat module, pouf S and pouf M. Structure: curved, brushed open grain birch plywood veneered in black ash and dark stained walnut finish, with a system of hidden connection hooks. Backrest and seat cushions: polyurethane foam with feather filling, with removable fabric coverings.

Covering options:

Harald 3 velvet fabric by Kvadrat/Raf Simons - 100% Cotton

Manhattan fabric by Sacho - 32% cotton 20% viscose 20% polyacrylic 16% new wool 8% polyester 4% nylon