Upholstery
Base
Configuration
— Clean lines, full curves
Taking cues from the svelte silhouettes of ’60s Italian automobiles, Alfa artfully balances fullness and compression for a tidy yet ample figure. Our favorite feature? Long legs that disappear into the sofa’s hindquarters, offering the illusion of suspension.
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Smartly tailored in Greenguard Gold-certified Kvadrat textiles, woven in the world’s finest mills.
* Pictured textile: Toast
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Sustainably sourced hardwood frame enveloped in 100% CertiPUR-US-certified foam.
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Hand-sculpted cushions surround a high-resilience foam core, engineered for comfort and shape retention.
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Long, slender legs emerge coquettishly from a scalloped backside with no visible support.
“The sofa of your dreams.”
“Noticeably plush, yet tidy.”
“Exceedingly pretty.”
Jonah Takagi and Hallgeir Homstvedt are good friends who often work together across an ocean: Takagi is based in Chicago and Homstvedt’s studio is in Oslo. They first collaborated in 2016 as part of an exhibition sponsored by the Embassy of Norway and curated by Sight Unseen. Since then, Takagi Homstvedt has been commissioned to design furniture and lighting for clients like Design Within Reach, Le Klint and Roll & Hill.
“There is one product that anchors almost every living space: a sofa. The sofa system is foundational, giving structure to space, defining how we use that space, and setting the context for the other types of furniture that will complement it.”
— “KD / Knock-Down Sofa System” Design Brief excerpt (April 22, 2020)
2-Seater: 68.4” L × 30.0” W × 30.2” H
3- Seater: 84.2” L × 30.0” W × 30.2” H
Seat Height: 18.6”
Arm Height: 24.8”
Seat Depth: 21.8”
— In Situ
The Study: Hallgeir Homstvedt
Hallgeir Homstvedt is a Norwegian product designer and ½ of Takagi Homstvedt, the design duo behind Alfa. Read the tale of Alfa in his words.
The Study: Jonah Takagi
Jonah Takagi is an American product designer and ½ of the design studio, Takagi Homstvedt. Jonah grew up between Connecticut and Japan, is an accomplished musician, and genuinely appreciates a good bicycle.
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