Not to bring audiophool considerations into sofa choice, but I have read suggestions that leather is more likely to create strong reflections at your listening position. For that reason, we should all sit on slabs of 8lbs/cubic foot rock wool.
The audio room is separate.Not to bring silly audiophool considerations into sofa choice, but I have read suggestions that leather is more likely to create strong reflections at your listening position. For that reason, we should all sit on slabs of 8lbs/cubic foot rock wool.
Almost all of my furniture came from R&B. It is more expensive than those lesser outfits you named, but also of considerably better quality and longevity. My media stand from Crate and Barrel won't survive a second move but I have no such concerns about any of my stuff from R&B.Love the durability, but my wife will never go for the style. We looked at Stickley, which was deemed too traditional.
Judging by the trucks we see up and down our street, the popular brands around here are Room and Board and Restoration Hardware. We went to Room and Board, and my sense is that it's a cut above West Elm/Crate and Barrel/Pottery Barn but at roughly double the outlay.
Per the suggestion of @jhaider, I looked at Knoll sofas. Something comparable to the four-seat Vitsoe will be $14K-$18K, so I'm starting to see that we are in the correct price ballpark if we want something that is both modern-looking and high-quality.
I think I'd prefer one of the big foofs for 2-3% of the price.Real men listen to music on Python sofas:
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Do you have any knowledge of Bretz out of Berlin? We were in one of their stores in Nuremberg pre-COVID, liked the style and are thinking of ordering a couple pieces from them.Based on the Vitsoe link, is that industrial/ lounge look exactly what you are looking for or just a starting point?
There are many quality domestic manufacturers still in the game here in North America that offer a very broad range of styles and quality. You could start by shopping a few websites like Design Within Reach (retail), Thayer Coggin (mfg) just to get started. You would easily be able to find something under $17k with very good quality. Also suggest browsing design oriented web sites, NYC has a good base of higher end retail that may offer glimpses of what is available.
I am a retired home furnishings marketing executive, feel free to check in with any questions.
Do you have any knowledge of Bretz out of Berlin? We were in one of their stores in Nuremberg pre-COVID, liked the style and are thinking of ordering a couple pieces from them.
We went to Room and Board, and my sense is that it's a cut above West Elm/Crate and Barrel/Pottery Barn but at roughly double the outlay.
Per the suggestion of @jhaider, I looked at Knoll sofas. Something comparable to the four-seat Vitsoe will be $14K-$18K, so I'm starting to see that we are in the correct price ballpark if we want something that is both modern-looking and high-quality.
It is NOT a 'napping sofa' however - it'll 'bite you' if you try that on it.
When the delivery company, who arrived late, dropped off the Sitka from Article, it came in a huge box that did not indicate which way the couch was facing. When I opened the box, the couch was facing the wrong way, and there wasn't enough space in my small apartment to spin the couch around. The delivery people refused to come back and help me turn the couch around ("we don't help decorate apartments"). The phone call to Article calling them out on their poorly labeled box was one of the angriest I have ever made, but I got a free pillow out of it which I still have to this day. #winningThe Sitka (or very similar - it was from DWR, via Sweden, I think?) is a nearly perfect napping sofa - a full 6' in length, so can lay full out on it - mmmm comfy!!
Mine has a natural fabric (100% linen) on it which unfortunately has not worn well (I tended to land on it after working on remodeling/woodworking projects!!), so the cushions look a bit worn...and the square side bolsters, with heavy use as a lie down sofa, tend to curve inwards.
It's also a heavy beast - too heavy for one person to move easily.