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August 14, 2026

Terrazza Sofa: Ubald Klug’s Leather Landscape

Terrazza Sofa history, explaining Ubald Klug's DS-1025 landscape sofa for de Sede.

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August 11, 2026

Mah Jong Sofa: The Game That Taught Sofas to Sit on the Floor

Mah Jong Sofa history, from Hans Hopfer's 1971 Roche Bobois modules to couture-dressed floor lounging.

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August 7, 2026

Pumpkin Sofa: Pierre Paulin’s Palace Revolution

Pumpkin Sofa history, from Pierre Paulin's ?lys?e Palace commission to Ligne Roset's revival.

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August 6, 2026

Ball Chair: The Pod Eero Aarnio Built So You Could Disappear

How Eero Aarnio turned a fibreglass sphere into the Ball Chair, the 1966 space-age pod…

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August 4, 2026

Serpentine Sofa: Vladimir Kagan Fires the Wall

Serpentine Sofa history, tracing Vladimir Kagan's curved social sculpture and its long afterlife.

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July 31, 2026

Polar Bear Sofa: Jean Royère’s Cloud That Outlasted the Cages

Polar Bear Sofa history, from Jean Roy?re's Ours Polaire softness to its modern auction mythology.

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July 28, 2026

Platner Lounge Chair: When Steel Learned to Shimmer

Platner Lounge Chair history, from Warren Platner's 1966 Knoll collection to its welded steel shimmer.

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July 24, 2026

Bibendum Chair: Eileen Gray’s Joke That Outlived the Manifestos

Bibendum Chair history, from Eileen Gray's Michelin Man curves to Aram's licensed revival.

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July 21, 2026

Marshmallow Sofa: The Pop Masterpiece Nobody Wanted to Buy

Marshmallow Sofa history, including Irving Harper, George Nelson Associates, Herman Miller and the eighteen-disc design.

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July 17, 2026

Womb Chair: The Chair Florence Knoll Dared Saarinen to Make

Womb Chair history, from Florence Knoll's curl-up brief to Eero Saarinen's enveloping modern classic.

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Terrazza Sofa: Ubald Klug’s Leather Landscape

Mah Jong Sofa: The Game That Taught Sofas to Sit on the Floor

Pumpkin Sofa: Pierre Paulin’s Palace Revolution

Ball Chair: The Pod Eero Aarnio Built So You Could Disappear

Serpentine Sofa: Vladimir Kagan Fires the Wall

Polar Bear Sofa: Jean Royère’s Cloud That Outlasted the Cages

Platner Lounge Chair: When Steel Learned to Shimmer

Bibendum Chair: Eileen Gray’s Joke That Outlived the Manifestos

Marshmallow Sofa: The Pop Masterpiece Nobody Wanted to Buy

Womb Chair: The Chair Florence Knoll Dared Saarinen to Make

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