There’s nothing worse than being caught at a chatty soirée in the center of a sofa. Enter the conversation sofa: A curved sofa results in more natural, uninhibited conversation and has a gentle arc to break up all the right angles in a living room.
Seen here in the Miami Beach home of Stephan Weishaupt is the original Vladimir Kagan Serpentine Sofa with Arm from 1950 in coral velvet.
The Piero Lissoni Rod Bean Sofa designed for Living Divani, is a curved style that sits on a minimal frame made of lacquered, drawn tubular steel and stainless steel feet.
Ochre’s Eternal Dreamer Sofa is a modular sofa built on a beech frame and stainless or blackened steel legs. (You can also see the sofa in pink in our post 10 Easy Pieces: The Pink Sofa.)
Swedish designers Massproductions make the Dandy 4-Seater Sofa, a curved design with a high back and wood legs.
Available from A+R Store who claim the “4-seater’s swerve can handle a crowd.” The sofa comes in a range of upholstery options for $6,479 to $8,789.
Designed by Cini Boeri for Arflex, the Curved Ben Ben Sofa is a modular sofa system on a beechwood frame and black lacquered metal feet with poly seat cushions and goose down back cushions.
When most curved sofas take on a modern silhouette, Howe in London keeps their take classic with the Hound Sofa.
A direct nod to the Vladimir Kagan Serpentine Sofa seen at top, Anthropologie’s Grace Serpentine Two-Piece Sectional comes in Rosewood Slub Velvet and brass-finished metal legs.
The Belmount 2-Piece Curved Sectional measures 212 inches (about 17 1/2 feet), sits on a birch frame, and comes in Dover Crescent upholstery (shown) for $3,999 at Horchow.
By Space Copenhagen for Gubi, the Stay Curved Sofa sits on an unseen wood black base with a sculptural shape.
Designed by Koncept Stockholm for Fogia, the Alex 20 Degree Sofa is highly customizable with a range of upholstery and wood leg options; $5,984 at Danish Design Store.