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post #1 of 56
7/5/09 at 1:19am
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I've been coveting the studio sofa by Thomas O'Brien. But it's quite expensive, particularly for the leather. Any suggestions for less expensive alternatives?
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post #2 of 56
7/5/09 at 8:20am
I'd rather not comment on its looks (or just did, sorry), but that looks like an uncomfortable sofa. I can feel myself missing back support and then sliding down on the slippery leather by just looking at it. Did you try it out? Not really helpful, I know.
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post #3 of 56
7/5/09 at 12:48pm
have you looked at Room and Board?
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post #4 of 56
7/5/09 at 1:25pm
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Originally Posted by gomestar View Post
have you looked at Room and Board?

Yeah. Been there quite a few times but haven't found one I like as much. RB would be quite a discount.
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post #5 of 56
7/5/09 at 1:43pm
Corbusier sofa:

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post #6 of 56
7/5/09 at 2:01pm
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Originally Posted by mafoofan View Post
Corbusier sofa:


looks nice but it's probably one of the least comfortable sofas ever made.
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post #7 of 56
7/5/09 at 2:04pm
How about Mitchell Gold? I'm not sure how it compares price-wise, but similar chunky lines with a more solid back.

Mitchell Gold Gabriel
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post #8 of 56
7/5/09 at 3:37pm
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Originally Posted by GQgeek View Post
looks nice but it's probably one of the least comfortable sofas ever made.

The OP's sofa doesn't look any more comfortable and the Corbusier is much prettier, in my opinion.
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post #9 of 56
7/5/09 at 4:16pm
The Corbu sofa is a classic and is beautiful (obviously!), but it's just way too common now -- it's really difficult not to make it look like you just picked the thing pictured in the dictionary under 'modern sofa', if you see what I mean. I regularly make fun of my cousin (who is an architect) for having Le Corbusier sofas and armchairs (he bought them twenty years ago or so, and it was already too late then). And yes, they are really uncomfortable.
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post #10 of 56
7/5/09 at 5:34pm
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The Corbu sofa is a classic and is beautiful (obviously!), but it's just way too common now -- it's really difficult not to make it look like you just picked the thing pictured in the dictionary under 'modern sofa', if you see what I mean. I regularly make fun of my cousin (who is an architect) for having Le Corbusier sofas and armchairs (he bought them twenty years ago or so, and it was already too late then). And yes, they are really uncomfortable.

It's ubiquitous, for sure. But the sofa the OP is looking at is, in my opinion, terribly mediocre. I think it's better to go back to well-executed classics and branch out than unknowingly pick a watered-down derivative (not that the OP's selected sofa is a close match to the Corbusier, but still).
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post #11 of 56
7/5/09 at 6:11pm
the Corb sofa is quite uncomfortable. Its a shame because its so aesthetically beautiful, but those super short backs are a killer.
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post #12 of 56
7/5/09 at 6:20pm
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Originally Posted by mafoofan View Post
It's ubiquitous, for sure. But the sofa the OP is looking at is, in my opinion, terribly mediocre. I think it's better to go back to well-executed classics and branch out than unknowingly pick a watered-down derivative (not that the OP's selected sofa is a close match to the Corbusier, but still).

Yes, I didn't want to say it quite so explicitly, but the sofa in the OP's picture is rather clunky and amorphous. But there is such a thing as too safe, and I can imagine few environments where the Corbu sofa would look good these days (those those few environments are really outstanding). Yes, it would still look better than the thing in the OP's picture, but I guess we can do better than that in terms of advice.

Now for something more constructive:

http://www.unicahome.com/products/9136.2C3CEBB6.jpg
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post #13 of 56
7/5/09 at 6:41pm
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Pretty, but I like the Florence Knoll better. The wide arms bother me, and I don't think I could ever come to terms with the disproportionately narrow center cushion. Perhaps my tastes just haven't evolved yet, but I often find the classics to be the most appealing.
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post #14 of 56
7/5/09 at 6:47pm
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Pretty, but I like the Florence Knoll better. The wide arms bother me, and I don't think I could ever come to terms with the disproportionately narrow center cushion. Perhaps my tastes just haven't evolved yet, but I often find the classics to be the most appealing.
See, I think the narrower centre cushion is a stroke of genius (bla bla modus ponens/tollens bla...). The armrests aren't straight but they create a certain plastic movement downwards and towards the centre, which 'explains' why the small cushion has to look squeezed there. Having said that, I would probably agree that the classic Knoll is more of a well-rounded design, and probably superior, all things considered. I wouldn't know what to choose between the two, though -- it would largely be down to context.
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post #15 of 56
7/5/09 at 7:02pm
And here's something closer to the op's initial preference:

http://www.unicahome.com/p17700/capp...o-lissoni.html
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