Poliform Ernest sofa

The armchair is one module of the sofa

Most families draw an armchair to match the sofa. Ernest does the opposite: the armchair is the system's single module, so the two pieces are identical in depth, height and feel. Ordered together they line up exactly, which in a room where the seating is arranged in an L rather than a row is the difference between composed and approximate.

Deconstructed means the cushions are not tightly tailored to a frame: backs and seats sit loosely, and the piece finds its shape as it is used. It is the most relaxed seating in this catalog and the least formal. If the sofa has to look untouched at all times, this is the wrong family.

The Poliform side tables of this family continue the modular thought. They combine like a puzzle and can sit in the middle of a room rather than against the seating, which is what an open plan living area usually needs and rarely gets.

Because everything is modular, the layout can change later. Adding a module in two years costs what a module costs, and the covers can be ordered to match at the same time, which is the part people forget to ask about.

The armchair is not a matching piece. It is one module of the sofa.