Sofas

If lounging around on a comfy sofa is your idea of bliss, then you’re not alone. The sofa has been a key piece of furniture in homes dating back to 2000 BC where the ‘suffah’, as it was called in Arabic, was a bench to rest on. They were exclusively for the use of the rich, an image that continued into Roman times when a version more akin to the chaise longue was used for eating while reclining. The sofa then disappears for centuries before re-emerging in Europe in the late 16th century. In England, Thomas Chippendale helped popularise the use of the sofa  as a practical and comfortable item affordable to the many.

Today, it’s almost unthinkable to imagine a living room without one, whatever form it takes. Our selection spans the ages from Edwardian elegance to vintage verve, so there’s sure to something to entice you into sitting back and relaxing.