Although I still love Chesterfield sofas, I must confess I’m having an affair with the Knoll sofa at the moment. It’s just so simple, elegant and classy that I can’t help myself! Designed by Florence Knoll in 1954, it has never really gone out of fashion – and it still looks amazingly sleek and modern today.

This sofa has experienced a huge surge in popularity recently as part of the general trend favouring mid-century modern classics (a trend still going strong!), so if you don’t want to fork out on an original (at least 8-9,000 USD), there are masses of reproductions and cheaper interpretations of this sofa out there. For example, IKEA’s very good value version, the Karlstad range. Below left in white leather for 599 GBP. Also check out Sater to the right at only 239 GBP – now that’s cheap for so much style!



















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  • Lynn

    oh my, that's interesting! Never heard of the Knoll – looks amazing! thank you!

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  • Jenrenninger

    We have the Sater and the first thing I did when we brought it home was take off the chrome legs and replace them with wooden legs from a mid century end table. It completely transforms the look, taking it back about 45 years and making it look like a mid century sofa! I love how simple changes to Ikea things can have so much impact.

  • Rose

    What a brilliant idea! I want to do that to my sofa also, it's mostly the legs that make it look too much “IKEA” Cheers! :)