JANETTE CURVED SOFA

Janette Curved is the curved version of our Janette sofa. Same 280 cm width, same 98 cm depth, same dark tapered legs and the same saddle-stitched detail along the arm fronts — but the whole body follows one continuous curve instead of a straight line. Shown in red, olive-brown, off-white and honey leather, and in a light grey fabric.

Curved or straight

Worth deciding before you order, because the two versions behave differently in a room. The straight Janette sits against a wall and blends quietly into the room. The curved one softens a square room and sits well at an angle or free-standing — but it needs more floor around it, because the ends come forward. If the sofa is going flat against a wall, choose the straight one.

The stitched detail

There is no tufting and no piping. The one applied detail is a heavy saddle stitch in a contrasting thread along the front edge of each arm, repeated on the scatter cushions. On a curved frame that line has to run evenly down the arm, and the curve of the frame has to be built rather than bent. The legs are separate: dark, tapered, with one set at the centre of the curve.

Leather or fabric

Five finishes are shown above, including one in fabric. Beyond those, any of seventy-six leather shades across twelve colour groups, or a fabric you supply yourself. Leather is always genuine. A curve wants a supple hide — a stiff leather fights the form, and we will say so if the shade chosen is the wrong character for it.

Sizes

Three standard widths, listed above. Adjustable per project; the radius is re-drawn with the width so the curve keeps its proportion instead of flattening.

Where it belongs

An open-plan living room, a hotel lounge, a reception floor — anywhere the sofa is seen from more than one side. Two of them facing each other close a seating area without needing walls.