A sofa can go beyond being a mere piece of furniture to become a room within a room. This was the idea that inspired Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec in their design of the Vitra Alcove Sofa. With its comfortable seat and backrest upholstery and the high, flexible side and back panels, the Alcove Sofa creates a sheltered niche of privacy, a place of retreat. The Alcove family features a variety of different sofa models for use in home interiors as well as office environments.

The “room within a room” is a concept Vitra has been working on for some time now with the designers Ronan and Erwan Bourellec. The idea of mobile, micro-architectural elements has initiated a number of different designs, the most remarkable of which is the Vitra Alcove Sofa. It was designed for the open-plan office, where it offers employees a comfortable, upholstered niche which protects them from the hectic goings on around them. This makes it the perfect place to retreat to for concentrated work or meetings in small groups.

The members of the Alcove Sofa Family can be easily combined and create a versatile set of options for dividing open office landscapes without permanent fixtures. This makes it possible to set up entire central areas within open-plan offices for meet & retreat with a uniform aesthetic.

The Vitra Alcove sofa comes with:

• Alcove Love Seat: includes backrest cushion
• Set of cushions for Love Seat: armrests and small backrest cushion
• Alcove Two- and Three-Seater: includes backrest cushions
• Set of cushions for Two- and Three- Seater: armrests and small backrest cushions
• Frame/supporting structure: polished chrome tubular steel
• Carcass: very high back and side panels for visual and acoustic isolation, with incorporated MDF panel, connected by zip fasteners
• Upholstery/seat: polyurethane foam and polyester wadding
• Covers: removable
• Backrest cushions and set of cushions: polyurethane chips and micro fibre filling; the set of cushions is available separately
• Legs: polished chrome tubular steel