Knoll Sofa

The Knoll sofa is a classic English furniture design that originated in England in the seventeenth century. This form of soft furnishing design features adjustable side arms and considerable depth of seating. The classic design was continued to be manufactured by the Knoll company and imitative brands until the nineteenth century in England. Currently these sofas are prized by collectors and those seeking period furnishings; they are available principally through antique dealers and auction houses.^[1] The classic Knoll sofa often has exposed wooden knobs at the rear corner tops, and some exposed wood may be present on the otherwise upholstered arms. Characteristically the side arms are tied to the sofa back by means of heavy decorative braid, often with an elaborate tassel.

Sofa (couch)

  Sofa and a piece of furniture also called couch is an upholstered item of furniture for the comfortable seating of more than one person and typically has an armrest on either side. Couches are usually to be found in the living room, den or the lounge. They are covered in a variety of textiles or in leather.

The most common types of couches are the loveseat (or British two-seater), the settee (2.5 seats), and the sofa (3 seats). A sectional sofa (often just referred to as a “sectional”) is formed from multiple sections (typically 2 to 4) and usually includes at least two pieces that join at an angle of 90 degrees or slightly greater.

Other couch variants include the divan, the fainting couch (backless or partial-backed), the chaise longue (long with one armrest), the canapé (an ornamental 3-seater), and the ottoman (generally considered a footstool). To conserve space, some sofas double as beds (sofa-bed, daybed, or futon). There are also couches known by genericized trademarked names, such as a davenport or chesterfield (named for the Earl of Chesterfield).

A three-piece suite is composed of three couch pieces (generally, a two- or three-seater and two armchairs).