Sofa is a piece of upholstered furniture, which serves not only as a place for rest, relaxation after a hard day, but also as a decorative element of the interior of the room. Designers every year create more and more unusual models of such furniture, using expensive materials, outstanding styles, precious woods and even metal. The prices for such sofas are, of course, exorbitant.
In the article we will consider some of the most expensive sofas in the world, which are created by famous designers for the richest people on the planet, famous artists and politicians, industrial magnates and for popular exhibitions. In the main photo in the article, you can see a modern red sofa made of natural leather, created for the lounge of the Heathrow Airport hotel in London. Naturally, upholstered furniture should match the 14-meter bar and five-star kitchen.
$409k stainless steel sofa
The world's most expensive sofa is made by Ron Arad, a London-based designer with Israeli roots. The creator is already 60 years old, but the furniture made according to his designs is so popular among the rich that some laid out $ 1 million for one chair.
Made the most expensive sofa in the world (photo above) from stainless steel in 2003. Art lovers liked its unique W-shape so much that the sofa was featured in New York City in 2009 at an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art.
Furniture from Italy for Michael Jackson
One of the most expensive sofas (photo below) belonged to pop king Michael Jackson, he ordered it before his death and was going to use it for the scenery of his TV show. The dimensions of the sofa are impressive. The length is almost 5 meters, and the weight is 500 kilograms. The manufacturers placed a small sign on it, which states that the sofa was made personally by order of Jackson, presented in a single copy and is a unique work of Italian craftsmen.
This masterpiece of red velvet with gilded solid wood structures is considered the most expensive baroque sofa (Italy). After filming, Michael Jackson planned to place it in his mansion in the suburbs of the capital of England. The cost of this thing is 200 thousand dollars. This piece of furniture has now been bought by a Spanish design lighting company, but rumor has it that there are already some real buyers of the rarity.
A mix of old and new
Another of the most expensive sofas in the world is Onyx, made by Peugeot Design Lab. Usually, people associate the word "Peugeot" with good French cars, but it is the designers of thiscompanies have created a unique sofa made of volcanic stone and carbon fiber. According to them, such a work should symbolize the old and the new combined together.
A piece of stone was found in the French Auvergne, and brought in its entirety to the enterprise. The craftsmen made a seat out of it by manual grinding, achieving a shiny, even surface that imperceptibly passes into another material. It is a volcanic stone capable of filtering water. The part made from it remained unfinished. The painstaking work of stone processing was carried out only with chisels.
Carbon fiber is wrapped around a wood base and attached to the stone in a completely discreet manner. The cost of this product from the TOP of the most expensive sofas in the world is 185 thousand dollars. A specimen weighs 400 kg, its length is 3 meters. It is interesting to know that an inscription was made at the junction of stone and fiber, which indicates the exact coordinates of the place in France where the block comes from.
Fabio Leather Cinema Sofa
This luxurious oversized leather couch has all the amenities for a comfortable stay. The backs of the cushions automatically recline for a comfortable seating position, ideal for watching movies in a home theater.
Also, one of the most expensive sofas has a small refrigerator built in, so you can also refresh yourself with drinks while watching. The actual price of the product is somewhat high - 9 thousand dollars. She isis formed due to built-in mechanisms and automatic devices. But this amount is within the power of many inhabitants of the planet, so the model is popular, despite the cost.
Mah Jong
This masterpiece can be called not a sofa, but a whole set of upholstered furniture. This includes corner and straight sofas, armchairs and even a bed. A model of such furniture was created by Hans Hopfer back in 1971.
Absolutely all the details and pillows on the furniture are made by hand, the backrests are automatically adjusted. Customers are offered a huge selection of solid fabrics to choose from for a combination of colors and textures.
The list of expensive things created for the rich can be long, they are all interesting and unique in their own way, made from expensive natural materials, have an original design and are almost always fabulously expensive.
