{"id":220963,"date":"2017-05-26T12:57:49","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T16:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=220963"},"modified":"2018-01-24T12:32:14","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T17:32:14","slug":"dmitriy-and-co-sofa-deconstruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/dmitriy-and-co-sofa-deconstruction\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch a Handcrafted Sofa Get Beautifully Torn to Pieces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dmitriy &amp; Co. &quot;The Way Back&quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/218168156?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>In their debut video collaboration, <\/em>The Way Back<em>, brothers Dustin and <a href=\"http:\/\/dillononeal.com\/\">Dillon O&#8217;Neal<\/a> reveal what goes into crafting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/sofas\/contemporary-belgard-sofa-custom-made-to-order-dmitriy-co\/id-f_6652523\/\">Dmitriy &amp; Co. 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