Michel Ducaroy Seating
The Togo sofa isn’t the only piece of furniture Michel Ducaroy designed, but it is certainly the one that he will be long remembered for. The cozy, crumpled pillow-like sofa seems never to go out of style, and its features encapsulate Ducaroy’s design philosophy of combining ergonomics and comfort with high-tech synthetic materials like foam, quilting and thermoformed plastics.
Ducaroy was born into a family of French furniture manufacturers who specialized in residential interiors as well as fittings for ocean liners. However, he elected to study sculpture at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Lyon, and this foundation would greatly influence his work and the way he thought about shape and form. Ducaroy worked at the family business and later founded his design studio in 1952.
In 1954, Ducaroy began working with Ligne Roset, the French family-run manufacturing giant known across the world for creating high-end seating. There, he was able to propel the research and development of their designs, and his work quickly became integral to the company’s identity.
Ducaroy’s innovations with thermoformed plastics and biomorphic forms can be seen in early designs for Ligne Roset in the ’60s and ’70s, like the cozy, modular Adria chair and low-sitting Kashima sofa. He designed the Togo furniture line in 1973 using an innovative all-foam seating structure that was covered with polyester; decades later the Togo sofa remains a Ligne Roset best seller.
The low rise and unique curve of any Ducaroy sofa make it instantly recognizable, and the distinctly Pop art–inspired, organic forms that the celebrated designer created from synthetic materials like polyester and foam made a powerful statement at their inception, as they continue to do now.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather, Foam
Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather, Foam
1970s French Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Fabric
1970s Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather, Foam
1990s French Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Velvet
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather, Foam
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Fabric, Foam
Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather, Foam
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Fabric
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather, Foam
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather, Foam
Late 20th Century French Michel Ducaroy Seating
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Fabric
Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Foam, Leather
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather, Foam
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather, Foam
Late 20th Century French Michel Ducaroy Seating
Fabric, Foam
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Foam, Fabric
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Velvet, Foam
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Cotton, Foam
Mid-20th Century French Space Age Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather, Plexiglass
Late 20th Century French Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather, Foam
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Michel Ducaroy Seating
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Fabric
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Fabric, Foam
1970s French Modern Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather, Foam
1970s Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather
1970s French Space Age Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Fabric, Plexiglass
1970s Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather
1970s Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather
1970s Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Fabric, Foam
Late 20th Century French Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather, Foam
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather, Foam
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather, Foam
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Velvet, Foam
1970s French Modern Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Upholstery
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Upholstery, Acrylic
1970s French Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Suede
1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Fabric
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Chenille, Linen
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather, Foam
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Velvet, Foam
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather, Foam
1970s French Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Fabric
1970s Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Velvet
1970s European French Provincial Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Velvet
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather, Foam
1980s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Fabric
Late 20th Century French Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather, Foam
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather, Foam
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Polyester
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michel Ducaroy Seating
Fabric, Plastic
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Michel Ducaroy Seating
Leather, Foam