PRAO Sofa, Peter Maly

About the Item

Multifunctional PRAO sofa by Peter Maly for Ligne Roset with the original leather cover in black. The sofa can be transformed into a sofa bed, chaise longue or daybed in just a few steps. The sofa was manufactured from 1985 to 2010. Quality Features: accomplished design: perfect proportions and visible attention to detail high-quality workmanship using first-class materials Made in France. Design: Peter Maly, manufacturer: Ligne Roset (Branding on cover) Width 150-228 cm Height 42-80 cm Depth 75-80 cm Lying surface 228 x 60 cm

Creator:
Peter Maly (Designer),Ligne Roset (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 31.5 in (80 cm)Width: 89.77 in (228 cm)Depth: 31.5 in (80 cm)Seat Height: 16.54 in (42 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Leather
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
1980-1989
Date of Manufacture:
1985 - 2010
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Very good condition with slight signs of usage.
Seller Location:
Neuss, DE
Reference Number:
Seller: 2407021 1stDibs: LU6972240802732

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Ligne Roset

With enduring designs like the immensely plush, Pop art–inspired Togo lounge chair and sofa, Ligne Roset has become synonymous with radical luxury furniture. However, when Antoine Roset (1841–93) started the company in 1860 in the small French town of Oussiat, its focus was on wooden umbrella handles.

In 1892, Ligne Roset’s founder expanded with a property in Montagnieu where he set up a wood-processing factory, eventually expanding into manufacturing chairs. After his death, his wife, Marie-Victorine, took over before his son, Emile Roset, began leading the company in the 1910s.

It wasn’t until after World War II that Antoine’s grandson, Jean Roset, would recognize the need for furniture in settings like schools, hospitals and retirement homes and take inspiration from Scandinavian modern design for functional pieces made primarily from affordable beech.

Under Jean, Ligne Roset supplied quite a few European institutions with beautiful wood furnishings. In the 1970s, he shifted the company’s focus again, this time looking to domestic and residential markets. Around this time, Jean’s two sons, Pierre and Michel, joined the company.

Ligne Roset opened its first store in 1973 with one of the most popular collections being designer Michel Ducaroy’s Togo modular sofa and chairs — classics of contemporary French design that look like oversize bent pillows.

After the success of this initial designer collaboration, Ligne Roset brought on more guest designers over the following decades, including Didier Gomez, Pascal Mourgue, Peter Maly, Pierre Paulin, Inga Sempé and Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec. Paulin’s Elysée sofa and Pumpkin chair — designed in 1971 for Elysée Palace — are among the brand’s most popular pieces. In 1975, the company introduced its Cinna brand, known to collectors for the Sandra sofa designed by Annie Hiéronimus and other alluring seating.

Ligne Roset continues to be run by the Roset family who works on revolutionary furniture in partnership with a variety of collaborators. It has operated in Briord since 1973 where it produces its iconically sleek and innovative pieces.

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