Zephyr Sofa for Cassina by Zaha Hadid Architect:

photograph : Jacopo Spilimbergo
The sinuous shape of the Zephyr sofa was inspired by natural rock formations shaped by erosion. The application of subtractive processes that carve solid matter. The resulting formal language gives the Zephyr sofa increased ergonomic properties without compromising the design’s fluidity or proportion.

This index page is for architectural Furniture projects on the e-architect website

We feature architect-designed products from tables to cutlery, and from fruit bowls to sofas. Architects are constantly diversfying and have traditionally been associated with furniture design and with lighting design. More recently items such as jewellery and scarves have been designed by celebrated architects, for example by Zaha Hadid and Eva Jiricna.

Moon Systems for B&B Italia, Milan, Italy:

photography : Fabrizio Bergamo

Architects have long been known for designing furniture, especially chairs: for example Le Corbusier’s sofas, Marcel Breuer’s chairs and Eileen Gray’s occasional table. Some famous recent examples include architect Frank Gehry’s cardboard chairs.

Silver Bowl for Sawaya & Moroni ACRYLIC BOWL, design by Zaha Hadid Architects, at Salone Internazionale del Mobile:

photo courtesy ZHA

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