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At the heart of our identity lies a passion for design and innovation. For us, design is not just a pretty setting, but a real motto that guides our choices. This is why we offer you innovative convertible sofas, combining comfort and elegance.
To do this, we have been collaborating since 2017 with renowned designers who, like us, are driven by a passion for design and functionality. From Paris to Milan, each designer draws inspiration from the world around them to transpose it with finesse and elegance into their creation. Their keen sense of aesthetics, combined with flawless technical expertise, gives rise to unique models, where form and function combine harmoniously. Their artistic diversity is expressed in a rich palette of styles, from refined to flamboyant, from minimalist to bold. United by the same ambition: to reinvent living space with boundless creativity.
On the lookout for new trends, we have launched an ambitious challenge for all designers in 2024 in the form of a competition on the theme "Which Sofa
Tomorrow? ". Open to all creative minds, professionals or aspiring, this competition aims to imagine the future of the convertible sofa. The winner of the competition will be integrated throughout the development process of their sofa: from the genesis of the sketch, to the testing of the different prototypes in our workshops, to its marketing.
Imagining the future means redefining the present... If you too are driven by design and innovation, submit your concept to us , and together let's co-create the furniture of tomorrow!
ROMAIN BRALS
Specializing in furniture design, Romain Brals supports La Maison Convertible in the development of its collections. From the initial project to the final prototype, he closely follows all stages of production, whether creative or technical.
Graduated with a BTS Product Design at the Ecole de Condé de Lyon in 2009, Romain worked for a few years for a renowned company in the furniture field, as a product designer, and developed several capsule collections for it.
After traveling for some time, Romain launched his own design studio in 2013, to be free to follow his own desires . “I try to offer models with an extra touch of soul in order to provoke a positive emotion.” Romain works on each creation by drawing inspiration from the feedback and opinions of the people around him. It is with all of this feedback that he challenges himself and develops new ideas to work on his new projects. Its objective is to succeed in forgetting the convertible function thanks to a concept of designer sofa .
Truly driven by the love of Art, Romain supports a group of people with disabilities every week through artistic expression groups, also allowing him to develop his own creativity.
ROMAIN BRALS' SELECTION
Remi Bouhaniche
An expert in the creation of furniture and interiors, Rémi Bouhaniche pays particular attention to details and form, to create light and timeless projects.
A designer now recognized in France and around the world, Rémi Bouhaniche first started with a BTS in Product design in Marseille, before developing his expertise in shapes and materials through his studies at the Beaux-Arts.
With this background, he now works on various projects: product design, furniture design, interior design, signage but also more broadly on artistic direction.
Through his collaboration with La Maison Convertible, Rémi Bouhaniche wishes to design high-quality products that are elegant, timeless, and ultra-comfortable.
RÉMI BOUHANICHE’S SELECTION
Tommaso Oliva
Tommaso is an Italian product designer born in 1983. His degree in industrial design from Rome allowed him to develop expertise in virtual prototyping techniques.
It was subsequently, during professional experiences, that he acquired his skills in creating furniture accessories and developing virtual concepts.
After several years developing his art in graphics and model making in his native land, in Lazio, Tommaso Oliva opened his Design Studio in Puglia in 2011 and exhibited his first work at the Furniture Fair in Milan.
Since then, he has collaborated with the most prestigious contemporary furniture brands using the most cutting-edge design techniques.
innovative.
Tommaso seeks to design objects that each reflect a personality , as if each creation had a soul. He always designs projects that he himself would like to own, making a point of establishing harmonious proportions on his creations. He works and reworks his objects until the illusion of perfection is achieved. Its identity is a reflection of this creative process.
Tommaso places culture at the center of his inspiration. His travels , his interests , such as reading or nature, and everything he encounters in his daily life enrich his culture. In his creations, he draws the best aspects of the latter.
A keen observer and curious at heart , Tommaso visualizes his new projects in his mind, the key point that allows him to begin the creative process on paper.
Seduced by the original curves and an always innovative guideline, we called on Tommaso on several occasions to design some of our convertible sofas.
TOMMASO OLIVA'S SELECTION
Pierre Louis Gerlier
With a triple background in architecture, carpentry and urban planning, Pierre-Louis Gerlier works in the design of original objects/furniture.
Versatile, he sought to enrich his experiences abroad from a young age, choosing to travel to places with a strong and distinctive character that fascinated him. He notably worked in Beirut, Barcelona and Hong Kong. These numerous trips gave him an innovative perspective on design and creation leading him to develop a passion
more through interaction with space than through the object itself.
Each of his creations invites diversion, play, appropriation, and questions our all-digital era thanks to a low-tech approach, thus offering objects of reassuring simplicity.
It is with this line of conduct that Pierre-Louis proposed his interpretation of the "sofa of tomorrow" during our 2024 designer competition, which the jury awarded first prize. The Swiss sofa is a versatile sofa, a real Swiss army knife of furniture, which offers more than 10 different configurations thanks to its movable modules.
We look forward to seeing you during Paris Design Week to discover it in our store La Maison Convertible Sébastopol!
LA SÉLECTION DE PIERRE-LOUIS GERLIER
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Let's innovate together!
Are you a product designer, senior or junior? Like Tommaso, Rémi or Romain, together let's co-create the furniture of tomorrow!
Following the success of our competition "which sofa tomorrow?", now closed, we have decided to give designers the opportunity to propose their project to us.
What prerogatives? Your convertible sofa must therefore combine at least a seat , as well as technology allowing you to sleep in it, while being stylish and comfortable.
Get your pencils! Would you like to propose a project to us? Do not hesitate to send us the link to your PDF. We will be happy to give you feedback on this.
