Cloud
£ 4,317
Flexteam: Italian sofas filled with numbered, gold-label down
Lift a cushion on most sofas and the filling is anonymous. On many Flexteam models it carries a number. The family workshop in Prata di Pordenone uses natural down for much of its padding, and most of it is certified and individually numbered by Assopiuma, the Italian down and feather association, under its gold label — the highest of the grades it awards for furniture. Where down is not the right answer, high-density polyurethane takes over: an Italian-made foam that carries both the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 and the CertiPUR marks.
Behind the cushions sits a workshop making upholstery since 1978 and led today by the founder's two sons, with most of the work done in-house and pieces made one at a time. Its catalogue covers the living room, the bedroom and the terrace, with sofa beds in between, all designed to share one language. For London offices, members' lounges and private homes, La Mercanti can specify a Flexteam sofa with the filling written into the quote, so the client knows what they are sitting on before it arrives.
Qubik
£ 2,843
FAQ
Do Flexteam sofas work in an office rather than a home?
Yes, in the rooms where an office behaves like a home: client lounges, waiting areas, executive offices, breakout corners. Modular ranges follow the floor plan instead of forcing one standard shape. Where a space is open to the public, fire-safety requirements are confirmed project by project on the manufacturer's documentation before ordering.
What are Flexteam sofa frames made of?
Of wood chosen for the job each part has to do: solid spruce, plywood or panels, depending on the position and the stress on each element. The frames are built by carpentry workshops that have worked with Flexteam for more than a decade, machined on a pantograph for precision, and the wood meets the E1 and TSCA Title VI limits on formaldehyde emissions.
How to test a Flexteam sofa before ordering it
A five-minute seating test that tells you more than a photograph, for buyers and designers.
Sit the way you will actually sit
Upright for a meeting, leaning back for a long wait: try both, because one sofa rarely suits every posture equally.
Check depth against your legs
Feet flat on the floor with the back supported is the sign the seat depth suits the people who will use it most.
Stand up without using your hands
Getting up easily matters more in a reception than in a living room; seat height and firmness decide it.
Press the arm and the back cushion
Feel how the padding answers under pressure and how quickly it recovers its shape.
Ask for the configuration in writing
Element codes, fabric or leather and filling go into the quote, so what arrives matches what was tried.