Designer Michel Ducaroy’s goal was to create a frameless sofa for Ligne Roset, hence the grub-like look of his now iconic Togo lounge.
Photograph courtesy of Michelle Young via The Modern House.
The modular Togo is often described as a “sofa for one.” Perched by a 19th-century fireplace, this example is in Undercover Architecture’s London Terrace House with Brilliant Color.
Composed of layers of foam in quilted folds that require hand stitching and master upholstery skills, the chair forms a cocoon around its sitter.
Over the years, the Togo has come in a huge variety of upholstery options, including leather, as shown in these vintage examples in a Something Old, Something New Beverly Hills Home Designed by Nickey Kehoe.
The Togo comes in a range of sizes, all of which can stand alone or be linked—leading the way to the era of the modular sofa.
Michel Ducaroy said his inspiration for the shape came from a rolled up tube of toothpaste—as is evident from this Togo chaise in a 40th-anniversary, limited-edition houndstooth Alcantara fabric.
Spotted on Instagram, a buttery Togo sofa in the Barcelona living room of @Femte.til.Venstre, a 1970s-loving young Danish family of three. There are currently 23,300 posts with the #togosofa hashtag on Instagram.
This 1970s Togo was selected by Reath Design for An Autumnal Makeover of a 1920s LA House.
Photograph by Laure Joliet.
Danish artist Simone Polk’s Copenhagen living room showcases her Patches paintings and new Togo.
Style leader Kai Avent-deLeon’s newly remodeled 1960s trailer in upstate NY has a velvety Togo lounge that she purchased on Chairish. Kai is the owner of Brooklyn concept shop Sincerely, Tommy; tour her Bed-Stuy townhouse in our new book, Remodelista: The Low-Impact Home.