Yaniv Chen

Inspired by long hours lounging on his sofa during lockdown, Cape Town-based interior

designer Yaniv Chen was determined to address a fundamental issue in furniture design:

aesthetically pleasing yet disappointingly uncomfortable sofas. His Downing sofa, designed for South African furniture brand Lemon, is made of soft high-resiliency foam and handsewn feather cushions, and it’s everything a good sofa should be — inviting, generously proportioned and very good-looking.