Stefan Diez discussed how the circular economy inspired the modular sofa he has designed for Magis in this live talk produced by Dezeen in collaboration with the Italian furniture brand.
The German designer was joined by Dezeen's founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs for an exclusive interview about his approach to designing the new sofa system, which is called Costume.
The design features four modules ? a seating module, armrests and a pouf ? that can be arranged in numerous configurations and joined together with colourful plastic connectors to suit the needs of the user.
Costume is a modular sofa designed by Stefan Diez for Magis
Costume is intended as a departure from traditional sofa construction, which typically consists of a metal or wooden frame that houses an assemblage of belts, springs, foam and upholstery. Unlike pre-existing sofa systems, which often fix these elements together permanently, Costume is described by Magis as "modular through and through" and is designed to be fully dismantled into its constituent parts.
All components of the sofa can be dismantled and replaced
In addition to improving its adaptability to different users and spaces, Diez created a sofa that is modular in order to make it more sustainable, as broken or worn-out parts can be replaced more easily.
Magis explained that in the spirit of the circular economy, the sofa is also made from recycled materials that could go on to be recycled at the end of their lifetime.
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