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The first impression you get of a sofa is the textile. Loud, elegant, discreet, coordinated with your walls? But textile choice is not only about looks.

 

- how to factor in your lifestyle when choosing a textile?

- how to get the colour right ?

Part 6: Backrest and cushions

Seeing a piece of furniture come to life is a wonderful moment each time. We know that the piece of furniture will live in your home and will accompany you for a long time. I will be of highest quality and also feature only natural materials, no plastic, no toxins, no harmful materials or chemicals. We pride ourselves in carefully selecting materials only from trustworthy sources and being able to build an eco-sustainable piece of furniture that will bring joy to any customer and their home.

Part 5: Inside and outside cover

Building a sustainable piece of furniture takes experience, craftsmanship and in our case: an extra dose of 100% natural materials from only sustainable sources. We chose to build furniture only in this way, because we believe that we should not live with, or sit and sleep on anything that is built using harmful materials. Harmful for nature, our environment or our own health.

Part 4: Cotton, felt and latex

100% natural latex. On top of the jute material on the seating area, but also for the armrests and all around we are now applying a layer of 100% natural latex. The latex is delivered in large blocks and we cut it down to the needed sizes in the correct height and length using our large scale vertical saw. This process takes experience and craftsmanship, as the material is very soft and any push or pull in the wrong direction will result in an uneven cut.

Part 3: Jute and steel springs

Making sustainable furniture that is longlastic, high quality and environment-friendly is not easy, but it's satisfying each time a completed piece of furniture is leaving our workshop. Come inside for the third part of our series how we build a Casquet sofa from scratch.

Part 2: Building the wooden frame

High quality and longevity through certified wood. We’re now going to engage in construction of the wooden under-frame which is the foundation for the sofa. Since we designed the piece in 3D, we can precisely measure any parts for the wooden construction. We pride ourselves in longlasting, sustainable products and make all of our frames out of solid, FSC or PEFC certified wood.

Part 1: Planning and prototyping

We're showing our exact production process of how we are building an eco-sustainable sofa (Casquet) here at D3CO biosofa while using only natural and non-toxic materials. From idea to finished product, have a look at our 6 part series.