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Homes & Gardens
Sophie Edwards

'A Mah Jong Sofa' – Behind the '70s Design Icon Highlighted on Charli XCX's 'Music, Fashion, Film'

Mah jong sofa by missoni in a living room.

On the third track of her hotly anticipated album, 'Music, Fashion, Film,' Charli XCX describes a complicated relationship with materialism, in which a whole new life is available to anyone who can purchase the trappings. According to 'Card Declined,' the right shoes, handbags, and jewelry are enough to build a 'whole backstory' – but Charli doesn't stop there. To overhaul your personality, you'll also need the right couch. Charli's pick? The Maj Jong Sofa.

Though we don't want to endorse the idea that consumerism is the ticket to the dream life, if there is one furniture piece that could totally transform your outlook, it might be the Mah Jong Sofa. Designed by Hans Hopfer in 1971 for the French furniture house Roche Bobois, it is a pioneer of elevated bohemian style.

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