It’s hard to get too entrenched in the annoyances of adult life when your seat has a case of the wiggles. For a certain set of good-humored interior designers, wavy furniture has become a kind of shortcut to playfulness – a reminder not to treat life, or design, so seriously.
That’s certainly the case inside a London family home by Gunter & Co, where designer Irene Gunter reworked an awkward, aging layout with a lighter touch, tempering antique references with the deliberate whimsy of Studio Sam’s Astoria dining chairs, their wavy backs echoing the controlled irregularity of the Noguchi Museum in New York.
And sure enough, this joie de vivre ripples across the pond. New-school, fun-loving brands like Society Social are all in on the furniture trend, with wavy consoles, upholstered stools, and lounge chairs that refuse to sit straight, while fun-loving brand Urban Outfitters, reliably on the pulse, has a new cult favorite: a low-slung, scalloped three-seater designed for big laughs in small spaces.
If there’s a lesson here, it’s this: where they go straight, you swerve. Ahead, 16 unexpected pieces of wavy furniture to bring a little more movement – and a lot more joy – to your daily routine.
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