The Sofable blog

The latest news, curiosities and news on the world of design and interior furnishings

Sofable apre a Milano il nuovo flagship store

Sofable opens its new flagship store in Milan

If you follow us on stories (and if you don't you should fix it immediately!) perhaps you will have already understood it some time ago: Sofable will soon have a second home! Where? Obviously ...

Un nuovo arrivato tra i divani Sofable: ecco a voi Deep

A new arrival among the Sofable sofas: here is Deep

“Welcome to deep comfort!” It is with this phrase that we introduced the latest addition to our sofas: Deep, a modular sofa with movable backrest , which combines comfort and elegance. In fa...

Come un palazzo storico diventa casa con il giusto design

How a historic building becomes a home with the right design

Living in an ex historical building it is a great privilege but also a choice that requires courage. The period buildings are places rich in history, charm and prestige and are often found in pr...

La storia della poltrona letto Pappagalle: design ricercato, animo vintage e un aspetto giovanile

The history of the Pappagalle armchair bed: refined design, vintage soul and a youthful appearance

Today we rewind the tape to tell you the origins of the Pappagalle armchair-bed. The first project dates back to the 1970s by the famous Tuscan architect Tiziano Lera . The objective was to crea...

Rifacimento del divano, quando conviene e quando non conviene

Sofa renovation, when it's convenient and when it's not convenient

I know, I know, we've all found ourselves (or will all find ourselves) at that moment in life. One day, you pass by the living room, as you do every day, and you see him there, suffering, he has a...

Come riconoscere un divano di qualità: l’imbottitura

How to recognize a quality sofa: the padding

Choosing the sofa at home is always a difficult and difficult choice. Furthermore, we are constantly bombarded by misleading advertisements, which boast of selling quality sofas at rock-bottom pri...

I migliori rivestimenti antigraffio per un divano

The best scratch-resistant coverings for a sofa

Every day your desperate requests continue to arrive regarding your sofa which has always been scratched by the cat or eaten by your beloved dog . It's a constant struggle, you've tried them all...

La serie Up di Gaetano Pesce

The Up series by Gaetano Pesce

The UP Series (also known as UP chair) by the famous architect and designer Gaetano Pesce is radical seating collection designed and produced by him, starting in 1969, by the Italian furniture c...

Quanto dura un divano

How long does a sofa last

"How long will it last?" This is by far one of the questions we are asked most often by our customers and to which, without much hesitation, we answer that the quality of the internal struct...

Quando rifoderare un divano si rivela la scelta migliore

When reupholstering a sofa proves to be the best choice

Quarantine is proving to be a difficult test, not only for us but also for our homes! Think about it: the whole family (except in rare cases) forced to spend such a long time within the four...

Come proteggersi dagli incendi in ambienti domestici

How to protect yourself from fires in domestic environments

Fire safety in the domestic environment is a very important issue, which at Mantellassi we know very well thanks to our experience working in England and towards which we are particularly sensitiv...

Nuova collezione Naturalia: alla scoperta dei divani ecologici

New Naturalia collection: discovering ecological sofas

Our attention to the environment, a theme to which we have always been extremely sensitive, finally finds expression with our new "Naturalia" line : a project we are still working on, but which we...

Come combattere le macchie di inchiostro sul divano

How to fight ink stains on the sofa

The worst nightmare for every beautiful sofa is the appearance of stains : water, oil, ink and many other substances can accidentally end up on the sofa and cause sometimes irreparable damage. Ink ...

Problemi di spazio: la soluzione è il letto contenitore

Space problems: the solution is the storage bed

Whether it is a studio apartment or a villa, there is never enough space to store what is not currently used and which cannot find a place in wardrobes and chests of drawers, especially in the bed...

La sedia: tra storia, arte, funzionalità e design

The chair: between history, art, functionality and design

What is a chair? "The chair is a very difficult object to design. Anyone who has tried to design one knows this. There are infinite possibilities and many problems: the chair must be light, it m...

La lavorazione della pelle: la fase di concia

Leather processing: the tanning phase

Tanning or tanning of leather is the treatment to which the leather is subjected in order to preserve and work it : in tanneries the raw skin of animals (which is subject to putrefaction as the da...

Perchè scegliere un arredamento artigianale?

Why choose handcrafted furniture?

First of all because an artisan workshop is made up of people rather than numbers and is able to offer the customer the experience and wisdom of those who have been doing the job with passion an...

Ma chi c’è dietro Sofable?

But who is behind Sofable?

Mantellassi is a story of artisans, of a company carried forward from generation to generation, passing down values, passion and enthusiasm for its work from father to son. Today the company is ...