The Polder Sofa is a thing of beauty. It’s like a low-lying Dutch landscape, reclaimed from the sea by dykes and drainage canals. It’s flat and horizontal, with a carefully crafted combination of colors, materials, and textures. The cushions and body of the sofa are covered in different fabrics in muted, earthy shades. It’s like a palette of pebbles and seashells, or a field of wheat under a cloudy sky. The one shown is a fabric mix of “The Earth Reds.”

But what really makes the Polder Sofa special are the buttons. They’re made of natural materials, like horn or wood, and each one is unique. Some are light, some are dark. Some are smooth, some are rough. Some are perfectly round, some are slightly misshapen. It’s like Vitra is saying, “We embrace the differences in our materials. We don’t try to make everything perfect. We celebrate the imperfections.”

And that’s what makes the Polder Sofa so special. It’s a reminder that perfection is boring. It’s the imperfections that make things interesting.

I love the Polder Sofa. It’s a sofa that’s as unique as you are.

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