Cushion Guide

Inside Our Cushions

Anyone can show you a pretty sofa. Almost nobody will show you what's inside the cushion — and that's the part you'll sit on every day for the next twenty years. We build ours two ways: the Signature and the Luxe. Here's exactly what you're getting.

Tailored · Supportive · Built to Last

The Signature Cushion

One solid core of high-resilience foam, built denser than the industry standard — and density is the whole game. It's what decides whether a seat feels this good for two years or twenty. We build for twenty.

Wrapped in soft fiber, it's cozy at first touch with real support underneath, and it sits medium: great posture for conversation, still comfortable three hours into movie night. The back is plush fiber sewn into channels that keep it full, smooth, and exactly where it belongs — so your sofa looks as tailored in year ten as it does on day one.

Seat · high-density foam core · 2.05 lb · 21 ILD
Back · plush fiber fill · sewn channels
FIBER WRAP FOAM CORE
Seat cushion
PLUSH FIBER FILL SEWN CHANNELS
Back cushion

Cozy Sink-In · Tailored Look

The Luxe Cushion Package

A supportive foam core with a thick, plush comfort layer on the top and the bottom — a layer usually reserved for luxury mattresses, built denser than the foam most brands put in the entire cushion. The whole thing is wrapped in ultra-fine fiber and pairs with its own plush Luxe back.

Sit down and you get that luxury, sink-in cozy feel. Get up and it pops right back like a firmer cushion, so your sofa keeps its tailored look. That combination — cozy sit, crisp lines — is the thing everyone wants and almost nobody builds. We've yet to see another maker create something this good.

Core · 2.10 lb · 24 ILD   Plush layers · 3.00 lb · 10 ILD
Ultra-fine fiber wrap · plush Luxe back
PLUSH LUXE BACK FIBER WRAP PLUSH LAYERS TOP + BOTTOM FOAM CORE
Back + seat cushions

Why Not Down?

The Trouble with Down

Most brands get the sink-in feel with down — and if you've ever owned a down sofa, you already know the homework: it flattens as you sit and stays flat until you fluff it. The industry even prints it on the spec sheets: “puddling is to be expected.” We built the Luxe so you keep the feel and skip the homework.

A Down CushionOur Luxe Cushion
The first sitDeep, soft, cozyDeep, soft, cozy — the same feel
When you standKeeps your imprint until you fluff itPops right back
The lookSlumps between fluffsTailored, every day
The upkeepDaily fluffing and rotatingA seasonal rotate, like any cushion
Years inFill thins and shiftsHigh-density layers hold their shape

And if you love a firmer, more structured sit? Skip the debate — that's exactly what the Signature does.

Choosing Between the Two

Which Cushion Is Yours?

The Signature

Team Tailored

You want support and structure, and you love a sofa that always looks polished. You sit up more than you sprawl. This is your cushion.

The Luxe

Team Sink-In

You want to melt into the sofa at the end of a long day — and still have it look tailored when company walks in. This is your cushion.

The numbers, in plain English: ILD is how firm a cushion feels (higher = firmer). Density is how long the material keeps that feel (higher = longer) — it's the one number worth asking about anywhere you shop. Both cushions come in any of our 45+ stocked fabrics, or your own COM.

Download the Cushion Guide (PDF)

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Now Pick the Piece

Every piece below is made by hand in the US in just 6–9 weeks — in any of our 45+ fabrics, or your own.

Sofas

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Sectionals

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From $10,345.00
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From $10,480.00
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From $10,480.00
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From $10,480.00

Lounge Chairs

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Maxim Chair (multiple sizes)
Maxim Chair (multiple sizes)
From $2,650.00
Hallgrim Swivel Chair - Made To Order Furniture - Hello Norden
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From $2,225.00
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From $2,910.00

Dining Chairs & Stools

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From $1,590.00
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From $1,465.00
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Ottomans & Benches

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From $735.00
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From $1,460.00
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From $875.00

Beds

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Recliners

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