Recliners and armchairs

The convertible chair ‘Savion’ by Cortesi Home in Illinois, USA, is a good example of how furniture can have more than one function. Apart from being the comfy chair it easily converts into a daybed and from there into a bed. This allows you to always have an extra bed if you have an unexpected guest.

Another rather intriguing example is the ‘OpenBook Chair’. It is designed and created by the London-based design agency, TILT. It is both a comfy armchair and a bookcase. This allows the owner to not only have his or her favourite books displayed in the middle of the room, but also to have books right where they read them. This ingenious furniture combines everything you need to enjoy a blanket, a book and a hot cup of tea.

Russian born designer Elena Sidorova found a way to combine the living room with bedroom – or at least to be able to offer a bed to overnight guests. This rather chic armchair can be transmuted into a comfortable bed within a matter of seconds. It even offers storage space for linen, quilt and pillow inside. From comfy chair to ready-made bed in a minute.

Merging multi-functionality with practical comfort and optimal ergonomics can be done, and is absolutely possible without compromising the aesthetic aspects of your design.