What to Look for When Specifying a Reclining Sofa
In a showroom, a reclining sofa is often evaluated by how it looks and feels. Yet many of the details that shape its long-term comfort, movement and performance lie beneath the surface. From the reclining mechanism to the support beneath each seat, here are 6 important considerations when choosing a sofa designed for everyday living. […]
Maison & Objet 2026: Reading “Pulse in Motion” Through a Domicil Lens
Every edition of Maison & Objet gives the design industry a language to think with. For 2026, that is “Pulse in Motion,” organised around four pillars: Union, Leadership, Elevation, and Intensity. Each one names something the industry is being asked to confront — about how people live, what they expect from the spaces around them, […]
What German Engineering Really Means in Furniture
For Domicil, German engineering is more than a statement of origin. Founded in Weingarten, Germany, in 1978, the brand has always approached furniture with a considered balance of form, function and lasting quality. This discipline shapes how each piece is conceived, constructed and made to be lived with. For architects, interior designers and trade buyers, […]
A Buyer’s Guide to Sofa Frame Construction and Longevity
A sofa is made to be lived with; through daily routines, quiet evenings and years of shared moments. While upholstery shapes its appearance, much of its lasting quality is determined by what sits beneath the surface. For trade buyers, interior designers and discerning homeowners, understanding sofa frame construction makes it easier to recognise furniture designed […]
Recliners Designed Around How You Actually Rest
Most motion sofas ask you to choose between comfort and the way a room looks. The Pure Comfort Collection was built around the idea that this should never be a choice at all. The Easy Living Armchair Series Alongside the recliner sofas, the Pure Comfort Collection includes the Easy Living Armchairs: A series of sculptural […]
Behind The Pieces by Federico Visani
Federico Visani designs with a clear sense of purpose. His work is rooted in Italian artistry and shaped by a genuine respect for material and emotion, producing furniture that feels considered without being self-conscious. What draws the eye in his pieces is usually also what makes them comfortable. The two are rarely separate. His work […]
The Mid-Year Edit: Is Your Home Still Working for You?
Somewhere around the middle of June, the year stops feeling new. January’s good intentions are well behind you. Summer is here but not quite settled. It is one of those quiet in-between moments — and if you pay attention, it tends to bring a useful question with it. Is the home I am living in […]
Behind The Pieces by Federica Francini
Good design rarely announces itself. It settles into a room, earns its place, and after a while you stop noticing it — not because it disappears, but because it fits so naturally it could not have been any other way. That is the quality that runs through Federica Francini’s work for Domicil. Francini is a […]
How to Create a Decompression Zone at Home
There is a moment most people recognise. You have finished work, closed the laptop, put down the phone… and yet the day has not quite let go of you. You move through your home carrying the residue of everything that happened in it, looking for somewhere to put it down. A decompression zone is the […]
What to Look for in a Sofa if You Work From Home
The sofa was never supposed to be a workstation. And yet, for a growing number of people, it has become exactly that — the place where emails get answered, calls get taken, and the line between working and not working quietly dissolves into the cushions. If your sofa is pulling double duty as both your […]
How to Style a Custom Sofa: The Domicil Guide
A configurable sofa is one of the most considered investments you can make in a living room — and one of the most commonly mishandled. The flexibility that makes it so appealing is the same thing that makes it easy to get wrong. Too large a configuration, and the room feels consumed. Too small and […]
48 Years of Getting It Right: The Heritage Behind Domicil
There is a particular kind of confidence that comes with age. Not the confidence of a brand chasing relevance, but the quieter kind — the kind that comes from having made the same commitment, year after year, and watching it prove itself right. Domicil was founded in 1978. Forty-eight years later, the furniture we make […]
