100 Sofas, One Method

The 8-foot fabric sofa is the centerpiece of almost every living room, and the hardest piece to buy with total confidence. It’s where open carts go to hover for months.

I built the FS05™ method to train my own design team at Mr Call Designs: look past pretty upholstery and read the build — kiln-dried frames, cushion core density, fabric durability — in seconds.

Now I’m putting 100 popular sofas through it in public, as proof that it works. Learn the rhythm once and it travels with you: the Marché aux Puces in Paris, Lulu & Georgia from your couch, or a Goodwill in Poughkeepsie.