It started with a sofa that would not fit up the stairs.
Pellacombe began in 2011 when Ruth Okafor, a set builder, moved into a third-floor walk-up in Burlington and could not get a sofa up the stairwell. She built one from boxes she could carry: square seats and flat sides that clipped together in the living room. Friends asked for one, then their friends.
The idea that made the company is still the only idea: a couch made of seats and sides, so it can be rearranged, washed and added to instead of thrown out. Every piece we have ever made fits every piece we make today. The lounge pods came later, for the floor in front of it.
There are eight showrooms now, Underhum puts speakers and chargers inside the seats, and the frame is still guaranteed for life.
- 2011
- First sofa, Burlington
- 8
- Showrooms
- Lifetime
- Guarantee on frames
- 60
- Fabrics, all washable
- 20 minutes
- Typical assembly, no tools
- 5 to 10 days
- Free shipping, boxes you can carry
Why it is the last couch you buy.
A couch that cannot be rearranged, washed or added to gets thrown out when life changes. Module sofas are built so none of that has to happen.
Rearrange
Seats and sides clip together with no tools. A sofa today, a sectional when you move, two loveseats when the kids leave.
Wash
Every cover zips off and goes in the washing machine. Change the fabric, not the furniture.
Add on
Buy three seats now, add a seat and a side later. Every piece we have ever made fits every piece we make today.
Guaranteed for life
The frame is guaranteed for as long as you own it. If a clip or a cushion fails, we replace it.