Why Can't Sofas Last Forever?

.Quality'n Neat furniture is designed to last a lifetime.

This sustainable furniture concept was awarded a K20,000 Grand Prize in a nationwide competition for Most Innovative Zambian Small Business in 2017.

Quality'n Neat Furniture concept was to create seating that started off with the best quality materials and workmanship - and then make that seating completely renewable and repairable.

This allows the furniture to continue looking and feeling brand new indefinitely.

• All parts are constructed using the highest quality, longest lasting materials available, including solid oak frames and 2.5 density Ultracel foam cushions.

• The unique modular design starts with top quality materials and expert craftsmanship - but that is just the beginning.

Quality'n Neat Furniture goes further:

• Each individual part of the furniture is designed to be easily removed and replaced if necessary.

• Damaged and worn out parts can be quickly and inexpensively replaced by the customer in a few minutes without tools.

• Individual arms, backs, foundations, legs, cushion cores and cushion covers are replaceable.

• Each separate part or entire furniture pieces can be re-covered in alternative fabrics.

• No professional repair or assembly assistance is needed.

Thousands of different sofas, chairs, sleepers and sectionals can be created using a total of only 40 interchangeable, replaceable common component parts. (Interchangeable component parts include arms, legs, backs, bases, cushions.)

• Only 24 of these interchangeable component parts are needed to create 80% of Quality'n Neat Furniture' product line.

• These 24 parts (5 arms, 7 backs, 7 bases, 3 cushions, 2 legs) can be combined to make hundreds of different sofa, loveseat, chair, sleeper and sectional combinations.

The first picture shown here is an example of a green Simplicity modern style Lorelei sofa with a flared arm and cylindrical metal legs.

• This sofa is assembled from 7 different interchangeable, replaceable component parts:

  • Left arm

  • Right arm

  • Back

  • Foundation base

  • Back cushions

  • Seat cushions

  • Legs

• The sofa is shipped with the component parts unassembled.

• Assembly takes 15 minutes. No tools are needed.

The simplest change can alter the appearance of this furniture. For example:

• The blue Lorelei sofa shown here substituted only tapered oak legs for the cylindrical metal leg shown above.

• The couch has changed from contemporary to transitional styling. (Not a particularly impressive change.)

But see what happens when two other component parts are substituted.

• Of the 7 original component parts used for the Lorelei sofa above, 3 parts have changed: the right and left arms and the back cushions (which are curved to fit over the wide arms.)

• The foundation base, back, seat cushions and legs are identical to the Lorelei sofas shown above.

Changing the arms and adding an optional skirt has:

• Changed the style from contemporary/transitional to thoroughly traditional.

• Increased the sofa length from 80" to 88".

Removing the skirt and adding a tapered metal leg changes the style completely.

The white sofa shown here has substituted a different size back and base but kept the same interchangeable Ashton arms.

• The result is a transformation from a very traditional to a retro modern look.

The sectional shown below is another possible combination of the interchangeable component system.

• The arms and cushions used on this sectional are exactly the same as in the green sofa pictured above.

• The sofa back and base component parts have been replaced by smaller sectional base and back components.

There are two new pieces.

• The wedge corner piece shown uses an additional 4 component parts that were not used for the sofas.

• The bumper ottoman uses an additional 2 component parts.

Individual arms, backs, bases, legs, cushion covers and cushion cores can all be replaced in less than 5 minutes. No tools needed.

Making furniture parts that are quickly and easily replaced in the home requires special design considerations.

• Replacement parts must be readily available and shipped quickly from the factory direct to the customer's home.

• Because all styles and sizes are part of a single unitized design, no parts are ever discontinued or unavailable. (Fabrics are a special case and are addressed at the bottom of this section.)

• Since the furniture may need to be put together and taken apart more than once, it was designed to be assembled, dis-assembled and re-assembled dozens of times with no loss of strength or durability.No tools are required.

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