Bubble Sofa
Sacha Lakic's 2014 handcrafted sofa with rounded volumes, upholstered in specific stretch fabrics.
2380 × 760 × 1140 mm
Source: product page text — Large 3-seat sofa (ref. 35), straight version — published as W 238 × D 114 × H 76 cm
2014
Description
Overview
The Bubble sofa was designed by Sacha Lakic for Roche Bobois; the company's Virtual Museum lists the Bubble Sofa under 2014. Roche Bobois describes the Bubble collection as a balance between innovation, function and emotion, inspired by natural and mineral forms and entirely handcrafted, with a design that required the development of specific stretch fabrics fitting its round shapes. It calls Bubble more than a sofa, a sculpture that transforms a space into a place of emotion, available in straight and curved versions, and an iconic model of its collections.
Construction
According to the technical sheet, the structure is FSC Mix certified wood (solid fir, pine plywood, engineered composite wood, CARB) with elastic strap suspension. Seat and back cushions are bi-density polyurethane foam (35soft-22 kg/m³), and the base is solid beech with a Wenge-coloured varnish stain finish. The sheet notes European manufacture ("Made in Europe"), that the sofa is entirely padded, and that only eight fabric ranges are possible: Bamboo, Orsetto Flex, Passion, Signature, Smile Flex, Techno 2D, Techno 3D and Techno 4D.
Specifications
- Large 3-seat sofa (ref. 35): W 238 x H 76 x D 114 cm; seat cushion height 38 cm (sheet legend)
- Other straight sizes on the page: 3-seat sofa W 213, 2.5-seat sofa W 190, 4-seat sofa W 263 cm; all with H 76 x D 114 cm
- Shown in: Techno 3D fabric (46% wool, 30% polyamide, 18% polyester, 6% elastane), Topaze green (ref. 008)
- Option: square cushion, 40 x 40 cm
Story
Innovation, function and emotion
Roche Bobois presents Sacha Lakic as a designer passionate about cutting-edge technology, known for ambitious designs of futuristic cars and motorcycles; the page says each of his designs shows supple yet dynamic shapes. For Bubble the page names the balance between innovation, function and emotion as the aim.
Fabrics made for the shape
Roche Bobois's magazine article says the design required specific stretch fabrics to envelop the rounded shape. Its examples are the original Techno 3D (honeycomb structure), Orsetto (bouclette, soft yet textured) and the newer Passion (plush, teddy-style feel). The article is dated May 2026.