Moraine

Moraine (2000)
Designer: Zaha Hadid
Manufacturer: Sawaya & Moroni
MSRP: $$$$$

Zaha Hadid, recipient (the first woman, too) of the 2004 Pritzker Architecture Prize, has worked with everyone from Vitra to BMW to Pet Shop Boys. In the US she is most known for the Richard and Lois Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati, Ohio, but her works can (or will) be found all over Europe and Japan.

Sawaya & Moroni recognized Hadid's brilliance and now anyone willing and able to spend five figures on a sofa can introduce one of the most innovative and important pieces of furniture into their daily life. Those familiar with her work can see that the Moraine complements her œuvre beautifully. The curiously organic form defies easy description or comparison; it might be a cross-section of a wave or an alien landscape rather than a piece of furniture. Best of all, it invites - no, it forces - the viewer to reconsider what furniture can be.