The Friends sofa During the 1990s Friends was one of the most popular TV shows in the world.
The six New York friends spent countless hours sat idly chatting on the sofa of their local coffee house known as 'Central Perk'.
This show came around just as the Starbucks phenomenon of coffee house 'hang-outs' were becoming the preferred socialising area of urban living, a place where sofas were fast becoming a new and more comfortable seating arrangement.
In many ways the Friends sofa became symbolic of this culture which continues today.
The Simpsons Sofa The modern sofa deign is easily the piece of furniture best suited to representing a modern family like The Simpsons.
The instantly recognisable orange three-seat sofa of the show represents the communal home deco of modern suburbia, and represents where modern families share their time together (even if that time is spent in front of the television).
But the sofa's presence in the show isn't reduced to just being a background prop, as The Simpsons is well-known for having a running sofa joke at the beginning of every episode that has made it easily the most famous sofa of modern popular culture.
The Royle Family sofa Sofas are not just associated with American living.
The British sitcom, The Royle Family, was based around a Mancunian family having endless conversations about modern British life while sat on the sofa in front of a television.
Very few scenes were actually shot outside of the living room setting, making this sofa almost as recognisable as the actors.
It certainly had as much screen time.
An episode of the show was even named "the new sofa", and as this title suggests, it was based around the family's purchasing a new sofa, indicating how important this furnishing is considered to be.
The Big Brother sofa The sofa of Big Brother was where all the main socialising occurred and where plenty of arguments took place too, making it easily the most famous sofa in the world of reality TV.
This sofa was big enough to almost form a square, an ideal seating arrangement for the thirteen people who enter the house at the beginning of the show.
The diary room where each housemate makes their infamous nominations also featured unique furnishing style which included the popular Egg Chair design that gave the show a futuristic feel which perfectly complimented the Orwellian concept of the show.
With a whole host of other odd furniture designs including avant garde wardrobes and drinks cabinets, the Big Brother house is one of the most original TV sets ever devised.
The six New York friends spent countless hours sat idly chatting on the sofa of their local coffee house known as 'Central Perk'.
This show came around just as the Starbucks phenomenon of coffee house 'hang-outs' were becoming the preferred socialising area of urban living, a place where sofas were fast becoming a new and more comfortable seating arrangement.
In many ways the Friends sofa became symbolic of this culture which continues today.
The Simpsons Sofa The modern sofa deign is easily the piece of furniture best suited to representing a modern family like The Simpsons.
The instantly recognisable orange three-seat sofa of the show represents the communal home deco of modern suburbia, and represents where modern families share their time together (even if that time is spent in front of the television).
But the sofa's presence in the show isn't reduced to just being a background prop, as The Simpsons is well-known for having a running sofa joke at the beginning of every episode that has made it easily the most famous sofa of modern popular culture.
The Royle Family sofa Sofas are not just associated with American living.
The British sitcom, The Royle Family, was based around a Mancunian family having endless conversations about modern British life while sat on the sofa in front of a television.
Very few scenes were actually shot outside of the living room setting, making this sofa almost as recognisable as the actors.
It certainly had as much screen time.
An episode of the show was even named "the new sofa", and as this title suggests, it was based around the family's purchasing a new sofa, indicating how important this furnishing is considered to be.
The Big Brother sofa The sofa of Big Brother was where all the main socialising occurred and where plenty of arguments took place too, making it easily the most famous sofa in the world of reality TV.
This sofa was big enough to almost form a square, an ideal seating arrangement for the thirteen people who enter the house at the beginning of the show.
The diary room where each housemate makes their infamous nominations also featured unique furnishing style which included the popular Egg Chair design that gave the show a futuristic feel which perfectly complimented the Orwellian concept of the show.
With a whole host of other odd furniture designs including avant garde wardrobes and drinks cabinets, the Big Brother house is one of the most original TV sets ever devised.
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