A key item of household furniture is the sofa. The sofa is where we hang out with friends and family – around the TV set or chatting over a cup of coffee. This is why the sofa is often considered absolutely indispensable in a home – even if space is limited. Multi-functionality adds value to a sofa in a micro-apartment. Below are some cases illustrating this.

'Twinny' by Proteas

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The Twinny Couch is the ultimate multi-functional couch. This couch, by the Greek Design agency Proteas, offers a somewhat untraditional take on a sleeping couch. In a matter of seconds, the sofa turns into a bunk bed for two. Quite ingenious!

Read more about the sofa bunk bed on their English website.

'Slot' by Matthew Pauk

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Working extensively with shape, appearance, and comfortable fit, the American sneaker design guru Matthew Pauk created the Slot sofa. He has managed to capture everything a sofa is about in one piece of furniture. This 3-seater hides an Ottoman, a coffee table and two extra pull-out seats. The Slot is ideal for everything; sleeping, TV series binging, having movie nights with friends or hosting a wine-tasting evening.

'Sosia' by Emanuele Magini

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The Italian designer Emanuele Magini made a 2-seater sofa wrapped in a single piece of fabric that can be unzipped. The ‘Sosia’ sofa converts into two armchairs, a bed, even into a small changing room. This is a key example of creativity and understanding how a dynamic furniture design can mutate and become a brilliant piece of interior furniture, adaptable to any everyday situation in a micro-apartment setting.

Add electric adjustability

Imagine these (or other) ingenious multi-functional furniture designs equipped with electric actuator movement solutions. Owners would find it even easier to turn his or her home fittings from one function to another – at the touch of a button.