Forget Recliners, Your Next Business Class Seat Could Basically be a Luxurious Sofa - Yanko Design
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Optimares has introduced the SoFab business class seat, a revolutionary design centered around a sofa bed instead of a traditional motorized recliner. This manual design not only saves weight, leading to improved fuel efficiency and lower emissions, but also eliminates the risk of mechanical malfunctions, offering reliability for airlines and comfort for passengers. Measuring 78 inches by 40 inches, SoFab provides generous space for sleeping, redefining comfort in business travel. It has earned a Red Dot Award, highlighting its emphasis on simplicity, sustainability, and user-centered design.
For decades, business class design has chased a familiar formula - lie-flat seats, glossy control panels, and a parade of finishes meant to signal luxury. But every so often, something arrives that doesn't just tweak the model, it quietly replaces it.
SoFab challenges the assumption that luxury in the sky requires complex electronics and layered mechanics. There are no control buttons here. No seat-back motors humming mid-flight.
The decision to go manual wasn't a cost-cutting compromise. It's a design philosophy that values simplicity, sustainability, and user intuition.
For airlines, that's one less maintenance headache. For passengers, it means every seat is ready, every time. And for those with visual impairments, the tactile feedback of the SoFab design offers a more inclusive, accessible setup.
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