Born in 1925 into a family of designers and furniture makers whose activities were split between private houses and larger-scale contracts (liners, exhibitions, official buildings), Ducaroy trained at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts in Lyon, and in the family business, before branching out alone as an independent designer in 1952. In 1954, he began working with the Roset Company, soon to be known as Ligne Roset. And in 1973 he designed the now iconic Togo, a range of all-foam seating with covers generously quilted with polyester. To me, it embodies a certain kind of sexy, louche 70s sensibility that one can also find in the equally lounge-y de Sede Terrazza sofa, previously here. I love the low-slung, stuffed cushion look of the Togo pieces.
It is an icon of design, seen in many well designed homes, like Lindsey Adelman's home in Park Slope...
...and Lenny Kravitz' Brazilian Farm compound.
Ligne Roset has sold this legendary piece of furniture since it was first in production. You can buy your very own here!
Happy designing!
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