Mario Capasa Explains the Evolution of Modular Design

You’ve seen it everywhere—cloud couches, pit sectionals, low lounge modulars. But where did the design actually start? Mario Capasa takes you through the surprisingly layered evolution of the modular sofa.

From rigid architectural frameworks to plush oversized comfort, modular design has been borrowed, stretched, and reworked over decades. Mario walks through how designers have recycled ideas—from postwar seating systems to European minimalism and the modern cloud obsession—and how that history shows up in today’s most viral sofas.