Description
Where a Finnish Bread Loaf Becomes a Sofa
The Leolux Pulla Sofa is one of the most distinctive and immediately recognisable sofa designs in contemporary European furniture — a pioneering piece that opens new perspectives not only within the Leolux collection but beyond it. Its expressive, rounded shapes speak a design language that balances the angular with the round, the hard with the soft. Designed by Dutch studio Truly Truly (Kate and Joel Booy) for Leolux, the Pulla is the result of an extensive study into shapes, materials, and specifically how they relate to the space in which furniture fulfils its function.
The Pulla Inspiration — Finnish Plaited Bread
The sofa’s name and its most distinctive formal characteristic share the same source: Pulla is a Finnish braided bread — a plaited, enriched dough loaf whose characteristic shape directly inspired the corner cushion and armrest form of the sofa.
The seat, back, and arms of the Pulla sofa embrace and overlap each other — pushed together gently at the contact points, like the braided sections of dough meeting in the baked loaf. This interwoven quality is the design’s defining structural idea: the individual elements do not simply sit next to one another but lean into and against each other, creating a composition of soft rounded volumes that reads as a unified, organic whole.
Studio Truly Truly’s design aim was to present materials at their most comfortable — to produce a sofa that actively inspires you to use it the way you want to. Not a sofa that imposes a sitting position but one that invites whatever form of lounging, leaning, or curling suits the moment.
An Extra-Deep Seat for Generous Lounging
The Pulla’s 65cm seating depth is one of its most immediately appreciated features in use — significantly deeper than the standard sofa seat depth of approximately 55cm. This extra depth means the sofa accommodates a wide range of sitting and lounging positions: upright with cushions behind the back, fully reclined against the backrest, legs pulled up, or sideways across the seat. The low-slung profile — with the seat surface close to the floor — reinforces this lounging quality, giving the Pulla the relaxed, enveloping character that its rounded forms suggest.
The result is a sofa that looks soft and low, with a slightly deeper seat — the perfect fit for spacious rooms but equally at home in intimate interiors with more compact dimensions.
Modular Programme — From Single Sofa to 390cm Configuration
The Pulla is not a single product but a comprehensive seating programme. The modular system allows configurations from a single sofa up to a maximum combined width of 390cm — spanning a full living room wall if desired.
Sofa modules available: 2.5-seat, 3-seat, 3.5-seat, and 4-seat. Additional elements include a chaise longue XL and medium chaise longue, with 1 or 2 arms, that can be combined with any sofa module or positioned freestanding in the room as an island element. Three divan sizes and footstools are also available as freestanding pieces.
The backs of adjacent modules serve as the connecting factors — when joined, they appear to create a single unified seating element rather than obviously separate modules placed side by side. This is a deliberate design achievement that most modular systems cannot replicate.
Comfort options allow customisation: height can be increased by 2cm, and depth reduced by 2cm from the standard specification.
Upholstery, Legs, and Configuration
The Pulla is available in leather, fabric, and stretch-fabric upholstery — the stretch-fabric option is particularly well suited to the sofa’s organic rounded forms, conforming smoothly to the curved volumes without the visible fold lines that standard woven fabric can show at curves.
The legs are in aluminium as standard, with a lacquer or powder coating option available in a range of colours — allowing the leg finish to be matched or contrasted with the upholstery.
Sleep Gallery holds Leolux’s full Pulla catalogue — visit our showroom in central Tbilisi or speak to our sleep experts at 596 14 9977 to configure your Pulla. Each Pulla is made to order in Leolux’s solar-powered factory in the Netherlands.
Free Delivery and Professional Assembly in Tbilisi
The Leolux Pulla is delivered and assembled in your home free of charge in Tbilisi by Sleep Gallery’s professional team.
Product Details
- Designer: Studio Truly Truly (Kate and Joel Booy)
- Name inspiration: Pulla — Finnish plaited bread loaf
- Seating depth: 65cm (extra-deep)
- Modules: 2.5-seat, 3-seat, 3.5-seat, 4-seat
- Additional elements: chaise longue XL, chaise longue medium, divans (3 sizes), footstools
- Maximum combined width: 390cm
- Upholstery: leather, fabric, stretch-fabric
- Legs: aluminium — standard or lacquer/powder coat option
- Comfort options: height +2cm, depth -2cm
- Made to order in the Netherlands
- Full catalogue available at Sleep Gallery
- Brand: Leolux (Netherlands)
- Delivery and assembly: free in Tbilisi
FAQ:
Q: Who designed the Pulla and what was the creative process behind it?
The Pulla was designed by Studio Truly Truly — the Dutch studio founded by Kate and Joel Booy. The studio’s work is characterised by extensive material and form research before any design decision is made — their approach is to understand how shapes and materials behave in a space before determining what form they should take.
For the Pulla, Studio Truly Truly conducted extensive research into shapes and materials and specifically how they relate to the space in which they fulfil their function. The design aim was to present materials at their most comfortable — to create a sofa that makes you want to use it the way you want to, rather than one that imposes a sitting position or usage pattern.
The name and the corner cushion form came from an unexpected source: the Finnish plaited bread loaf called Pulla — a braided dough whose characteristic shape of sections pushed gently together at their contact points became the direct inspiration for the way the sofa’s seat, back, and arms interweave and lean against each other. The result is a sofa that has a culinary warmth alongside its formal innovation — inviting, rounded, and instinctively comfortable.
Q: How does the 65cm seating depth change the way you use a sofa?
The Pulla’s 65cm seating depth is meaningfully more generous than the standard sofa seat depth — and it changes the range of comfortable positions the sofa accommodates.
A standard sofa at 55cm depth provides one primary comfortable position: upright sitting with the back against the backrest. The seat is long enough to support the thighs but not deeply enough to allow any further reclining or repositioning without back cushions.
At 65cm, the Pulla’s seat accommodates a significantly wider range: you can sit upright with cushions placed behind you and still have thigh support to the knee; you can recline fully against the backrest with your legs extended; you can sit sideways across the seat; you can curl up with knees raised. The low overall height of the sofa reinforces this versatility — the combination of a deep seat and low profile creates a sofa that genuinely invites lounging rather than only formal sitting.
For those who use their sofa for reading, watching TV, napping, or spending extended relaxed time, the 65cm depth is a practical difference that is immediately felt from the first time you sit down.
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Q: How does the Pulla modular system work — can I start with a 3-seater and add elements later?
Yes — the Pulla is a genuine modular system where elements can be combined in any configuration, and the programme is designed to allow additions over time.
The sofa modules (2.5-seat through 4-seat) connect through their backs — when joined, the backs serve as the connecting factor that makes the combined configuration appear as a single unified piece rather than obviously separate modules. The connection is clean and the visual effect is continuous.
Additional elements — chaise longue XL, chaise longue medium (with 1 or 2 arms), divans, and footstools — can be added to any sofa configuration or placed independently as freestanding pieces in the room. The XL chaise longue is particularly effective as a freestanding island element — its self-contained, rounded form functions as a room-within-a-room in larger spaces.
Starting with a 3-seat sofa and adding a chaise longue later is entirely possible — as long as the upholstery and leg finish of the new element match the original. Since each Pulla is made to order, Sleep Gallery can ensure matching specifications. Speak to our team at 596 14 9977 to discuss your configuration.
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Q: Is the stretch-fabric upholstery option worth choosing over standard fabric?
The stretch-fabric option is specifically worth considering for the Pulla because of the sofa’s organic, rounded forms — and for many customers it is the better choice.
Standard woven fabrics have a limited ability to conform smoothly to tight curves without showing fold lines, puckering, or visible tension at the contact points. On a rectilinear sofa with flat, angular surfaces, standard fabric lies flat and smooth. On the Pulla’s rounded volumes — the corner cushion, the armrest curves, the transitions between seat, back, and arm — standard fabric may show subtle surface irregularities at the most pronounced curves.
Stretch-fabric conforms to the Pulla’s organic forms more naturally — hugging the curves without creating the surface tension that standard fabric can show. The result is a smoother, more continuous surface that emphasises rather than interrupts the sofa’s flowing rounded forms. For the Pulla specifically, stretch-fabric visually reinforces the design’s organic character in a way that standard fabric does not.
Leather also conforms well to the Pulla’s forms — and brings its own material richness and ageing character. The right choice between stretch-fabric, standard fabric, and leather depends on your intended use, preferred maintenance level, and aesthetic priorities. Our team in the showroom can show all options.
Q: The Leolux Pulla costs more than standard sofas — what justifies the price?
The price reflects four specific distinctions from a standard upholstered sofa.
First, the design: Studio Truly Truly’s Pulla is a resolved design concept developed through extensive material and form research — the interwoven seat, back, and arm construction that appears to push together at contact points like braided dough is not a styling choice but a specific structural and material solution. Pioneer sofa programmes of this calibre require significant design investment.
Second, made to order in the Netherlands: each Pulla is produced individually to the customer’s specification — fabric or leather choice, leg finish, module configuration, comfort options — in Leolux’s solar-powered factory. This is not batch production of fixed configurations but individual manufacture to order.
Third, the modular programme depth: the infrastructure that supports a sofa programme spanning 2.5-seat to 4-seat modules, chaise longues in two sizes, three divan sizes, and footstools — all combinable in configurations up to 390cm — represents a production and design investment that standard single-configuration sofas do not reflect.
Fourth, Leolux’s manufacturing standards: nearly eight decades of Dutch furniture making, with high-quality materials carrying recognised environmental certifications, solar-powered production, and the quality assurance that comes from a family business committed to individual made-to-order production.
Free delivery and professional assembly in Tbilisi is included. Full Leolux catalogue available at Sleep Gallery.
