Feeling under-the-weather, we surfed the ever-inspiring Aqqindex and came across two seriously-stylish painted wood sofas, the top designed by Salvati and Tresoldi in 1978, the one below from Maison de Vacances designed Andre Monpoix in 1963.  We imagined them as DIY’s we could make out of plywood and started hunting for more examples to…copy. 

Most were from the 60’s and 70’s, a fertile time in plywood design. Dig this green KHO LAING LI beauty by Artifort France designed in 1960. Part of the angled base is upholstered but would be fine as simple painted ply:

At Jason VanHoose’ Pinterest, we found an interesting notched design made out of birch and orange-painted plywood (no provenance mentioned). We like the unfinished edges of Baltic birch and can imagine it paint high gloss white or ….pink perhaps:

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We also found a simple plan that would be a useful starting point in designing a plywood sofa.

The basic formula: a plywood structure and foam sofa cushions. The possible combinations of paint color and fabrics are endless…