Fendi Casa Peekasit sofa
The Peekasit seating project by Controvento takes its cue from Fendi’s iconic Peekaboo bag, translating the logic of a handbag into a sofa. Pure and welcoming shapes carry upholstery in fabric or sheepskin over a structure in fine Signoria leather, and the two materials meet in an original inside out effect. The elements combine in a compositional game with strong visual impact, surprising in both comfort and structural variety.
Description
Design Inspiration & Philosophy
The Peekaboo works by revealing what is normally hidden, and Controvento builds the sofa on the same principle. Leather that would usually line an interior is brought to the outside as the visible structure, while the softer material sits where the body meets it. The reference reads as wit rather than costume, resolved through construction instead of surface. Nothing is printed or applied. The quotation lives entirely in how the two materials are arranged.
Structure and Materials
The outer shell is built in fine Signoria leather, cut and worked to hold the sofa’s clean profile without bracing at the corners. Inside, the fabric or sheepskin upholstery brings warmth and depth against that firmer surround. The contrast is tactile as much as visual, and the shift from smooth to soft registers the moment anyone sits down.
Structural Variety
Peekasit is conceived as a project rather than a single model, so its elements are meant to be combined. Different pieces sit together to build seating that suits the room instead of dictating it, and the structural variety carries the same language across a wide range of arrangements. Every composition keeps the leather frame reading as one continuous outline.
Upholstery and Composition Options
Peekasit is specified through a set of material and structural choices.
– fabric upholstery drawn from the Fendi Casa textile range
– sheepskin upholstery for a deeper and more tactile seated surface
– structure in fine Signoria leather across the collection’s tonal palette
– multiple elements combined into individual compositions
– coordinating Peekasit armchair and ottoman from the same project
Perfect For
– Living rooms where the seating is meant to start the conversation
– Clients who own the Peekaboo and want the reference at room scale
– Designers seeking a fashion quotation handled through construction, not print
– Penthouse interiors with the floor area to carry a strong outline
– Show apartments needing an immediately identifiable maison piece
– Collectors of authored seating built on a documented design idea
Peekasit turns a handbag mechanism into furniture without ever printing a logo. The idea sits in the leather, the seam and the reveal, which is precisely where Fendi has always kept it.
