97 in 3 Seat Modular Sofa in Grey Lint Fabric with a 103 Degree Backrest, Socket and USB Ports

Plenty of sofas pair a deep seat with a back that stands nearly vertical. There is nowhere for your shoulders to go, so you slide forward until your lower back is unsupported and then wedge a cushion behind you to fix it.

The maker prints 103 degrees for this backrest, meaning it reclines slightly rather than standing straight. Paired with the 25.5 inch seat it holds the shoulders back where the hips already are, and the two bolsters fill the lumbar gap instead of propping up your whole spine.

Three modules, one that opens

The studio shot, with the inset at bottom right showing the backrest dropped open and the socket inside it. From the front there is no sign of it: three tufted seats in grey lint with an orange bolster at each end and a pocket on the left arm.

Ninety-seven outside, 88.5 inside

Ninety-seven inches wide, 31 deep, 31.5 high. The seat run is 88.5 inches at 25.5 deep, 18 inches off the floor. Back cushions are 17 inches, arms 24.5 high and only 5 thick, bolsters 20 by 6, legs 6.5. Six hundred and sixty pounds is marked above each of the three seats.

The angle, stated

The maker's ergonomics panel gives three claims and one number. The number is the one that matters: 103 degrees of recline. It is a small lean, a few degrees past upright, but it is the difference between a back you rest against and one you sit in front of.

Storage and charging in one section

Four things live in the steel backrest: a storage box, a three hole socket, USB ports and a fixing knob that clamps it to the armrest and the neighbouring backrest. The photograph shows a lead running out of the socket to somewhere behind the sofa.

Printed on the maker's ergonomics panel. A fixed angle, not an adjustable one.

Inside 97 inches of overall width, because the arms are only 5 inches thick each.

A three hole socket and USB ports in the steel backrest, fed from a wall outlet like any extension.

Printed over each seat, so 1980 lb across the sofa. A static rating.

Named on the maker's materials panel and described as deformation resistant, with a short pile face.

One module and an armrest in each of the first two, the metal backrest module in the third.

Ships from a Canadian warehouse. Free shipping on orders over $150. Some remote areas, PO boxes and surcharge regions may be excluded or cost extra.

Return within 14 days of purchase, unused, in original condition and packaging.

Covered directly by the manufacturer under their warranty terms for material and manufacturing defects.

A leaning back and a deep seat are what you want for two hours at a time, rather than for a quick sit down with a coffee.

Ninety-seven inches needs eight feet of clear wall. Measure to the skirting and the architrave, not to the plaster.

The two orange bolsters do the colour work here, so the sofa itself stays neutral against whatever else is in the room.

What we stand behind

• Every dimension, the 660 lb per seat figure and the 103 degree backrest angle are read from the manufacturer's own panels.
• The written record calls the cover grey leathaire. The maker's own materials panel on this listing names lint fabric, and the photographs show a woven short pile, so lint fabric is used.
• The socket is an outlet built into the sofa, not a power source. No electrical rating, voltage or USB output is published, so none is quoted.
• No fibre composition, foam density, carton dimensions, assembly time or net weight is published, so none is quoted.
• Ships from a Canadian warehouse, free shipping over $150.
• 14 day returns, unused and in the original packaging.

Is the backrest adjustable?

No. The 103 degrees is a fixed build angle, not a mechanism. Nothing on this sofa moves once it is assembled, apart from the loose cushions and bolsters.

Is the cover leathaire or fabric?

The written description says grey leathaire. The maker's own materials panel on this listing says lint fabric, and the photographs show a woven short pile rather than a coated surface. The panel and the photographs agree with each other, so that is what is described here.

What is the orange for?

The two bolsters are the only orange on the sofa, 20 by 6 inches each, sitting loose in the corners. They double as lumbar support against the 25.5 inch seat depth. If the colour is not wanted they simply come off.

Will it fit through the door?

It arrives as three boxes rather than one crate, and each module is 31 inches deep. That depth is what you measure against your narrowest point, since a module travels on its side. Carton sizes are not published, so plan on the finished module depth.