Originally designed and launched in 1969 for the January 1970 annual Cologne Furniture Trade show by the Italian designer-couple Tobia and Afra Scarpa. The idea of the Soriana was to express a design where a whole bundle of fabric was encapsulated by a metal frame. It was a revolutionary and unique design and 50 years forward it is still one of the preferred sofa for some of the biggest designer and architects own homes or customer projects. The collection at the time was made of multiple single elements: a lounge chair, medium sofa and larger version sofa, chaise lounge with ottoman.