Gentle Sofa

We design places and prod­ucts: immer­sive envi­ron­ments, com­pelling designs, and con­sid­ered goods. George Yabu and Glenn Pushel­berg found­ed our stu­dio in 1980 with an empha­sis on inte­ri­or design and have since expand­ed our stu­dio into a mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary prac­tice that address­es mul­ti­ple lay­ers of the human experience.

With offices in New York and Toron­to and a team of more than a hun­dred cre­atives and professionals, we design buildings, inte­ri­ors, landscapes, light­ing, fur­ni­ture, objects, and graph­ics with a focus that goes well beyond what things look like, to how they make peo­ple feel.

Our stu­dio and founders have earned many honors, includ­ing being appoint­ed Offi­cers of the Order of Cana­da, induct­ed into the Inte­ri­or Design Hall of Fame, and named among the world’s most influential design stu­dios by Wall­pa­per*, Elle Décor, Hos­pi­tal­i­ty Design, and the Busi­ness of Fash­ion. But the tro­phy shelf is not our primary concern. We’re always focused on what’s next and continuously search for the new and innovative as we strive to perceive the memorable experiences of tomorrow.

Our clients include leading hotel and resort brands, developers, retailers, restaurateurs, managers, entrepreneurs, and cre­ative indi­vid­u­als look­ing to stand apart from the crowd. With an approach­able, col­lab­o­ra­tive way of design­ing and solv­ing prob­lems, we believe in dream­ing big and vault­ing over obsta­cles to arrive at fresh new solutions.

We bring the same atten­tion to detail to every project, from table­top objects to extensive new developments, and actively look for partners who share our passion for doing better than what has been done before. For us, it’s all about designing the world we want to live in.