Jean Royère is known for his polar bear sofa, soft and round, and boldly coloured. He designed the piece, nicknamed ours polaire, in 1947 while redecorating his mother’s Paris apartment. over half a century later, Ellen DeGeneres has one, and so Kanye West. It looks like the comfiest thing in the world, although my heart is firmly with this ridiculously playful pair of chairs. Maybe not as easy on the derrière, but what a dream to tête-à-tête in.