An elegant and luxurious high-end sofa programme with a supremely comfortable deep seat, soft, rounded corners and an inviting design.

Product details

Forte is an elegant and luxurious high-end sofa programme with a supremely comfortable deep seat. The expressive, minimalist cast aluminium legs lift the frame while supporting the soft back cushions, a defining feature that sees the sofa stand out in open spaces.

Forte collection
The Forte collection is a very extensive sofa programme, consisting of straight sofas (3-seaters to 5-seaters), freestanding chaise longues and dormeuse sofas, a loveseat, a matching ottoman, and many Forte configurations in various set-ups and sizes.

Seat height
Standard 43 cm. Optionally available in seat height 45 cm.

Back cushions
Forte features firm back cushions accompanied by matching decorative cushions. These are integral to the Forte design and are upholstered in the same fabric as the sofa. All cushions are crafted from fire-retardant materials.

Upholstery
Choose from a wide range of high-quality fabrics available in a variety of colours. Upholstery in leather as an option.

Base
The distinctive aluminum legs are specially cast for Forte. They are standardly finished in powder coating, available in both matte and glossy colours.

Forte Table collection
Forte comes with a matching collection of coffee tables: Forte Table. A series of luxurious low, round and rectangular tables with a solid oak (in all Artifort oak oil colours) or beautiful marble: 'Grigio' or 'Crema Luna'.

Design year 2024Design by Studio Stefan Scholten

Choose from a wide range of premium fabrics and leather. Click on the drop-down menu to select a colour.


The distinctive aluminum base is finished in powder coat. Click on the drop-down menu to select a colour.


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Designed by Studio Stefan Scholten

Industrial designer Stefan Scholten (1972) has become one of the defining voices in world-renowned Dutch Design after graduating from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 1995. He is known for his reductionist design style combined with a unique use of colour. His designs are functional and applicable, but always expressive. Scholten’s approach is also known as the atelier-method-of-working. During the design process, he thinks with his hands as much as possible. He will keep on sketching, drawing and mixing colours until an original and new design emerges. Based in Amsterdam, the studio designs for a variety of well-respected brands, such as HAY, Moroso, Maharam, Cappellini and 1616 / arita japan. In 1998 Stefan Scholten (Copray & Scholten) designed the ‘Relay’ Chaise Longue for Artifort, and for more than 20 years these Relays have been located at various places in the piers of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and used heavily on a daily basis. In 2020, Stefan Scholten (Scholten & Baijings) designed the Soft Facet armchair for Artifort.

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