E-Sofa | MAXMARKO

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Designed by Maxmarko for the new digital era, the E-Sofa is a multifunctional luxury seating system conceived for contemporary living. Born in 2016 and inspired by the habits of the “E-generation,” the sofa places the individual at the center, offering a flexible environment that adapts to changing postures, activities and spatial needs.

Its signature high backrests provide enveloping comfort and create an intimate micro-space within the room. These rotating panels expand the user’s field of vision and allow seamless transformation—from secluded relaxation to social openness—making the E-Sofa highly versatile in luxury interiors. Built with a long-life rotational shaft system tested for over two million cycles, the structure ensures exceptional durability and effortless movement.

The integrated double-tray system allows the back panels to function as a mobile tea table or support surface, while the optional side table can be positioned across, beside or in front of the sofa, offering limitless configuration possibilities. With multiple modular specifications available, the E-Sofa adapts elegantly to private homes, hospitality environments and contemporary lounges seeking refined comfort with functional intelligence.

Artist: Derek Chen | Maxmarko
Dimensions: Modular
Materials: Leather, Metal, Wood
Year: 2025
Signed and certified by the artist

Designed by Maxmarko for the new digital era, the E-Sofa is a multifunctional luxury seating system conceived for contemporary living. Born in 2016 and inspired by the habits of the “E-generation,” the sofa places the individual at the center, offering a flexible environment that adapts to changing postures, activities and spatial needs.

Its signature high backrests provide enveloping comfort and create an intimate micro-space within the room. These rotating panels expand the user’s field of vision and allow seamless transformation—from secluded relaxation to social openness—making the E-Sofa highly versatile in luxury interiors. Built with a long-life rotational shaft system tested for over two million cycles, the structure ensures exceptional durability and effortless movement.

The integrated double-tray system allows the back panels to function as a mobile tea table or support surface, while the optional side table can be positioned across, beside or in front of the sofa, offering limitless configuration possibilities. With multiple modular specifications available, the E-Sofa adapts elegantly to private homes, hospitality environments and contemporary lounges seeking refined comfort with functional intelligence.

Artist: Derek Chen | Maxmarko
Dimensions: Modular
Materials: Leather, Metal, Wood
Year: 2025
Signed and certified by the artist

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DEREK CHEN | MAXMARKO

Portrait of Derek Chen, founder and creative director of Maxmarko, contemporary Chinese furniture designer focused on collectible design

Derek Chen’s creative practice is rooted in a fundamental idea drawn from Daoist philosophy: “unity without uniformity.” This concept understands diversity not as fragmentation, but as a balanced system in which opposites coexist. It is closely connected to the theory of the Five Elements — earth, metal, wood, water and fire — primordial forces through which all things are formed, transformed and renewed.

Maxmarko was initially conceived as a Research and Design Centre, a platform created by Chen to explore new forms of expression within contemporary Chinese design. From the beginning, it was less a brand than a space for inquiry — a place where designers could develop objects with a clear identity, distancing themselves from repetition and purely industrial production.

After several years working with some of China’s most influential contemporary furniture brands, Derek Chen took a decisive step forward. In the spring of 2010, Maxmarko was established as an independent brand, marking the launch of its first collection of original designs. This moment defined the emergence of a distinctive language shaped by philosophical heritage, formal research and a contemporary understanding of everyday use.

For Chen, design is not about invention in isolation, but about discovering the underlying patterns of ordinary objects. By extracting, combining and redefining their essential elements, his work seeks to create pieces that move beyond trends and aspire to a quiet sense of permanence. Observation, proportion, function and material exist in constant dialogue, without hierarchy.

Since 2010, Maxmarko has operated its own manufacturing base, allowing full control over every stage of the process, from concept to final production. Each piece is crafted by highly skilled artisans, with a rigorous focus on quality, durability and precision. Production is understood not as an end in itself, but as a natural extension of the design philosophy.

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