For connection, conversation and comfort, it’s hard to beat the versatile and hardworking modular sofa which happens to come with design style and celebrity notions.

Milan Design Week and its Salon del Mobile furniture exposition is the highlight of the interior design calendar, feeding the soul of anyone whose home is their art and who never resists the siren call of a furniture store. This spring it brought back the modular sofa in some fantastical interpretations and every bit as groovy as it was when it first emerged in the 1960s.  

Back then the aspirational model was a space-hogging Mad Men-style sunken conversation pit in the middle of an open-plan space; now it’s sections arranged around the coffee table for a dynamic seating arrangement when friends call or family wants to lounge.  

And it has great appeal as it also means you’re won’t have to deal with a larger regular sofa not fitting through the door on delivery and killing the buzz of excitement after months of sitting on bean bags. 

Celebrities are catching on to the trend. Just recently, Hailey Beiber posted pictures on Instagram of Justin and baby Jack hanging out together on the undulating ‘island’ Dune modular sofa by French designer Pierre Paulin. It’s a 1970’s classic still made by the Paulin family to order.  

There’s no price list available which suggests if you have to ask the price you can’t afford it, although rumours in design circles say it costs £4,300+ per module, with a full arrangement measuring 10ft x 10ft setting you back a cool £43,500. 

While we might not have the Beibers’ budget there’s no shortage of modular style at EZ Living Interiors. Winter is coming and it’s time to get into your comfort zone, and where better than on the sofa especially one that offers comfort and flexibility.  

Modular sofas are the home interiors version of Tetris, made up of moveable pieces you can configure into sofas, add chaise longues and divide into separate seats. You can even add new sections over time as need and budget allow.  

Sometimes called a sectional sofa, the modular has multiple identities and can adapt for compact rooms where a typical three-seater might be a squeeze. A modular counterpart earns its keep by reconfiguring into a two-seater with the extra module as a separate seat. 

Look out for more space-saving features like slimmer arms and a straight back. The Maya in its fresh linen upholstery has both with no compromise on comfort thanks to integrated cushions to hug as you stretch out to watch TV after a hard day’s work.