Great Ash

A modular sofa by Jens Juul Eilersen with slim armrests, deep down-filled seat cushions and a supporting back, built from modules of different sizes.

Designed by: Jens Juul Eilersen
Made by: Eilersen

A 320 cm Great Ash sofa in a living room

A 280 cm Great Ash sofa in grey corduroy with a footstool

Close view of the Great Ash seat and cushions

Pictures © Eilersen, from eilersen.eu.

Why it is renowned

Great Ash is known for its depth and softness: a wide seat with deep cushions filled with down under Eilersen's own down top, set against a supporting back.¹ The base is moulded so that it and the seat cushions read as one piece.¹ Because it is built from modules, each sofa can be put together for its room.¹

The story

Jens Juul Eilersen, who drew Eilersen's sofas from Stratos in 1979 onwards, designed Great Ash.¹² It comes as a fixed two- or three-seater in four sizes, and as sections and footstools in 21 sizes and shapes, with a chaise among them, so it can be fitted to a room.¹ The fixed cushions can be mixed with smaller loose pillows, and the standard seat height of 40 cm can be raised by 2 or 4 cm.¹

Sources

Great Ash - Eilersen. eilersen.eu, read 21 October 2026.
Welcome to the world of Eilersen (Internet Archive copy of 2026-05-16). web.archive.org, read 21 October 2026.

Last checked 21 October 2026, against the maker's own pages.