Erling Torvits was born in Brande, Denmark, in 1925 and qualified as a cabinetmaker in 1944. After working in a Copenhagen cabinetmaking workshop, he moved to Herning in Jutland and opened a small design studio, designing mainly cabinets and chairs for small manufacturers across Denmark. Matzform produces his Sushi series under licence as part of its programme of mid-century Scandinavian furniture. Designed in the 1950s, Sushi is one of the few upholstered designs in Torvits's output, which makes it unusual within a body of work otherwise rooted in case goods and wooden chairs. The series includes a sofa and an armchair, and Matzform's range adds the Sushi II and Sushi III variants. Made by hand, with upholstery in fabric or leather, the pieces are used across hospitality and residential interiors.
