In my 25 years as an Interior Designer, it never ceases to amaze me the amount of technology put into producing inferior quality upholstery products.  Think of it this way…remember, years ago, a sofa would have to be reupholstered because the fabric would wear out and give way.  Today, the construction of the sofa wears out long before the fabric wears out.  Is fabric quality improving?  Perhaps, but, more to the point, the construction of much of the upholstery today has become inferior.