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Contemporary Armchair Novel

Contemporary Armchair 'Novel' with Bouclé Fabric, Karakorum 001
By Friends & Founders
Located in Paris, FR
Novel - Armchair Design: Friends & Founders Upholstery available in a wide range of fabrics and
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Organic Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wool

Contemporary Armchair 'Novel' with Reed Sahco Fabric, 006
By Friends & Founders
Located in Paris, FR
Novel - Armchair Design: Friends & Founders Upholstery available in a wide range of fabrics and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Organic Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wool

Contemporary Armchair 'Novel' with Kvadrat x Raf Simons Fabric
By Friends & Founders
Located in Paris, FR
Novel - Armchair Design: Friends & Founders Upholstery available in a wide range of fabrics and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Organic Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wool

Contemporary Armchair 'Novel' with Kvadrat x Raf Simons fabric
By Friends & Founders
Located in Paris, FR
Novel - Armchair Design: Friends & Founders Upholstery available in a wide range of fabrics and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Organic Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wool

Rex Posture Support Leather Armchair by FSM
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Rex chair by De Sede. The armchair Rex revolutionizes the act of sitting. Like the De Sede
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather

Rex Posture Support Leather Armchair by FSM
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Rex chair by De Sede. The armchair Rex revolutionizes the act of sitting. Like the De Sede
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather

Railing Upholstered Armchair with White Sheep Fur
By Aranda Lasch
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Railing collection continues Aranda\Lasch’s research into modularity through a novel language of arcs
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21st Century and Contemporary American Armchairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Railing Upholstered Armchair with White Sheep Fur
By Aranda Lasch
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Railing collection continues Aranda\Lasch’s research into modularity through a novel language of arcs
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Armchairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

De Sede DS-414/52 Cantilevered Armchair in Black Leather by De Sede Design Team
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
- no wonder, since the model is based on a novel movement mechanism. Available as a cantilevered chair
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather

De Sede DS-414/62 Cantilevered Armchair in Black Leather by De Sede Design Team
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
– no wonder, since the model is based on a novel movement mechanism. Available as a cantilevered chair
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather

De Sede DS-414/52 Cantilevered Armchair in Black Leather by De Sede Design Team
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
- no wonder, since the model is based on a novel movement mechanism. Available as a cantilevered chair
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather

De Sede DS-414 Swivel Base Armchair in White Upholstery by De Sede Design Team
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
– no wonder, since the model is based on a novel movement mechanism. Available as a cantilevered chair
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric

De Sede DS-414 Swivel Base Armchair in White Upholstery by De Sede Design Team
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
– no wonder, since the model is based on a novel movement mechanism. Available as a cantilevered chair
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric

De Sede DS-414 Star Base Armchair in Ebony Upholstery by De Sede Design Team
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
– no wonder, since the model is based on a novel movement mechanism. Available as a cantilevered chair
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric

De Sede DS-414/62 Cantilevered Armchair in Black Leather by De Sede Design Team
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
– no wonder, since the model is based on a novel movement mechanism. Available as a cantilevered chair
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather

De Sede DS-414 Star Base Armchair in Ebony Upholstery by De Sede Design Team
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
– no wonder, since the model is based on a novel movement mechanism. Available as a cantilevered chair
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric

Visionnaire Jamboree Padded Armchair by Alessandro La Spada
By Alessandro La Spada, Visionnaire
Located in Bologna, IT
The Jamboree armchair is a commemorative piece that reinterprets the past in a contemporary way
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric

Marco Zanuso for Arflex Pair of 'Lady' Armchairs
By Marco Zanuso, Arflex
Located in Waalwijk, NL
representation of 1950s Italian Design, the 'Lady' armchair stands as a celebrated testament to contemporary
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Ottoman 'Unio' by Poiat, Chivasso Yang 95 Fabric
By Poiat
Located in Paris, FR
, featuring an armchair, ottomans, sofas, marks a new chapter for Poiat. The collection explores novel forms
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Organic Modern Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Fabric, Plywood

Contemporary Bench 'Unio' by Poiat, Chivasso Yang 95 Fabric
By Poiat
Located in Paris, FR
, featuring an armchair, ottomans, sofas, marks a new chapter for Poiat. The collection explores novel forms
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Organic Modern Benches

Materials

Fabric, Plywood

Contemporary Ottoman 'Unio' by Poiat, Fabric Fox 02 by Larsen
By Poiat
Located in Paris, FR
, featuring an armchair, ottomans, sofas, marks a new chapter for Poiat. The collection explores novel forms
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Organic Modern Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Fabric, Plywood

Contemporary Bench 'Unio' by Poiat, Hanoi 04 by Pierre Frey
By Poiat
Located in Paris, FR
, featuring an armchair, ottomans, sofas, marks a new chapter for Poiat. The collection explores novel forms
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Organic Modern Benches

Materials

Fabric, Plywood

Contemporary Ottoman 'Unio' by Poiat, Hanoi 04 by Pierre Frey
By Poiat
Located in Paris, FR
, featuring an armchair, ottomans, sofas, marks a new chapter for Poiat. The collection explores novel forms
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Organic Modern Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Fabric, Plywood

Contemporary Bench 'Unio' by Poiat, Fabric Fox 02 by Larsen
By Poiat
Located in Paris, FR
, featuring an armchair, ottomans, sofas, marks a new chapter for Poiat. The collection explores novel forms
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Organic Modern Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Fabric, Plywood

“Easy on the Eyes: Harriet” Photograph of a Beautiful Man on the Lawn
Located in Brooklyn, NY
is juxtaposed with a passage from a novel or short story by a prominent female author describing a
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Postmodern Brass Floor Lamp by Rainbow Lamp Company, c1980s
By Rainbow Lamp Company 1
Located in Chino Hills, CA
armchair, casting a soft golden hue over a stack of classic novels, or standing tall next to a sleek modern
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Ebonized Mahogany Tri-Level Round Coffee Table, Paul Laszlo, Brown Saltman LA
By Paul Laszlo, Brown Saltman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
elite. Laszlo combined sleek geometric lines and rich woods together with novel materials and textures
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Jean-Luc Le Mounier, Empreinte, Contemporary Dining Armchair, France, 2023
By Jean-Luc Le Mounier
Located in New York, NY
ever-more complex techniques, wedding rare species of wood with precious metals in novel arrangements
Category

2010s French Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bronze

Jean-Luc Le Mounier, Empreinte, Contemporary Dining Armchair, France, 2023
By Jean-Luc Le Mounier
Located in New York, NY
ever-more complex techniques, wedding rare species of wood with precious metals in novel arrangements
Category

2010s French Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bronze

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By Josep Vila Capdevila
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Custom Made Round Sheepskin Ottoman with Oak Ball Feet
Located in London, GB
Custom-made ottoman developed & produced at our workshops in London using the highest quality materials. This example is upholstered in a Honey coloured sheepskin and features oiled ...
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2010s British Scandinavian Modern Ottomans and Poufs

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By Louise Liljencrantz
Located in Stockholm, SE
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2010s Swedish Side Tables

Materials

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Gubi Pacha Lounge Swivel Chair Designed by Pierre Paulin
By Gubi, Pierre Paulin
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Category

2010s Danish Lounge Chairs

Materials

Textile

Basurto 01 Contemporary Wooden and Fabric Stool
By Difane, Colección Estudio
Located in Mexico City, MX
A tribute to the architectural style that characterized Mexico City during the mid-20th century. Inspired by its lines, symmetry, volumes and shapes, each piece is a miniature abstra...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

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Unique Arm, Lounge, Club or Side Chair in Spray Dyed Velvet by Alex P White
By Alex P. White
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The creatures chair is the perfect lounge or armchair hybrid. It pitches you back just far enough to get that lounge feel but the scale and arm height makes it as easy to get out of ...
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2010s American Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Velvet

Gio Ponti F.A. 33 Medium Mirror in Black Brass
By Gubi, Gio Ponti
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Gio Ponti F.A. 33 medium mirror in black brass. The F.A. 33 Mirror was originally designed by Gio Ponti in 1933 for Fontana Arte, the period’s most prominent lamp, glass, and mirror ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Brass

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Sistema Solare Chandelier, Piattelli Design, Ivory-toned Onyx and Brass, 6-shade
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Unique chandelier, made from thinly-cut pieces of exquisite ivory-toned translucent onyx. Ideal to be hung over a table, with versatile configurations. Ivory onyx comes from Middle E...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

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Onyx, Brass

Ledge Floating Console (61") in Black by Simon Johns
By Simon Johns
Located in East-Bolton, Quebec
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2010s Canadian Modern Cabinets

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Arflex Marenco Sofa in Fabric Heidi and Candy by Mario Marenco
By Arflex, Mario Marenco
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Marenco Sofa is designed by Mario Marenco for Arflex. This sofa features the system with making the armrest and seat as the base portion. There is a metal tubular frame facilitated f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas

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Metal

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By Florian Schulz
Located in Berlin, DE
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2010s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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2010s Table Lamps

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1950's Style Curved Velvet Sofa in Custom Velvet Colors
Located in New York, NY
The Sofa inspires itself nature where green is the predominant element and where valleys and hills prevail. The item’s details allow it to be the perfect statement piece for any cont...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofas

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Velvet, Walnut

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By Alguacil & Perkoff Ltd.
Located in London, GB
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2010s British Modern More Mirrors

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By Bruce Andrews Design
Located in Evans, GA
loose cushion down seat. A contemporary twist on carved tapered legs. This is a neoclassical wing chair
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Antique Late 18th Century American American Classical Armchairs

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Walnut, Upholstery

Mid Century Wingback Lounge Chair Model PK973 in Velvet by Parker Knoll
By Parker Knoll
Located in Tarleton, GB
opulent blue velvet, this armchair is a harmonious fusion of timeless design and contemporary comfort
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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By Brown Saltman, Paul Laszlo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
signature, as issued in the limited edition of the subject's novel "Vagabonde" (Paris: Andre Sauret, Editeur
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1950s Modern Portrait Prints

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Henri Matisse - Colette - Original Lithograph
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
signature, as issued in the limited edition of the subject's novel "Vagabonde" (Paris: Andre
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1950s Modern Portrait Prints

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Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Colette
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
, as issued in the limited edition of the subject's novel "Vagabonde" (Paris: Andre Sauret, Editeur
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1950s Modern Portrait Prints

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Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Colette
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
, as issued in the limited edition of the subject's novel "Vagabonde" (Paris: Andre Sauret, Editeur
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1950s Modern Portrait Prints

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Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Colette
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

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By Henri Matisse
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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

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Located in Chino Hills, CA
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By Percival Lafer
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
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Contemporary Armchair Novel For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal contemporary armchair novel for your home. Frequently made of animal skin, leather and fabric, every contemporary armchair novel was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a contemporary armchair novel, we have 1 options in-stock, while there are 12 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a contemporary armchair novel — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A contemporary armchair novel made by modern designers — as well as those associated with mid-century modern — is very popular. De Sede, Friends & Founders and ArandaLasch each produced at least one beautiful contemporary armchair novel that is worth considering.

How Much is a Contemporary Armchair Novel?

Prices for a contemporary armchair novel start at $2,030 and top out at $20,000 with the average selling for $2,710.