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Vladimir Kagan Furniture

American, German, 1927-2016

The pioneers of modern furniture design in America in the mid-20th century all had their moments of flamboyance: Charles and Ray Eames produced the startling, biomorphic La Chaise; George Nelson’s firm created the Marshmallow sofa; Edward Wormley had his decadent Listen to Me chaise. But no designer of the day steadily offered works with more verve and dynamism than Vladimir Kagan. While others, it seems, designed with suburban households in mind, Kagan aimed to suit the tastes of young, sophisticated city-dwellers. With signature designs that feature sleekly curved frames and others that have dramatic out-thrust legs, Kagan made furniture sexy.

Kagan’s father was a Russian master cabinetmaker who took his family first to Germany (where Vladimir was born) and then to New York in 1938. After studying architecture at Columbia University, Kagan opened a design firm at age 22 and immediately made a splash with his long, low and sinuous Serpentine sofa. Furniture lines such as the Tri-symmetric group of glass-topped, three-legged tables and the vivacious Contours chairs soon followed.

Kagan’s choices of form and materials evolved through subsequent decades, embracing lucite, aluminum and burl-wood veneers. By the late 1960s, Kagan was designing austere, asymmetrical cabinets and his Omnibus group of modular sofas and chairs. For all his aesthetic élan, Kagan said that throughout his career, his touchstone was comfort. “A lot of modern furniture was not comfortable. And so comfort is: form follows function. The function was to make it comfortable,” he once commented. “I created what I called vessels for the human body.”

A diverse group of bodies have made themselves at home with Kagan designs. Among the famous names who commissioned and collected his designs are Marilyn Monroe, Gary Cooper, Andy Warhol, David Lynch, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, and firms such as Gucci and Giorgio Armani. His work is in numerous museum collections, including those of the Victoria & Albert and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Because of its idiosyncrasy, Kagan’s work did not lend itself to mass-production. Kagan never signed on with any of the major furniture-making corporations, and examples of his designs are relatively rare. As you will see from the offerings on 1stDibs, even decades after their conception, Kagan pieces still command the eye, with their freshness, energy, sensuality and wit.

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Item Ships From: New York
Creator: Vladimir Kagan
Pair of Mid Century Documented Walnut "Barrel" Chairs by Vladimir Kagan, 1947
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
This sculptural and iconic pair of low back "Barrel" chairs were designed and executed by Vladimir Kagan, in 1947. They feature amorphic arms; subtly scalloped tops; and splayed coni...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Fabric, Walnut

Pair of Swiveling "Nautilus" Chairs by Vladimir Kagan in Smoked Platinum
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
This pair of Nautilus chairs exemplify the stunning organic Futurist forms and clean lines for which Vladimir Kagan one of the most esteemed furniture designers of the 20th century i...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Hardwood, Velvet

Mid Century Modern Sculptural Walnut & Glass Cocktail Table by Vladimir Kagan
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Iconic design by Vladimir Kagan C1960 Sculptural 412 glass and walnut kidney shape cocktail table. Sinuous arms reaching out to collect the shapely kidney glass top. Fabulous style a...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Glass, Walnut

Vladimir Kagan VK Armchair, Gray Blue Leather Lounge Chair, Polished Base.
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vladimir Kagan VK Armchair, Made in Italy. Gray Blue leather. Polished aluminum base. Originally designed as the Contour Collection (Trisymmetric Chaise Longue and Armchair Lounge) in the late 1950’s as a metal version of his tri-symmetric wood forms of the 1940’s for Kagan-Dreyfus. Produced under Vladimir Kagan New York...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Aluminum

Midcentury Bilboa Curved Sofa in Royal Blue, attributed to Vladimir Kagan
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Staten Island, NY
Postmodern Vladimir Kagan Bilbao sofa by Preview. The sofa is covered with ultra suede and is very clean. Please check all the photos for the condition.
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Ultrasuede

Rare Set of 4 Signed Vladimir Kagan Channeled "Clos" Chairs in Holly Hunt Fabric
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
This rare and stunning set of four "Clos" dining/ game table chairs were realized by Vladimir Kagan- one of the most celebrated designers of the 20th century- in the United States, c...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Upholstery, Lucite

Vladimir Kagan Directional with Left Arm for Directional
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Chicago, IL
Condition: Newly upholstered Vladimir Kagan kidney shaped "cloud" sofa for Directional, designed in the 1960s. Curved sofa with a left facing arm and right facing enlarged bumper. Wa...
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1960s American Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Bouclé, Wood

Vladimir Kagan Lounge Chair and Matching Ottoman Labeled
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
Vladimir Kagan lounge chair and matching ottoman. The set has it's original brown fabric, a pedestal chrome base with Kagan label.
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1980s Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Chrome

Vladimir Kagan Corkscrew Swivel Chairs for Directional in Bouclé, PAIR
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in East Hampton, NY
Newly reupholstered in a soft and nubby bouclé, these 'Corkscrew' swivel chairs, also often referred to as 'Nautilus', by Vladimir Kagan for Directional, circa 1980s / 90s. These cla...
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1980s American Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Bouclé

Vladimir Kagan Rare "Luxus Executive Chair" with Lucite Arms 1970s (Signed)
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
Rare high back "Luxus Executive Chair" model 7016 with molded lucite arms and tufted butterscotch leather with tilt antique bronze base by Vladimir Kagan, American 1970's (signed “Ha...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Bronze

Vladimir Kagan Rare 7311 Key Side Dining Chair
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
Vladimir Kagan rare pair of dining and / or side chairs. Model 7311, or known as the Key Chair, these were designed and manufactured by Vladimir Kagan within his studio in 1972. Th...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Velvet, Wood

Vladimir Kagan Dining Chairs
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
Set of 8 Nexus Dining Chairs by Vladimir Kagan. Walnut, upholstery. 8 armless chairs including 2 taller chairs & 6 lower side chairs. Beautifully sculpted walnut bases. Upholstered ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Upholstery, Walnut

Vladimir Kagan Unicorn Sofa
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
Cast aluminum, fabric. Model U522, fantastic sensual form and sculptural metal base. An iconic Kagan design. Provenance: Collection of the artist.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Aluminum

Vladimir Kagan Lounge Chair
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
Rare Contour Lounge Chair by Vladimir Kagan. Walnut, upholstery. A classic Kagan form with sculptural walnut frame. Designed in 1953, this example produced c. 1970.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Upholstery, Walnut

Vladimir Kagan 100C-S Mohair Wing Chair & 100BF Barrel Ottoman, Polished Nickel
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vladimir Kagan 100C-S Mohair Wing Chair & 100BF Barrel Ottoman, Polished Nickel, Holly Hunt. Gorgeous Amber Whiskey Mohair Custom piece. Rare metal swivel base version in polished ni...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Stainless Steel, Nickel

Vladimir Kagan Modern Green Formica and Blond Wood Veneer Extension Dining Table
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century Modern single-leaf extension dining / conference table with a rectangular top with rounded corners featuring a green formica surface bordered by an inlaid silver...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Metal

Vladimir Kagan Desk Chair
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
Executive Desk Chair by Vladimir Kagan. Fabric, chromed metal. High back swivel desk chair with tilt and casters. A great model. 2nd matching chair is available.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Metal, Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Radius Table by Vladimir Kagan
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Exceptional and a beautiful table designed by Vladimir Kagan. Created from curved walnut panels connected by a polished chrome tri-star designed spoke. Glass is flawless.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Chrome

Vladimir Kagan, Early Custom Sculptural Walnut Desk
By Kagan-Dreyfuss, Inc., Vladimir Kagan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rare, likely one-of-a-kind, Vladimir Kagan design, employing all of the design touches that make him such an important figure in American Modernism. A wonderful melding of rationalist and biomorphic elements, the triangular black laminate writing surface cantilevers over a cubist stack of drawers raised on sculptural foot; on the opposite end the top is supported by a classic Kagan split leg. The piece is finished on the back to allow floating in a room. This comes out of a Kagan-Dreyfuss designed Manhattan apartment...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Laminate, Walnut

Mid Century Modern Sculptural "Radius" Cocktail Table by Vladimir Kagan
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Radius cocktail table by Vladimir Kagan. Three sided curved walnut slabs connected by a chromed steel spoke. Glass top is 30" diameter. Hgt is 14.5 In excellent vintage cond...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Steel, Chrome

Vladimir Kagan Rare "Cubist" Armchair in Oak 1960s
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One beautiful and rare Vladimir Kagan “Cubist” armchair 1960s. The striking sculptural and sturdy frame is made out of solid Oak. This conversation starte...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Upholstery, Foam, Oak

Pair of Vladimir Kagan "Nobu" or "Cubist" Walnut Upholstered Dining Chairs
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of Contemporary American \"Nobu\" or \"Cubist\" dining chairs feature a flattened minimalist openwork frame with back and seat anchored to the front and back supports, upholster...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Upholstery, Fabric, Wood

Vladimir Kagan Mohair Wing Chair 100c-S, Polished Nickel Swivel Base, Holly Hunt
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vladimir Kagan mohair wing chair 100c, polished nickel swivel base, holly hunt. Gorgeous Amber Whiskey Mohair Custom piece. Rare metal swivel base version...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Stainless Steel, Nickel

The Complete Kagan: Vladimir Kagan, A Lifetime of Avant-Garde Design, Signed
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Complete Kagan: Vladimir Kagan — A Lifetime of Avant-Garde Design. First edition. Signed by Kagan. Excellent condition. Hardback. 1st complete c...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Paper

Mid Century Vladimir Kagan Zebra Wood & Lucite Floor Lamp c1965 with Provenance
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and tall, 74.5 inches this Zebra Wood with Plexi floor lamp designed by Vladimir Kagan and lived it's previous life in the Dakota apartment b...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Lucite, Plexiglass, Zebra Wood

Mid-Century Modern Cocktail Table by Vladimir Kagan # 6703 Glass & Chrome Base
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and rare piece. Straight from the Dakota apartment building in NYC. 41.5 square glass top with a curved and straight edge chrome Base. #6703 ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Steel, Chrome

Vladimir Kagan One-of-a-Kind Credenza with Carved Center Panels 1940s (Signed)
By Kagan-Dreyfuss, Inc., Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary one-of-a-kind large credenza in walnut with hand-carved center panels with illuminated interior liquor cabinet and bar in the center, dark gray granite inset tops, and ...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Granite, Brass

Kagan Propeller Glass Top Coffee Table for Selig
By Vladimir Kagan, Selig
Located in New York, NY
Vladimir Kagan design for Selig Propeller coffee table. Base consists of opposing curved Walnut veneer elements joined by a rectangular chrome support. Base without glass top 14 inch...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Chrome

Vladimir Kagan 2-Tier Side Table with Inset Ceramic Tile Top 1950 'Signed'
By Kagan-Dreyfuss, Inc., Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
Rare and early open-sided table in oak with artisan ceramic tiles inset in top by Vladimir Kagan for Kagan-Dreyfuss, American, c.1950 (signed on bottom “Kagan-Dreyfuss New York. A Vladimir Kagan Design”.) Kagan incorporated hand-made ceramic tiles by Alexandra Kasuba in some of his early designs. They are works of art and their collaboration was a great success. Reference: The Complete Kagan...
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1950s American Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Ceramic, Oak

Vladimir Kagan Rare Unicorn Stool in Aluminum and Ivory Bouclé, 1960s
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
Vladimir Kagan for Vladimir Kagan Designs, Inc. very rare Unicorn triangular stool with ivory bouclé upholstered cushion on cast and polished aluminum...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Aluminum

Vladimir Kagan Crescent Sofa
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
Vladimir Kagan Crescent sofa in red upholstery with a brass base. Check out our other items listed separately (Paint Brushes Sculpture, D...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

Materials

Brass

Vladimir Kagan Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chair "Capricorn" with Original Pads
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Rare to find with the original pads, this lounge chair is in original excellent vintage condition. Pads are in amazingly great condition also. Comfy lounge chair...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Iron

Vladimir Kagan Snail Coffee Table in Walnut
By Vladimir Kagan, Selig
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For sale, the iconic design, the snail table by Vladimir Kagan. Freshly refinished walnut spiral base supporting glass top with rounded edges. The perfect minimalist coffee table wit...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Glass, Walnut

Vladimir Kagan Architectural Louvered & Illuminated Room Divider with COA, 1967
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An incredibly rare louvered and illuminated room divider in solid walnut floating over a cylindrical brass foot, custom-designed by Vladimir Kagan circa 1967. Six sculptural, marquise-shaped slats are angled at 45 degrees to the frame and flank the light box which houses a single 6-foot fluorescent bulb. Authenticated by and registered with the Vladimir Kagan Design Group, this piece is offered to the collector with all corresponding documents including certificate of authenticity, company letter, related archival photos, and numbered registration plaque. While their archivists have seen similar slatted dividers that Kagan designed (see last image in this listing), they’d not seen one with an incorporated lighting element before and thus feel that this example may well be one-of-a-kind or, at the very least, from a strictly limited run. That said, it seems that this general concept of combining lighting with room partitioning...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Brass

Swiveling Sculptural "Cork Screw Chair" by Vladimir Kagan
By Vladimir Kagan, Directional
Located in New York, NY
Swiveling sculptural "Cork Screw Chair" by Vladimir Kagan, American, 1992 (retains original "Directional" label).
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Upholstery, Foam, Wood

Pair of Vladimir Kagan Mid-Century Modern Capricorn Dining Chairs with Original
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Kagan Capricorn dining chairs with the original vinyl covers. See pics. Chairs are in outstanding condition with the acrylic feet inta...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Iron

Vladimir Kagan Walnut and Glass End Tables
By Selig, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We can bring this item to you curbside for local, in-person viewing. Inquiries welcome. Handsome midcentury pair of tables featuring gracefully curved walnut veneer panels, contra...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Chrome

Mid-Century Custom Vladimir Kagan Sideboard for JFK TWA Saarinen Terminal
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury tiger maple sideboard / bar with tambour side shelves over two drawers and center with raising mechanism and wine storage. This piece ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Maple

Vladimir Kagan Carved Walnut Trisymmetric Occasional Table
By Vladimir Kagan, Kagan-Dreyfuss, Inc.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iconic atomic design by Kagan-Dreyfuss. Elegantly articulated and proportioned table with glass top. Works as either a cocktail or an occasional table.
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1950s American Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Walnut

Swiveling "Nautilus" Chair by Vladimir Kagan in Smoked Platinum Velvet
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
This Nautilus swivel chair exemplifies the stunning organic futurist forms and clean lines for which Vladimir Kagan, one of the most esteemed furniture designers of the 20th century,...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Velvet

Vladimir Kagan Chairs
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
Swivel Lounge Chairs No. 524 by Vladimir Kagan. Wood, brushed aluminum, fabric. Fantastic and rare model with new upholstery.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Aluminum

Vladimir Kagan Early Rare High Back Barrel Lounge Chair and Ottoman, USA, 1950s
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
Vladimir Kagan early rare high back barrel lounge chair and matching ottoman with angled splayed maple legs, USA, 1950s. Thi...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vladimir Kagan Furniture

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Upholstery, Maple, Wood

Vladimir Kagan furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Vladimir Kagan furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of fabric and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Vladimir Kagan furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 281 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 8 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Vladimir Kagan were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Florence Knoll, and Directional. Prices for Vladimir Kagan furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,190 and can go as high as $110,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $12,500.

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