Glass Sofa by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s. USA. Walnut end caps with glass legs. Reupholstered in Designtex floral.
Fabric
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 28 in W 136 in D 32 in
Mid Century Sectional Sofa by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates c 1960's
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in New York, NY
Architectural two piece sectional sofa, designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates. The sofa features an angled section, which has a storage cabinet on its end, with a drop dow...
Upholstery
$9,950
H 24 in W 58.5 in D 36.5 in
Gold Goop Brutalist Loveseat Sofa by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates
By Craft Associates, Paul Evans, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This Adrian Pearsall loveseat is a stunning fusion of mid-century modernism and sculptural bravado. Constructed in the 1970s for Craft Associates, its standout feature is a dramatic ...
Resin, Wood, Fabric, Upholstery
Unavailable
H 29.53 in W 102.37 in D 31.11 in
Very Rare Sculptural Sofa Attributed to Adrian Pearsall, USA, 1956
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Paris, FR
Very rare and very elegant floating (middle room) Sofa attributed to Adrian Pearsall (1925-2011) American architect and designer.
Brass
Adrian Pearsall Half-Round Sectional Sofa
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Chicago, IL
Rounded semi-circle sofa by Adrian Pearsall. Fully restored and reupholstered in silk velvet. 2-piece sectional.
Sold
H 24.5 in W 98 in L 24.5 in
Adrian Pearsall Signed Craft Associates Black and Yellow Midcentury Sofa
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in West Hartford, CT
Magnificent and coveted signed Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates sofa with walnut front and V-shaped front legs integrated into the trim as well as two separate screw-on back legs.
Fabric, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall 829-S Sofa for Craft Associates
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Designer: Adrian Pearsall. Manufacturer: Craft Associates. Period or model: Mid-Century Modern. Specifications: Blonde wood, Mohair. Condition: This Adrian Pearsall 829-S ...
Mohair, Wood
Adrian Pearsall Cloud Sofa for Craft Associates Inc.
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Designer: Adrian Pearsall. Manufacturer: Craft Associates. Period/Model: Mid-Century Modern. Specifications: Walnut, high grade foam, velvet. Condition: This Adrian Pearsa...
Velvet, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Rare Black and White 868-M Walnut Sofa
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in West Hartford, CT
Magnificent and coveted signed Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates 868-M 102" wide sofa with walnut hooks or fins on each side with removable bolster on back, quite remarkable!
Fabric, Textile, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Rare Black and White 868-M Walnut Sofa
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in West Hartford, CT
Magnificent and coveted signed Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates 868-M 102" wide sofa with walnut hooks or fins on each side with removable bolster on back; quite remarkable!
Fabric, Textile, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Rare Black and White 868-M Walnut Sofa
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in West Hartford, CT
Magnificent and coveted signed Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates 868-M 102" wide sofa with walnut hooks or fins on each side with removable bolster on back; quite remarkable!
Fabric, Textile, Walnut
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H 25 in W 150 in L 25 in
Adrian Pearsall Deep Orange and Black Geometric Sectional Sofa Craft Associates
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in West Hartford, CT
Adrian Pearsall semi-circular sectional sofa by Craft Associates, circa 1970s.
Fabric, Wood
MCM Adrian Pearsall Sofa, New Mohair Upholstery
By Craft Associates, Edward Wormley, Adrian Pearsall, Harvey Probber
Located in Raleigh, NC
This stunning gondola sofa by Adrian Pearsall represents the pinnacle of American mid-century modern design, showcasing the visionary designer's signature blend of sculptural form a...
Mohair
Mid-Century Modern Two-Piece Sofa Black Plinth Base Pearsall Attributed
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a truly magnificent sectional sofa set, with table and ottoman piece, attributed to Adrian Pearsall. In excellent condition. The dimensions of the sofa piec...
Pair of Adrian Pearsall Side Tables for Craft Associates
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of side tables in walnut with slate tops by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates.
Slate
Modern Upholstered Sofa, circa 1960
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Culver City, CA
Modern Upholstered Sofa, circa 1960. Newly upholstered in a selection of complimentary Maharam Fabrics, on original wooden frame. In the style of Adrian Pearsall.
Wool
MCM Chrome Flat Bar Sofa & Lounge Chair w/ Newly Upholstered- 2 piece
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Chrome Flat Bar Sofa and Lounge Chair with Rosewood Bases for Craft Associates Newly Upholstered in High End Plush Italian "Midnight Black" Velvet ...
Chrome
Mid-Century Gondola Sofa
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates, Carsons
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Absolutely stunning Mid-Century gondola sofa. Amazing lines and details make it a real show stopper. It measures 9ft in length and is supported by a perfectly sculpted walnut tone ba...
Adrian Pearsall Chesterfield Brutalist Sofa
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Culver City, CA
This sofa is a stunning example of Mid-Century Brutalist design. The sofa features sculpted resin panel sides and is tufted in a black vinyl upholstery.
Resin
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H 29 in W 72 in D 30 in
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Sofa Couch Chrome Walnut Wood Lane Tagged
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Great vintage Mid-Century Modern sofa by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates by Lane (Tag is present and pictured) The fabric is as found in good vintage condition. Chrome and walnu...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Sofas
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates hexagonal sofas. Rare, super stylish pair with red lacquered frames, patent faux leather straps with large brass nailheads. Stamped patent....
Naugahyde, Wood
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H 27 in W 109 in D 30.5 in
Armless Sofa with Attached Tables by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nine foot long Adrian Pearsall sofa in charcoal ultra suede with walnut frame and attached end tables with drawers. Overall length is 9'1". Seating length is 76".
Brass
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H 24.5 in W 102 in D 34 in
Original Adrian Pearsall Mid-Century Gondola Sofa Upholstered in Italian Leather
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Saint Louis, US
This lengthy low sitting Gondola sofa is a treasure in any space. The temptation to sprawl oneself about the length of the sofa is all to strong as it offers a very unique style and ...
Leather
Large Pearsall Sofa in Great Original Condition
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Great long sofa by Adrian Pearsall in fine original condition. Hard form to find, especially in such clean, ready to use condition. Measures: Seat height 17, arm height 19 inches.
Brutalist Platform Sofa by Adrian Pearsall
By Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
Brutalist platform sofa by Adrian Pearsall. Fully restored. Newly upholstered in biscuit tufted velvet. Built in side tables with drop down fronts for storage.
Velvet, Resin
Monumental Midcentury Gondola Sofa
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Culver City, CA
This sofa is simply stunning. With its gondola shape and deep indigo or navy blue colored fuzzy upholstery, it doesn't get more statement - piece than this. This incredibly comfortab...
Fabric
Handsome Adrian Pearsall Sofa in Walnut and Black Leather
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Berkeley, CA
Gorgeous restored Adrian Pearsall sofa for Craft Associates. New black leather with choice on seats of grey tweed one side/black leather on the other.
Upholstery, Wood
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H 30 in W 118.75 in D 33.5 in
Adrian Pearsall Platform Sofa w/ Slate End Tables, New Grey / Black Upholstery
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Asheville, NC
Mid-Century Modern platform sofa with slate end tables designed by Adrian Pearsall. New charcoal/light grey tweed upholstery. The inferior pressboard base has been replaced with a ne...
Slate
Midcentury Sofa by Adrian Pearsall with Reversible Side Tables
Located in Munster, NRW
Beautiful sofa by Adrian Pearsall with two reversible side tables layered with black and white Formica on either side.
Adrian Pearsall Cloud Sofa
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Hadley, MA
Model 3600-8 craft associates "cloud" sofa, circa 1970, designed by Adrian Pearsall.
Adrian Pearsall Brutalist Style Sofa
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Houston, TX
Extremely rare plinth based Brutalist sofa with two built in end tables that open and close magnetically for hidden storage. All of the brutalist pieces that we have are covered in a...
Certified Maison Bagues Ship Chandelier - iron and crystal
By Maison Baguès
Located in Paris, FR
Certified Maison Baguès Chandelier - iron and crystal Finish: Gold or Silver gilding Re-edition of its old model "Le Bateau". UL listing available for an additional charge.
Crystal, Iron
$1,300 / item
H 14 in W 9 in D 9 in
Brutalist, Handmade Ceramic Table Lamp, Double Decker Lamp by Streicher Goods
By Streicher Goods, Ethan Streicher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Double Decker lamp is a tall, brutalist-inspired table lamp, perfect for lighting in larger living spaces, created by Streicher Goods in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp is composed of a...
Brass
$9,500 / set
H 35 in W 20 in D 20.5 in
Postmodern Sculptural Steel Brown Leather French Pair of Chairs, 1980s, France
By Maria Pergay
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural steel brown leather French pair chairs, 1980s, France These are very rare leather and steel chairs form France. From the Maria Pergay, Michel Boyer Era. The leather is in...
Steel
$34,112
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
$7,144 / set
H 28.75 in W 19.3 in D 20.87 in
Set of Eight Danish Vintage Teak Dining Chairs by Johannes Andersen
By Johannes Andersen
Located in London, GB
A stylish and extremely well made set of eight Danish vintage teak dining chairs by Johannes Andersen, dating from the 1960’s. They are of outstanding quality with a gorgeous design...
Faux Leather, Teak
$4,700 / set
H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 20.48 in
Set of 12 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
Set of 12 original and signed "Plia" pink lucite folding chairs. NOS (new old Stock) This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. PLIA, the symbol of a...
Steel, Chrome
$14,500 / item
H 35.44 in W 19.69 in D 66.93 in
Contemporary Mexican Credenza Ramón in Solid Wood, Metal and Natural Fibers
By Comité de Proyectos
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Ramón is a credenza, a horizontal storage unit with a distinctive shape that gives it a concave surface. On the front, it has 4 doors, while inside it houses a pair of drawers and sh...
Steel
$677 / item
H 3 in W 6.3 in D 4.1 in
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique Cylindrique Petite' Wall Lamp in White
By Nemo Lighting 1, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique Cylindrique Petite' wall lamp in white. Perriand's iconic 'Applique Cylindrique' features a unique pivoting shade that combines form with function, allo...
Metal, Aluminum
$24,500
H 29 in W 59.25 in D 29.25 in
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Carved-Wood Cream-Lacquered Settees, Jansen Attr.
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine Pair of French Louis XVI Style Carved-wood Cream-Lacquered Settees, probably by Maison Jansen. The rectangular shaped Love Seats, each with scrolled carved armrests ending wit...
Fabric, Satin, Silk, Wood
$18,098 / set
H 32.29 in W 40.16 in D 33.47 in
Rare Pair of Authentic 1950s Roberto Menghi Hall Chairs, Italy, New Pure Mohair
By Roberto Menghi, Arflex
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
An original pair of Roberto Menghi Hall chairs, produced by Arflex, Italy, 1950s. Newly upholstered in a premium yellow gold pure mohair fabric. The metal frames have been restored ...
Steel
Antique Chinese Carved Camphor wood Trunk Coffer 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique Chinese camphor wood trunk with brass fittings, and featuring an interesting desert scape scene, circa 1920 in date. Elaborately detailed, the trunk has ...
Wood
$33,735 / item
H 31.5 in W 86.62 in D 98.43 in
Horizon Double Bed, by Michele de Lucchi for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Group, Memphis Milano, Michele de Lucchi
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Horizon Double bed designed in 1984 by Michele De Lucchi, in plastic laminate, with optional cotton bedspread (designed by Ettore Sottsass) optional. Michele De Lucchi was born in 1...
Plastic
Montgomery 3-Seater Quilted Yellow Soft by Studio 63
By Marioni
Located in Milan, IT
Hypnotizing with its eccentric sculptural silhouette, this stylish three-seater sofa is a statement-making design sure not to go unnoticed. The rigorous profiles characterizing the b...
Textile
Mid-Century Modern Two-Seater Sofa by Jens Risom, Walnut Frame, 1955
By Jens Risom
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A small, vintage Mid-Century Modern American two seater sofa or settee with four pillows, designed and produced by Jens Risom Design, Model U-151, in good condition. The seat, back r...
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut
Tall Tiffany Studios Geometric 20” Vine Border Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios New York "Vine Border" Shade and Library Base Table Lamp In perfect original condition which is extremely rare for a 115 yr old lamp. The glass is diachronic and lig...
Bronze
$19,450Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 39.25 in W 29.5 in D 29.5 in
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Belle Époque Bergère Attributed to Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare pair of French 19th-20th century "Belle Époque" Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu-mounted bergéres armchairs, each with an arched-back gilt bronze-mounted fram...
Ormolu
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
Black leather, silk velvet cushions, breathable bouclé fabric — when shopping for antique or vintage sofas, today’s couch connoisseurs have much to choose from in terms of style and shape. But it wasn’t always thus.
The sofa is typically defined as a long upholstered seat that features a back and arms and is intended for two or more people. While the term “couch” comes from the Old French couche, meaning to lie down, and sofa has Eastern origins, both are forms of divan, a Turkish word that means an elongated cushioned seat. Bench-like seating in Ancient Greece, which was padded with soft blankets, was called klinai. No matter how you spell it, sofa just means comfort, at least it does today.
In the early days of sofa design, upholstery consisted of horsehair or dried moss. Sofas that originated in countries such as France during the 17th century were more integral to decor than they were to comfort. Like most Baroque furnishings from the region, they frequently comprised heavy, gilded mahogany frames and were upholstered in floral Beauvais tapestry. Today, options abound when it comes to style and material, with authentic leather offerings and classy steel settees. Plush, velvet chesterfields represent the platonic ideal of coziness.
Vladimir Kagan’s iconic sofa designs, such as the Crescent and the Serpentine — which, like the sectional sofas of the 1960s created by furniture makers such as Harvey Probber, are quite popular among mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts — showcase the spectrum of style available to modern consumers. Those looking to make a statement can turn to Studio 65’s lip-shaped Bocca sofa, which was inspired by the work of Salvador Dalí. Elsewhere, the furniture of the 1970s evokes an era when experimentation ruled, or at least provided a reason to break the rules. Just about every area of society felt a sudden urge to be wayward, to push boundaries — and buttons. Vintage leather sofas of that decade are characterized by a rare blending of the showy and organic.
With so many options, it’s important to explore and find the perfect furniture for your space. Paying attention to the lines of the cushions as well as the flow from the backrest into the arms is crucial to identifying a cohesive new piece for your home or office.
Fortunately, with styles from every era — and even round sofas — there’s a luxurious piece for every space. Deck out your living room with an Art Deco lounge or go retro with a nostalgic '80s design. No matter your sitting vision, the right piece is waiting for you in the expansive collection of unique sofas on 1stDibs.