Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" Sofa for B&B Italia, Ivory Bouclé, 1970, Set of 4
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Please send an email with the composition you wish. Our atelier restored and reupholstered the sofa. We offer custom restoration and special reupholstering on request.
Bouclé, Plastic
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" Sofa for B&B Italia, Wool Bouclé, 1970, Set of 3
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Please send an email with the composition you wish. Our atelier restored and reupholstered the sofa. We offer custom restoration and special reupholstering on request.
Bouclé, Plastic
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" Sofa for B&B Italia, Black Leather 1970, Set of 2
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Please send an email with the composition you wish. Our atelier restored and reupholstered the sofa. We offer custom restoration and special reupholstering on request.
Leather, Plastic
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" Sofa for B&B Italia, Black Leather, 1970, Set of 8
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Please send an email with the composition you wish. Our atelier restored and reupholstered the sofa. We offer custom restoration and special reupholstering on request.
Leather, Plastic
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" Sofa for B&B Italia, Black Leather, 1970, Set of 6
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Please send an email with the composition you wish. Our atelier restored and reupholstered the sofa. We offer custom restoration and special reupholstering on request.
Leather, Plastic
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" Sofa for B&B Italia, Black Leather, 1970, Set of 3
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Please send an email with the composition you wish. Our atelier restored and reupholstered the sofa. We offer custom restoration and special reupholstering on request.
Leather, Plastic
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" Sofa for B&B Italia, Ivory Bouclé, 1970, Set of 2
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Please send an email with the composition you wish. Our atelier restored and reupholstered the sofa. We offer custom restoration and special reupholstering on request.
Bouclé, Plastic
Rive Droite Confident by Bourgeois Boheme Atelier Conversation Sofa
By Bourgeois Boheme Atelier
Located in Wiscasset, ME
This Classic Napoleon III style armchair or tête-à-tête has been restyled. It is the perfect conversation piece. This version has turned wooden legs with the traditional Napoleon III...
Linen, Wood
$8,295 / item
Jorge Zalszupin Oxford sofa l'Atelier Brazil 1970
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice so called 'Oxford' sofa designed by Jorge Zalszupin and manufactured by his own company l'Atelier, Brazil 1970.
Chrome
Venetian Rococo Armchairs Sofa set hand-carved walnut , leather upholstered
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th Century Venetian Rococò armchairs and sofa by Atelier Cadorin Venice in hand-carved walnut and leather upholstered, wax polished All the padding has been replaced with hig...
Leather, Walnut
Afra & Tobia Scarpa “Soriana” Three-seater Sofa for Cassina, Black Leather, 1969
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Its most notable feature, however, is the Minimalist structure in chromed metal cable, which holds the plush cushions in place, and adds a fancy touch to the otherwise almost amorpho...
Leather
Living Room Set: Sofa + Pair of Armchairs in Dark-Finish Manao Cane, 1980s
Located in Roma, RM
Living Room Set: Sofa + Pair of Armchairs in Dark-Finish Manao Cane with Leather Bindings, 1980s Product Details Complete with double-layer cushions in Dedar fabric – model “Atelier ...
Fabric, Cane
Mario Bellini "CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Bordeaux Leather, 1977, Set of 16
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Our atelier restored and reupholstered the sofa. We offer custom restoration and special reupholstering on request.
Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 413” Chairs for Cassina, Bordeaux Leather, 1977, Set of 14
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Our atelier restored and reupholstered the sofa. We offer custom restoration and special reupholstering on request.
Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 412” Chair for Cassina, China Red Leather, 1978
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Our atelier restored and reupholstered the sofa. We offer custom restoration and special reupholstering on request.
Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 413” Chair for Cassina, Bordeaux Leather, 1977
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Our atelier restored and reupholstered the sofa. We offer custom restoration and special reupholstering on request.
Steel
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.
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