$3,900 / item
Bunny Williams Home Crofter's Outdoor Sofa
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the form a of traditional crofter’s chair, our new all-weather wicker group has a fantastic, indoor-outdoor finish with a textured hand. A curved back, with canted suppor...
Wicker, Resin
$7,800 / item
Kinley Rattan Sofa by Bunny Williams Home
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
Our collection uses the natural fibers of the rattan palm: graceful, minimal frames are contrasted with a variety of decorative wicker artistry: tight loops run along the chair apron...
Wicker
Bunny Williams Home Grant Sofa 96", Solid Performance Linen/Sand
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
A handsome, modern skirted sofa with sloped arm. Sleek tailoring complemented by a single seat cushion and four loose pillows 21" x 21". Great depth, wonderful for lounging. Made to ...
Cotton, Synthetic
Bunny Williams Home Grant Sofa 96", Solid Performance Linen/Sky
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
A handsome, modern skirted sofa with sloped arm. Sleek tailoring complemented by a single seat cushion and four loose pillows 21" x 21". Great depth, wonderful for lounging. Made to ...
Cotton, Synthetic
Bunny Williams Home Grant Sofa 81", Solid Performance Linen/Sky
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
A handsome, modern skirted sofa with sloped arm. Sleek tailoring complemented by a single seat cushion and four loose pillows 21" x 21". Great depth, wonderful for lounging. Made to ...
Cotton, Synthetic
Bunny Williams Home Grant Sofa 96", Solid Performance Velvet/Moss
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
A handsome, modern skirted sofa with sloped arm. Sleek tailoring complemented by a single seat cushion and four loose pillows 21" x 21". Great depth, wonderful for lounging. Four loo...
Cotton, Synthetic
Bunny Williams Home Cora Sofa 84", Solid Performance Linen/Cream
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
A deep, comfortable, and sophisticated sofa. Welcoming, curvaceous arms descend and slightly flare out, a sophisticated design complemented by 8.25" bullion fringe. Tight back, with ...
Synthetic
Bunny Williams Home Cora Sofa 84", Solid Performance Linen/Sky
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
A deep, comfortable, and sophisticated sofa. Welcoming, curvaceous arms descend and slightly flare out, a sophisticated design complemented by 8.25" bullion fringe. Tight back, with ...
Synthetic
Bunny Williams Home Grant Sofa 81", Solid Performance Woven/Sea Foam
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
A handsome, modern skirted sofa with sloped arm. Sleek tailoring complemented by a single seat cushion and four loose pillows 21" x 21". Great depth, wonderful for lounging. Made to ...
Synthetic
Bunny Williams Home Southern Belle Sofa 82", Solid Performance Linen/Sand
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
This piece, with its pretty lines and long, low form, is so tempting to sink into and when you do you’ll appreciate the irresistible softness, deep plush seat and perfectly sized plu...
Synthetic
Bunny Williams Home Southern Belle Sofa 82", Solid Performance Linen/Aegean
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
This piece, with its pretty lines and long, low form, is so tempting to sink into and when you do you’ll appreciate the irresistible softness, deep plush seat and perfectly sized plu...
Synthetic
$250 / item
Bunny Williams Home Yellow Lotus Sofa Throw
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
Soft, hand blocked reversible throw with stitching, made with 100% cotton. Reversible. Sofa Throw 50” x 60” Care instructions: Dry clean, or machine wash on cold with like colors, ...
Cotton
Bunny Williams Home Natural Hibiscus Sofa Throw
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
Soft, hand blocked reversible throw with stitching, made with 100% cotton. Reversible. Sofa Throw 50” x 60” Care instructions: Dry clean, or machine wash on cold with like colors, ...
Cotton
Sold
H 30 in W 90 in D 23.5 in
Vintage Custom Damask Down Filled Sofa With Bullion Trim After Bunny Williams
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Unmarked. This is a custom sofa for a private client of a bunny Williams. The entire sofa is outlined in twisted rope trim.
Fabric, Upholstery, Rope, Feathers
Bunny Williams Home Bamboo Sofa 80", Solid Performance Velvet/Moss
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
This comfortable sofa has classic, clean lines but the bamboo base gives it personality. Perfect for any style interior. Made to order with a mahogany-stained base with our moss per...
Synthetic, Cotton
Bunny Williams Home Bamboo Sofa 80", Solid Performance Velvet/Moss
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
This comfortable sofa has classic, clean lines but the bamboo base gives it personality. Perfect for any style interior. Made to order with an alpine white-stained base with our aeg...
Cotton, Synthetic
Sold
H 28.5 in W 82 in D 35 in
Bunny Williams Home Southern Belle Sofa 82", Solid Performance Velvet/Espresso
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
This piece, with its pretty lines and long, low form, is so tempting to sink into and when you do you’ll appreciate the irresistible softness, deep plush seat and perfectly sized plu...
Synthetic
Bunny Williams Home Purple Lotus Sofa Throw
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
Soft, hand blocked reversible throw with stitching, made with 100% cotton. Reversible. Sofa Throw 50” x 60” Care instructions: Dry clean, or machine wash on cold with like colors, ...
Cotton
Nail Head Sofa in Olive Velvet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Direct from BeeLine Home by Bunny Williams, this fully upholstered sofa has a tight-back with three loose seat cushions.
Bunny Williams Sofa
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
An original Bunny Williams sofa from 2005, upholstered in Bunny Williams fabric.
Brass
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.