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"Soriana" Sofa by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, 1970, Italy

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H 26.51 in W 96.01 in D 39.01 in

"Soriana" Sofa by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, 1970, Italy

By Cassina, Afra & Tobia Scarpa

Located in Melbourne, VIC

This all orignal fabric "Soriana" is an iconic Italian Design piece. It won the Compasso D'oro in 1969. Designed by Tobia Scarpa & manufactured by Cassina in the 1970s, the idea is t...

Afra and Tobia Scarpa Three Seater Soriana Sofa for Cassina, Italy, 1970s

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H 25.6 in W 98.43 in D 37.41 in

Afra and Tobia Scarpa Three Seater Soriana Sofa for Cassina, Italy, 1970s

By Cassina, Afra & Tobia Scarpa

Located in London, GB

Winner of the compasso d’oro award in 1970, the Soriana led Italian couple Afra and Tobia Scarpa to instant success. Together in 1968 they designed a three seater cloud-like sofa for...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Sofas

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Metal

Italian Sofa "Soriana" by Scarpa for Cassina

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H 26 in W 68 in D 38 in

Italian Sofa "Soriana" by Scarpa for Cassina

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Italian Leather Sofa by Tobia Scarpa for Cassina. The Sofas have been Restored to the Original Terracotta Color.

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Plastic, Velvet

Sculptural Scandinavian Modern Chair in Wood Denmark - 1960s

$2,649

H 31.89 in W 16.54 in D 15.75 in

Sculptural Scandinavian Modern Chair in Wood Denmark - 1960s

Located in Berlin, DE

Sculptural Scandinavian Modern Chair in Wood, Denmark - 1960s.

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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Wood

$4,275

H 91.74 in W 68.12 in D 24.41 in

Large 19th Century Normandy Oak Marriage Armoire

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Large 19th Century Normandy oak marriage armoire. From a smart 18th Century town house in Bayeux, Calvados department of Normandy. Fine quality quartered oak with hand chip carved d...

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Antique 19th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires

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Oak

Art Deco Chandelier by Sofar, Nickel Finish with Curved Glass, France

$6,985 / item

H 27.56 in Dm 23.63 in

Art Deco Chandelier by Sofar, Nickel Finish with Curved Glass, France

By Sofar

Located in Rebais, FR

Art Deco chandelier with nickel finish and curved glass rod.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

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Cassina Soriana Sofa For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the cassina soriana sofa you’re looking for. Each cassina soriana sofa for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, chrome and fabric. There are many kinds of the cassina soriana sofa you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A cassina soriana sofa is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are sought with frequency. Cassina, Afra & Tobia Scarpa and Tobia Scarpa each produced at least one beautiful cassina soriana sofa that is worth considering.

How Much is a Cassina Soriana Sofa?

Prices for a cassina soriana sofa can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $3,200 and can go as high as $46,673, while the average can fetch as much as $12,000.

Afra & Tobia Scarpa for sale on 1stDibs

Widely recognized as superstars of postmodern Italian design, husband-and-wife team Afra and Tobia Scarpa (1937–2011; b. 1935) collaboratively created chairs, sofas and other furniture that work equally well in both traditional and cutting-edge environments.

Ranging from architecture and interior design to furniture and clothing, the Scarpas’ practice from its beginnings in the mid-1950s to the 21st century has included a diverse scope of projects combining new technology with thoughtful function and sculptural yet simple forms.

Afra Bianchin and Tobia Scarpa met as architecture students at the Università Iuav di Venezia. In a class led by architect and furniture designer Franco Albini, they created their first collaborative piece, the Pigreco armchair, later produced with Gavina. After graduating in 1957, Tobia worked for Murano glass company Venini & Co. before the couple opened a studio in Afra’s hometown, Montebelluna, in 1960. (Tobia, the son of famed glass artist and architect Carlo Scarpa, was born in Venice.)

For Afra and Tobia, a close collaborative process was pivotal to the success of their designs. The duo was also prolific — they designed for the most influential European manufacturers, including B&B Italia, Cassina, Knoll and FLOS. With respect to the latter, Afra and Tobia were among the legendary Italian lighting maker’s earliest collaborators, and their pioneering designs for the brand included the Papillon lamp, one of the first fixtures to use halogen technology. Their most recognized designs include the Bastiano sofa (1962), the Vanessa bed (1959), the Coronado sofa (1966) and the Soriana seating collection (1970). Work on the Soriana sofa began in late 1969 for an early 1970 debut, and it feels as radical today as it did in its heyday.

Architecture was also a central part of Afra and Tobia’s practice, which spanned residential buildings and factories for Italian companies such as Benetton. Their commissions for the global fashion brand included numerous industrial projects, from textile plants to storefronts. By 1985, Afra and Tobia Scarpa’s work was celebrated in a 30-year retrospective at Center Four in Queens, New York. Looking around the 30,000-square-foot exhibition space, Afra joked to the New York Times, “Seeing all those things makes us feel very tired, and now we feel that maybe we worked too much.”

It was not too much for their legacy, as Afra and Tobia Scarpa’s work continues to inspire new generations. Scarpa designs are in collections at the Louvre, the Museum of Modern Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum. The couple was awarded the Compasso d’Oro in 1970 for the Soriana armchair.

Find vintage Afra & Tobia Scarpa lounge chairs, dining chairs, floor lamps and other furniture today on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Sofas for You

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.