$16,400 / set
IPE Cavalli Italian Sectional Sofa in Red Upholstery
By Ipe Cavalli
Located in Waalwijk, NL
IPE Cavalli, sectional sofa, fabric, metal, Italy, 1970s This exceptional sectional sofa by IPE Cavalli, crafted in Italy during the 1970s, is a true masterpiece of design and comfo...
Metal
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 113.39 in D 47.25 in
21st Century Darlington Sofa in Leather by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Darlington is an iconic sofa of the Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors collection, characterized by a refined capitonné finishing.
Foam, Wood
Unavailable
H 29.93 in W 111.42 in D 39.38 in
21st Century Clifton Sofa in Leather by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Upholstered in a new textural and luxurious fabric, the sofa is enriched with cushions with animalier patterns, that wink at the wildest spirit of Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors.
Foam, Leather
Unavailable
H 29.93 in W 111.42 in D 39.38 in
21st Century Clifton Sofa in Fabric by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Upholstered in a new textural and luxurious fabric, the sofa is enriched with cushions with animalier patterns, that wink at the wildest spirit of Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors.
Foam, Fabric
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 184.26 in D 146.46 in
21st Century Darlington.2 Sectional Sofa by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Darlington is an iconic modular sofa of the Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors collection, characterized by a refined capitonné finishing.
Foam, Leather
Unavailable
H 27.96 in W 116.15 in D 48.04 in
21st Century Assal Sofa in Leather by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
The sinuous lines of the sofa, a reference to organic and natural shapes, confirm the evocative power of the name Assal, an African lake in Djibouti, that transports us to the wild l...
Leather, Foam
Unavailable
H 33.47 in W 103.55 in D 44.1 in
21st Century Manhattan Sofa in Fabric by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
A design sofa that offers the cozy sensation of inviting warmth and comfortable softness raised off the floor on thin gold finished legs. Manhattan 3-seater sofa with structure in s...
Foam, Fabric
Unavailable
H 35.44 in W 102.37 in D 40.16 in
21st Century Inanda Sofa in Black Fabric by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
This new sofa with an appealing design is characterized by an interior upholstered with the new silks from the last Roberto Cavalli collection and a leather exterior embellished with...
Foam, Leather, Fabric
Unavailable
H 25.2 in W 102.37 in D 39.38 in
21st Century Malawi Sofa in Pink Leather by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
The artisanal tradition in leather manufacturing, another typical element of the fashion brand Roberto Cavalli, can be found in the decorative fringes enriching the armrests of the s...
Leather, Foam
Unavailable
H 25.2 in W 102.37 in D 39.38 in
21st Century Malawi Sofa in Black Leather by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
The artisanal tradition in leather manufacturing, another typical element of the fashion brand Roberto Cavalli, can be found in the decorative fringes enriching the armrests of the s...
Leather, Foam
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 96.86 in D 49.61 in
21st Century Darlington Sofa in Black Leather by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Darlington is an iconic sofa of the Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors collection, characterized by a refined capitonné finishing.
Foam, Leather
Unavailable
H 32.68 in W 188.19 in D 111.42 in
21st Century Darlington.2 Sofa in Leather by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Collection of sofas and modular sofas with structure in poplar wood and foam. Upholstery in leather (only selected ones) or fabric from the collection (silk excluded). Optional capit...
Foam, Wood
Unavailable
H 27.56 in W 196.86 in D 161.42 in
21st Century Viktoria Modular Sofa in Fabric by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Collection of sofas and modular sofas with a structure in metal and multilayer wood. Filling in feathers and foam. Upholstery in fabric or leather from the collection. Feet available...
Metal
Unavailable
H 31.89 in W 96.46 in D 36.62 in
21st Century Sharpei Sofa in Black Leather by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
The refined manufacturing of the seatback, enriched with decorative studs, is the main feature of the Sharpei sofa, an iconic piece of furniture that combines sartorial manufacturing...
Leather, Foam
Unavailable
H 33.47 in W 103.55 in D 44.1 in
21st Century Manhattan Sofa in Grey Fabric by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
A design sofa that offers the cozy sensation of inviting warmth and comfortable softness raised off the floor on thin gold finished legs. Manhattan 3-seater sofa structure in poplar ...
Fabric, Foam
Unavailable
H 23.63 in W 102.37 in D 44.49 in
21st Century Smoking 2 Sofa in Fabric by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Smoking 2 3-seater sofa with structure in solid poplar wood and expansive polyurethane foam. Upholstery in fabric cat. A Anna col. Sophisticated Neutral. Back cushions exterior uphol...
Fabric, Foam
Unavailable
H 35.44 in W 102.37 in D 40.16 in
21st Century Inanda Sofa in Fabric and Leather by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
This new sofa with an appealing design is characterized by an interior upholstered with the new silks from the last Roberto Cavalli collection and a leather exterior embellished with...
Foam, Upholstery
Unavailable
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 45.28 in
21st Century Aruba 3-Seater Sofa in Leather by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
The light legs in transparent plexiglass give the sofa a touch of 1970s style while the processing of the armrests that incorporates the typical stitching of the Cavalli leather good...
Foam, Leather
Unavailable
H 33.08 in W 106.3 in D 43.31 in
21st Century Caicos 3-Seater Sofa in Fabric by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
In the Caicos sofa, the simple and linear shapes acquire a bold and seductive charm.
Foam, Fabric
Unavailable
H 33.08 in W 106.3 in D 43.31 in
21st Century Caicos 3-Seater Sofa in Leather by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
In the Caicos sofa, the simple and linear shapes acquire a bold and seductive charm.
Foam, Leather
Unavailable
H 29.93 in W 78.75 in D 37.01 in
21st Century Nest 2-Seater Sofa in Leather by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Sofa is inspired by the informal lines of the 1970s; the hips are characterized by a special pleated skin processing. Nest 2-seater sofa Structure in poplar wood and foam. Upholstery...
Leather, Foam
Unavailable
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 43.31 in
21st Century Bold.2 Sofa in Black Leather by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Bold.2 3-seater sofa structure in poplar wood, foam and feather. Upholstery in leather CAT. B Touch COL. Black With “Spiga’’ Quilting on back structural cushions. Metal details in br...
Foam, Leather
Unavailable
H 24.41 in W 159.85 in D 84.26 in
21st Century Kingston Modular Sofa by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
The refined manufacturing of the seatback is the main feature of this original sofa, where pleated elements recall the typical finishes of Roberto Cavalli's bags creating a perfect c...
Upholstery, Foam
Unavailable
H 32.29 in W 95.28 in D 48.82 in
21st Century Kingston Sofa in Leather by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
The refined manufacturing of the seatback is the main feature of this original sofa, where pleated elements recall the typical finishes of Roberto Cavalli's bags creating a perfect c...
Leather, Foam
Unavailable
H 27.17 in W 114.18 in D 42.92 in
21st Century Kruger Sofa in Leather by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Elegant and cozy, with its sinuous lines and its soft shapes, Kruger sofa expresses a concept of sophisticated luxury. Its sensual comfort is one of the hallmarks of this sofa with a...
Leather, Foam
Unavailable
H 32.68 in W 149.61 in D 66.93 in
21st Century Aruba Modular Sofa in Fabric by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
The light legs in transparent plexiglass gives the sofa a touch of 70s style while the processing of the armrests that incorporates the typical stitching of the Cavalli leather good...
Fabric, Foam
Unavailable
H 29.53 in W 196.86 in D 86.62 in
21st Century Baltimora Modular Sofa in Leather by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Thanks to its movable backrest and multiple seats, the casual-chic Baltimora sofa fits into any environment. Original and charming, it offers an informal sitting and is particularly ...
Leather, Foam
Unavailable
H 29.53 in W 156.7 in D 47.25 in
21st Century Baltimora Modular Sofa in Leather by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Thanks to its movable backrest and multiple seats, the casual-chic Baltimora sofa fits into any environment. Original and charming, it offers an informal sitting and is particularly ...
Foam, Leather
Unavailable
H 29.53 in W 164.18 in D 78.75 in
21st Century Baltimora Modular Sofa in Velvet by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Thanks to its movable backrest and multiple seats, the casual-chic Baltimora sofa fits into any environment. Original and charming, it offers an informal sitting and is particularly ...
Foam, Fabric
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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.