Mid-Century Modern Kidney Shaped Curved Serpentine Biomorphic Cloud Sofa
By Baker Furniture Company, Drexel
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Fabulous Mid-Century Modern biomorphic kidney shaped sofa. This long tailored cloud sofa features an elongated removable single seat cushion with a curved tight back. Original neutra...
Upholstery, Wood
Unavailable
H 30 in W 97.5 in D 33.5 in
1960s Modern Curved Back Walnut Frame Sofa in NEW Stout Fabric
By Baker Furniture Company, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is an absolutely gorgeous, Adrian Pearsall style, mid-century modern curved-back sofa, circa 1960's; Attributed to Baker Furniture Company.
Fabric, Walnut
Sold
H 28 in W 105.5 in D 34 in
Michael Taylor for Baker Mid-Century Modern Curved Long Sofa for Reupholstery
By Baker Furniture Company, Michael Taylor
Located in South Bend, IN
A stylish Mid-Century Modern curved long low sofa By Michael Taylor for Baker Furniture USA, 1950s Upholstery, with mahogany legs.
Upholstery, Mahogany
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H 34 in W 105 in D 40 in
Barbara Barry for Baker Rounded Arm Modern Sofa Curved-Back Down-Cushioned 2016
By Baker Furniture Company, Barbara Barry
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous contemporary custom design by Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture, Modern casual American luxury at its finest. Retail price nearly 6000 USD.
Textile
Milling Road Modern Sofa for Baker by Kara Mann
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in North York, ON
Milling Road modern sofa for Baker by Kara Mann. Antique bronze metal fluted legs on a flowing curved sofa in original Baker fabric.
Metal
Curved Sofa in the Style of Michael Taylor
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Newly upholstered in velvet. Curved sofa with sculptural lines. Walnut legs.
Upholstery, Walnut
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H 32.5 in W 94 in D 39 in
Spectacular Black Velvet Tufted Crescent-Shaped Curved Sofa, Hollywood Regency
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Magnificent black velvet tufted crescent shaped sofa. The upholstery is a gorgeous black cotton velvet in fantastic condition. Down filled seat cushion makes this sofa ohhh so comf...
Wood, Upholstery
Baker Palladio Group Sofa
Located in Pasadena, TX
A curved sofa made by Baker and part of their Palladio Group.
Fabric, Wood
Neoclassical inspired Baker sofa .c1959
Located in St. Louis, MO
Baker sofa with curved wood back rest detail
Upholstery, Walnut
Sold
H 37 in W 75 in D 34 in
Very Fine Carved Mahogany Frame Cream Upholstery Curved Back French Sofa MINT!
By Baker Furniture Company, Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very Fine Carved Mahogany Frame Cream Upholstery Curved Back French Sofa MINT!
Mahogany
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H 32.5 in W 64 in D 18.5 in
Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture Dark Mahogany Curved Console or Sofa Table
By Baker Furniture Company, Barbara Barry
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional modern dark mahogany curved console or sofa table Designed by Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1990s Measures: 64"W x 18.5"D x 32.5"H.
Mahogany
Beautiful Sensuous Curved Kidney Shaped Opera Sofa by Baker Furniture
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Hopewell, NJ
The Opera Sofa has a symmetrical design and a sense of simple refinement, like traditional opera house gallery seating. It features a tight back and a loose, comfortable bench cushio...
Upholstery
Sold
H 27 in W 125 in D 31 in
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Rare Curved Sofas Sectional Dunbar Baker Style Asian
By Baker Furniture Company, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an utterly phenomenal pair of angular curved sectional sofas. In crazy cool patterned upholstery, believed to be original.
Contemporary Curved Designer Sofa
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in St. Louis, MO
Very nice two piece contemporary designer sofa.
Organic Modern Table Lamp Sculptural Parota Wood Base
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pata de Elefante Small Table Lamp — Atomic Collection by Isabel Moncada Named ""Elephant's Foot"" for its bold, bulbous base, the Pata de Elefante Small is one of Isabel Moncada's m...
Fiberglass, Linen, Fabric, Wood
Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finished in Batavia Black with a Sandbar finish interior, this bookcase showcases rhythmic, crescent-shaped oval cut-outs that form an architectural silhouette—an homage to the sculp...
Wood
LUzpot
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
LUzpot is an elegant directional ceiling fixture inspired by classical mid century Italian design. This fixture has a thin stem and rotates and partially angles. Made in solid aged b...
Brass
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
Large Bamboo Pair of Table Lamps with Brass Bases
Located in New York, NY
large bamboo pair of table lamps with brass bases. Beautiful and chic table lamps. Lovely brass bases and bamboo tops held by brass top.
Brass
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the characteristic V-shaped...
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Streicher Goods, Ethan Streicher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
$27,500
H 46.46 in W 101.58 in D 20.28 in
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega Decorative Fireplace Mantel
By Vittorio Valabrega
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega, decorative fireplace mantel, lacquered wood, plaster, glass, iron, Italy, 1930s This striking decorative fireplace mantel, presumabl...
Iron
Patinated Brass Sconces by Robert Stilin
Located in New York City, NY
Priced Individually. Lead time is 6-8 weeks. Patinates beautifully with time. Can be made in nickel, patinated brass, and lacquered brass.
Brass
New Volumes Terracotta Echo High side table by Thomas Coward
Located in CREMORNE, AU
A robust terracotta side table featuring a revolving carousel of voids that call to mind the shapes used in architecture and design for centuries. A contemporary exploration of class...
Terracotta
Midcentury Italian Large Curved Sofa, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian 20th century vintage curved four-seat sofa composed of six splayed polished legs, large wing shaped arms and a statement high back in the style of Ico Parisi. Rare...
Fabric
$3,830 / item
H 11.82 in W 27.56 in D 17.72 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass Oval Coffee Table in Amber by Yiannis Ghikas
By Yiannis Ghikas, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Give or take a stem or two: this time Soda has only two stems, and its top takes on an elongated shape. Smooth as a surfboard, it evokes the fluidity of 1950s French design, but with...
Blown Glass
Distressed Silver Convex Mirror
Located in London, GB
A distressed silver convex mirror, with bronze finish frame. Contemporary.
Mirror
Mid Century Gothic Style French Chaise Sofa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A mid century French attributed sofa. Angular gothic silhouette. Iron base frame. Cream vinyl upholstery with brass brad detail. Previous owner added bolts with caps to adjust feet h...
Brass, Iron
$2,995
H 31.5 in W 122 in D 39 in
Mid-Century Modern to Modern & Hollywood Regency 2 Piece Angled Sectional Sofa
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning Mid-Century Modern to modern & Hollywood Regency white fabric two piece angled sectional sofa with square tapered wood legs. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this i...
Fabric, Wood
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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