Eileen Gray 'Lota' Sofa in High Gloss Lacquered Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
designer and architect Eileen Gray (1878-1976) initially designed this "Lota" sofa for Madam Mathieu-Lévy
Vintage 1920s German Modern Sofas
Fabric, Wood
Eileen Gray 'Lota' Sofa in High Gloss Lacquered Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
designer and architect Eileen Gray (1878-1976) initially designed this "Lota" sofa for Madam Mathieu-Lévy
Fabric, Wood
Customizable ClassiCon Lota Sofa by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
The apartment of Madame Mathieu-Levy on Rue de Lota in Paris was regarded as one of the most
Fabric
Sofa in fabric ClassiCon Lota Sofa design Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in Alcamo, IT
Gray’s celebrated interior design for the apartment of Madame Mathieu-Levy on Rue de Lota in Paris
Leather, Wood
$24,421 / item
H 33.47 in W 94.49 in D 34.65 in
Sofa in leather ClassiCon Lota Sofa design Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in Alcamo, IT
Gray’s celebrated interior design for the apartment of Madame Mathieu-Levy on Rue de Lota in Paris
Leather, Wood
$9,650
H 34.5 in W 94.5 in D 35.5 in
1980s Black Leather Eileen Gray LOTA Sofa by ALIVAR Made In Italy
By Eileen Gray, Alivar
Located in Monrovia, CA
Restorations Have Been Made To Preserve It's Provenance. "The house of Madame Mathieu-Lévy" "Another of the
Leather, Wood
LOTA Sofa by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in Berlin, Berlin
sofa was designed by Gray in 1924 for the apartment Madame Mathieu-Levy on Rue de Lota in Paris. It was
Wool, Wood
LOTA Sofa designed by Eileen GRAY in Cognac Coloured Leather
By Eileen Gray
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Cognac coloured leather. The sofa was designed by Eileen Gray in 1924 for the apartment Madame Mathieu
Leather, Wood
Unique Lota Sofa and Daybed by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in Voorburg, NL
Unique Lota sofa and daybed by Eileen Gray. The apartment of Madame Mathieu-Levy on Rue de Lota in
Velvet, Wood
Eileen Gray Modern Desk Table Lamp, France, 1930
By Eileen Gray
Located in Paris, FR
the rue de Lota flat of Madame Mathieu Lévy. In 1922 Eileen Gray opened Galerie Jean Désert, where she
Metal, Brass
Sold
H 18.51 in Dm 13.39 in
Eileen Gray for Jumo French Art Deco Bakelite Desk or Table Lamp, Late 1930s
By Eileen Gray
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
of the war, they returned to Paris and Gray was given the job of decorating the Mme Mathieu Levy
Metal, Copper
Jumo Table Desk Lamp by Eileen Gray, France, 1940s
By Maison Jumo, Eileen Gray
Located in Paris, FR
rue de Lota flat of Madame Mathieu Lévy. In 1922 Eileen Gray opened Galerie Jean Désert, where she
Brass
Eileen Gray "Lota" Sofa by Classico, Germany
By Eileen Gray
Located in Saint Paul, MN
The ICONIC Lota sofa was designed by Eileen Gray in 1924 for the apartment of Madame Mathieu-Levy
Fabric, Lacquer
Eileen Gray Lota Sofa
By Eileen Gray
Located in Pasadena, CA
apartment of Madame Mathieu Levy called Suzanne Talbot, the most successful modistes in Paris at that time
Upholstery, Wood
Eileen Gray Brick Screen, circa 2000
By Eileen Gray
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Mathieu-Lévy, the owner of an exclusive millinery shop, the freestanding screen can be seen as a bridge
Lacquer
$1,918 / set
H 21.66 in W 24.02 in D 35.83 in
Pair of Italian Mid-Century-Modern Lounge Chairs in Ochre Boucle, 1970s Italy
Located in Zagreb, HR
Pair of Vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs or club chairs. Modules can be used as a modular sofa or modular seating set. Beautiful and unique shape. A 1970 design and p...
Bouclé, Foam, Wood
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
$20,268 / item
H 27.56 in W 94.49 in D 39.38 in
Giovannetti, 1970s Anfibio Foldable Sofa in Cream Colored Fabric Project, Becchi
By Alessandro Becchi
Located in Casalguidi, IT
The bed-sofa, designed by Alessandro Becchi together with the Giovannetti staff has recently celebrated its 50 years. Its history is full of important events and participations. A p...
Wool, Cotton
$12,351Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
$99,532
H 29.93 in W 141.74 in D 55.12 in
Mantle, 21st Century Contemporary Rounded Sculptural Large Dining Table
By Privatiselectionem
Located in Sofia, BG
Mantle - 21st century contemporary rounded sculptural large dining table Inherited the meandering shape of the mantle ray, the Mantle table base is like a swimming ray in the ocean ...
Fiberglass, Ash
$3,900
H 16.15 in W 78.75 in D 47.25 in
Danish Modern Daybed, Reupholstered, Made in Pine, by Nyt i Bo, 1970s
Located in Odense, DK
A large Danish mid century daybed in solid pine, reupholstered in grey wool. Made by a Danish company "Nyt i Bo" in 1970s. This daybed can also be used as a couch or a freestandin...
Wool, Pine
$14,198Sale Price|45% Off
H 10.23 in W 41.85 in D 15.51 in
Tacchini Le Mura Leather Sofa by Mario Bellini in STOCK
By Mario Bellini, Tacchini
Located in New York, NY
LE MURA RIGHT MODULE 90, LE MURA LEFT MODULE 90 & LE MURA CENTRAL MODULE 90 CAT. Z - ZAREEN 03 CLASP AND ZIPPERS MATT BLACK NICHEL T148 WITH INTERLINER CAL117 The project Le Mu...
Leather
2 parts sofa in stainless steel by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
2 parts sofa in stainless steel with seating upholstered with a fabric by Dédar. Creation by Studio Glustin. France, 2023.
Stainless Steel
Carlo Scarpa Cornaro Loveseat / Armchair, Italy, 1970s
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
An original Carlo Scarpa Cornaro loveseat / armchair, pure Alpaca fabric, Italy. Produced by Gavina in the 1970s. Fast shipping worldwide.
Chrome
$6,718 / item
H 39.77 in W 54.73 in D 39.77 in
ClassiCon Partially Foldable Rivoli Side Table by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Rivoli served as the tea table in the living room of Eileen Gray‘s summer house E 1027. The graceful lightweight that no doubt was used on the terrace when necessary, is a lovingly t...
Steel
The 'Verneuil' Mohair Sofa by Design Frères
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 'Verneuil' sofa is the latest addition to our exclusive Design Frères line. inspired by Jean-Michel Frank's timeless Art Deco aesthetic, it is built to the highest standards of c...
Steel
ClassiCon Menton Table by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Eileen Gray did not want delicate luxury furniture for her house in Castellar, on the way from Menton to the Alps, but instead versatile pieces for every day use. She succeeded with ...
Steel
Pierre Chareau '1883-1950', Two Armchairs, Early 1920s
By Pierre Chareau
Located in Dallas, TX
Extremely rare and beautiful paire de fauteuils, modèle 'MF 208/217' by Pierre Chareau. He is often cited as one of France’s first truly modern architects. Featuring minimalist conto...
Velvet, Mahogany
ClassiCon Jean Fold Out Table by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Jean, named after Eileen Gray‘s intimate friend of many years, the architect Jean Badovici, stood in various modeis in their summer villa E 1027. "Every room has at its disposal one ...
Steel
Customizable ClassiCon Bar Stool No. 2 by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Eileen gray created not only classical seats such as sofas or chairs, but also a series of unconventional bar stools. Version no. 2, originally designed for the house E 1027, also fe...
Steel
$9,533 / item
H 39.38 in W 93.71 in D 37.41 in
Vico Magistretti Maralunga Sofa for Cassina, Italy - new
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Berlin, DE
The two-seater is available in 166cm or 190cm width. The three-seater is available in 238cm or 274cm width. The price of the sofa is dependent on the chosen fabric and size. Cassin...
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Designer, artist and architect Eileen Gray was one of the most fascinating creative figures of the 20th century. Her body of work includes lustrous lacquered pieces — her Dragons chair set an auction record for modern furniture ($28 million) at the 2009 sale of the Yves Saint Laurent estate — and sleek chrome furnishings that rival the work of Le Corbusier and the members of the Bauhaus as exemplars of pure, modernist design.
The independent and unconventional daughter of Irish landed gentry, Gray studied painting at London’s Slade School of Fine Art in her early twenties before moving to Paris in 1906 to pursue her artistic dreams. Gray had become captivated by lacquerware after seeing an exhibit in the Victoria & Albert Museum, and in Paris persuaded an expatriate Japanese master of the painstaking process, Seizo Sugawara, to teach her. Within a few years, Gray had become known among the cognoscenti for her sculptural lacquered furnishings, which she incorporated into the homes of interior design clients.
Gray was ever evolving as a designer. By the early 1920s she was creating geometric works that embodied the essence of Art Deco and the nascent modernist design movement. Some pieces — such as her Bricks screen, an assemblage of pivoting rectangular panels — employ the planar forms favored by Gerrit Rietveld and other De Stijl architects of the Netherlands. Others feature the tubular chrome framing used by Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. These include the Bibendum chair — named for the resemblance of its semicircular back and armrest to the character known in English as the Michelin Man — and the adjustable E 1027 side table, conceived in 1927 for the interiors of a stark white villa she designed for herself in the South of France.
Never a self-promoter, Gray drifted out of the limelight in the 1930s. Interest in her work was revived in the early ’70s, however, when the estates of her early clients came to auction. Her original lacquer pieces are the most coveted, but, as the sale of the Dragons chair shows, are rare and extremely expensive.
None of Gray’s designs were made in large numbers until, a few years before her death, she granted a production license. These pieces range in price from $1,000 to $2,500, depending on furniture type and condition. Gray’s work has become iconic of practical and elegant modernist design. Yet, as you will see on 1stDibs, many of her creations have a simplicity that makes them welcome even in a traditional setting.