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Edward Wormley Oasis Sofa

Edward Wormley for Dunbar 'Oasis' Sofa in Camel Wool
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 'Oasis' sofa, model '5200', reupholstered in camel wool, mahogany
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Edward Wormley for Dunbar 'Oasis' Sofa in Camel Wool
Edward Wormley for Dunbar 'Oasis' Sofa in Camel Wool
$44,500
H 30.12 in W 104.73 in D 56.3 in
Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Very Rare. Priced for Reupholstery.
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare, Iconic "Oasis Sofa" designed by Edward Wormley and manufactured by Dunbar, 1950s. Super
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

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1956 Rare Edward Wormley for Dunbar 'Oasis' Sofa
By Edward Wormley
Located in New York, NY
The ultimate sofa-sensuous, modern, & utterly beautiful. The 'Oasis' is among Edward
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Vintage 1950s American Sofas

Materials

Rosewood

Sculptural Charcoal Wool Felt Upholstered Settee
Located in Chicago, IL
Wormley Oasis Sofa, designed for Dunbar. Clean lined walnut legs and the compact size make it perfect for
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Vintage 1950s American Settees

Materials

Wood

Sculptural Charcoal Wool Felt Upholstered Settee
Located in Chicago, IL
Wormley Oasis Sofa, designed for Dunbar. Clean lined walnut legs and the compact size make it perfect for
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20th Century American Settees

early Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A crescent shaped "Oasis" sofa with high back ends. By Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1940's.
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Vintage 1950s American Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

early Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley
early Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley
H 31.5 in W 110 in D 46 in
Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A generously proportioned Oasis sofa that features a distinctive crescent shape accented by raised
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Walnut, Upholstery

Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley
Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley
H 30.75 in W 104 in D 44 in
Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Wormley for Dunbar curved sofa, Model 5200 on 7" solid rosewood legs. Reupholstered with Great
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Rosewood, Upholstery

Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley
Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley
H 31 in W 110 in D 46 in
Dunbar Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Oasis sofa designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Fully restored. New charcoal mohair upholstery
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Dunbar Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley
Dunbar Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley
H 30 in W 104 in D 44 in
the Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A curved sofa on tapered walnut legs retaining the gold upholstery.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Modern Edward Wormley for Dunbar Red Oasis Sofa
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Houston, TX
Modern curved Edward Wormley for Dunbar Red Oasis sofa Knoll fabric is in great shape Aluminum
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Fabric

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Oasis Sofa, Model 5200
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
This is an outstanding sofa design by Edward Wormley, the iconic Oasis sofa. Its inviting and
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

Edward Wormley Cognac Leather "Oasis" Curved Sofa for Dunbar, 1950s
By Edward Wormley
Located in Coronado, CA
An absolutely jaw-dropping "Oasis" Sofa by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, circa early 1950s
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Leather

Dunbar Oasis Curved Pink Mohair Sofa by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Oasis curved sofa designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. USA, circa 1950. Recently re
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Mohair, Wood

Edward Wormley 1st-Generation "Oasis" Curved Sofa for Dunbar in Mohair
By Edward Wormley
Located in Coronado, CA
This magnificently chic and uber rare 1st-generation "Oasis" sofa was designed by Edward Wormley
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Sofas

Materials

Mohair, Mahogany

Dunbar Oasis Settee by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
Oasis sofa by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. New purple mohair over bronze finish legs.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Bronze

Edward Wormley Dunbar Oasis Sofas in Ivory Boucle Early First Generation 1930s
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Dallas, TX
The price listed is per sofa. This is a rare first edition Oasis Sofa designed by Edward Wormley
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Early Edward Wormley Oasis Sofa, Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Raleigh, NC
This sofa is an excellent example of modern elegance. An extraordinary substantial piece fully
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

Dunbar Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
Early and rare oasis sofa model #5200 designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Pair available.
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Vintage 1950s Sofas

Materials

Fabric

Dunbar Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley
Dunbar Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley
H 30 in W 104 in D 52 in
Dunbar Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Dallas, TX
Early and rare oasis sofa model #5200 designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Fully restored and
Category

Vintage 1950s Sofas

Materials

Mohair

Dunbar Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley
Dunbar Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley
H 30 in W 104 in D 52 in
Dunbar Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley, 1950s
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Early and rare oasis sofa designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Model 5200. Fully restored. New
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Mohair

Authentic Early Midcentury Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Las Vegas, NV
A rare classic to behold in this stunning vintage Edward Wormley for Dunbar sofa. Why settle for a
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Fabric

"Oasis" Sofa by Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wonderful and stylish sofa from the midcentury period. The sofa sit's deep, it is upholstered in
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Brass

"Oasis" Sofa by Wormley for Dunbar
"Oasis" Sofa by Wormley for Dunbar
H 31 in W 102 in D 28 in
Midcentury Oasis Sofa on Brass Legs
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
. Similar design to the oasis sofa designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, also of Berne Indiana.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Oasis Sofa on Brass Legs
Midcentury Oasis Sofa on Brass Legs
H 34 in W 102 in D 53 in
Oasis Sofa by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, circa 1950s
By Edward Wormley
Located in Surprise, AZ
An extremely rare example of an early crescent shaped Oasis sofa with high back ends designed by
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

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Edward Wormley Oasis Sofa For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic edward wormley oasis sofa available at 1stDibs. Each edward wormley oasis sofa for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, upholstery and wood. There are many kinds of the edward wormley oasis sofa you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A edward wormley oasis sofa, designed in the Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Edward Wormley Oasis Sofa?

The average selling price for a edward wormley oasis sofa at 1stDibs is $18,000, while they’re typically $8,800 on the low end and $48,800 for the highest priced.

Edward Wormley for sale on 1stDibs

As the longtime director of design for the Dunbar furniture company, Edward Wormley was, along with such peers as George Nelson at Herman Miller Inc., and Florence Knoll of Knoll Inc., one of the leading forces in bringing modern design into American homes in the mid-20th century. Not an axiomatic modernist, Wormley deeply appreciated traditional design, and consequently his vintage seating, storage cabinets, bar carts and other work has an understated warmth and a timeless quality that sets it apart from other furnishings of the era.

Wormley was born in rural Illinois and as a teenager took correspondence courses from the New York School of Interior Design. He later attended the Art Institute of Chicago but ran out of money for tuition before he could graduate. Marshall Field hired Wormley in 1930 to design a line of reproduction 18th-century English furniture; the following year he was hired by the Indiana-based Dunbar, where he quickly distinguished himself. It was a good match.

Dunbar was an unusual firm: it did not use automated production systems; its pieces were mostly hand-constructed. For his part, Wormley did not use metal as a major component of furniture; he liked craft elements such as caned seatbacks, tambour drawers, or the woven-wood cabinet fronts seen on his Model 5666 sideboard of 1956. He designed two lines for Dunbar each year — one traditional, one modern — until 1944, by which time the contemporary pieces had become the clear best sellers.

Many of Wormley’s signature pieces — chairs, sofas, tables and more — are modern interpretations of traditional forms. His 1946 Riemerschmid Chair — an example is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art — recapitulates a late 19th-century German design. The long, slender finials of his Model 5580 dining chairs are based on those of Louis XVI chairs; his Listen-to-Me Chaise (1948) has a gentle Rococo curve; the “Precedent” line that Wormley designed for Drexel Furniture in 1947 is a simplified, pared-down take on muscular Georgian furniture. But he could invent new forms, as his Magazine table of 1953, with its bent wood pockets, and his tiered Magazine Tree (1947), both show. And Wormley kept his eye on design currents, creating a series of tables with tops that incorporate tiles and roundels by the great modern ceramicists Otto and Gertrud Natzler.

As the vintage items on 1stDibs demonstrate, Edward Wormley conceived of a subdued sort of modernism, designing furniture that fits into any decorating scheme and does not shout for attention.

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.