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Italian Pair of Lounge Chairs with Soft Green Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
touch and support the floating seating in an unparalleled manner. The set is elegant and feminine. These
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Rare Floating Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. Unique cantilever frame gives a floating design to the seat.
Please confirm location.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Dottie Lounge Module Seating Daybed
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
space. With its light tones, minimal design, and comfortable seating, the series is the perfect
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Daybeds
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Cotton, Upholstery, Foam, Hardwood
Mid-Century Floating Armchair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern floating armchair with polished chrome base.
Please confirm location.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Encore Modern Floating Banquette
Located in Westwood, NJ
A lavish landing for the end of bed, this bench introduces a note of luxury to bedrooms, powder rooms, and dressing areas. Suspended between two clear acrylic panels, a plush cushion...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Benches
Materials
Fabric, Acrylic
1970s Vintage Floating Leather Sofa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
. This beautiful vintage sofa features tufted sling seating with unique walnut hardwood frame legs
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Floating Back Sofa
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful long, low, and deep, brown leather floating back sofa by Adrian Pearsall. This sofa has
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Edward Wormley Dunbar Floating Back Sofa
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
and a floating arm and back section. Showcasing Wormley's deft skill of transforming traditional
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Burnt Sculpted Floating Divan Chiel Kuijl
By Chiel Kuijl
Located in Geneve, CH
Burnt sculpted floating divan by Chiel Kuijl, WDSTCK Studio.
Dimensions: height 110 cm, width 110
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
1950s Harvey Probber Brass Floating Bench
By Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
1950s Harvey Probber tufted bench. The bench has floating brass stretchers, mahogany legs and the
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Brass
Samson Berman Monumental Platform Seating Suite
By Samson Berman
Located in South Charleston, WV
17".
A one-of-kind 10 foot floating platform in walnut, with two ample lounge chairs and striking
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
1970s Chromcraft Three-Seat Floating Sofa
By Chromcraft
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish and well-made midcentury industrial seating by Chromcraft Inc., Senatobia, Miss
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Jens Risom Floating Bench Model T621
By Jens Risom
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jens Risom Bench
An iconic form Re-upholstered in Boucle Fabric
Original label present.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Benches
Materials
Walnut
Sculpted Floating Divan, Chiel Kuijl
By Chiel Kuijl
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpted floating divan by Chiel Kuijl
Dimensions: Height 110 cm, width 110 cm, depth 55 cm
Category
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Wood
Anza Small Upholstered Bench with Floating Cushion
By Rui Pereira, Ryosuke Fukusada, Please Wait to be Seated
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and unexpected design experiences. ANZA meaning ‘to sit at ease’ in Japanese, ANZA is a seating
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Anza Large Upholstered Bench with Floating Cushion
By Rui Pereira, Ryosuke Fukusada, Please Wait to be Seated
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and unexpected design experiences. ANZA meaning ‘to sit at ease’ in Japanese, ANZA is a seating
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Vintage Mid Century Floating Sofa by Milo Baughman
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Oxnard, CA
Here is a remarkably beautiful floating sofa by Milo Baughman / Thayer Coggin. The curvaceous
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Chrome
Floating Design Sofa by Eric Sigfrid Persson
By Eric Sigfrid Persson
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Sweden
Designer: Eric Sigfrid Persson
Manufacturer: Unknown
Era: 1970s
Materials: Leather, Aluminum
Measurements: 78.75? wide 37.25? tall
Condition: In excellent orig...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Aluminum
Milo Baughman Floating Sofa w/Chrome Base, 1960
By Milo Baughman
Located in Chicago, IL
Milo Baughman Floating Sofa w/Chrome Base, 1960. Newly reupholstered in green boucle.
Measures 57
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Walnut Floating Armrests Lounge Chairs
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful vintage walnut floating armrests lounge chairs, designed in the United States, circa 1950
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Rosewood Pierre Jeanneret Floating Back Office Chair, 1950s
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in New York, NY
Rare rosewood "sissoo" Pierre Jeanneret floating back office chair with excellent patina
Category
20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Leather and Teak Midcentury Danish Modern Floating Sofa
By Arne Vodder, Dux of Sweden
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Sharp Danish Mid-Century Modern teak and leather floating low profile sofa.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Teak
042 3-Seater Seating Group by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort 1960s
By Geoffrey D. Harcourt
Located in Stavenisse, NL
A rare design by Geoffrey Harcourt, a 3-seater 042 seating group by Geoffrey Harcourt in full black
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Space Age Sofas
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Pair of Asian Modern Mahogany Floating Seat Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
with floating seat on doweled spacers. Tall backs with top carved wood open handle.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Silk
Stunning Curved Sculptural Floating Sofa Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Absolutely stunning curved floating sofa with unusual sculpted walnut legs. This is a vintage piece
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
1960's Midcentury Modern Belgian Design Floating Lounge Chair
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Modern Belgian Design Floating Lounge Chair. Made in Belgium, 1960's period
Category
Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Milo Baughman Gold Fabric Upholstered Floating 'Tuxedo' Sofa
By Milo Baughman
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century 'Tuxedo' form sofa in gold colored fabric upholstery resting on a wooden platform base. (MILO BAUGHMAN)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Jens Risom Floating Three-Seat Armless Walnut Sofa
By Jens Risom
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Three-seat sofa, Model #U250, designed by Jens Risom for Risom Design in the 1950s. Composed of a sculptural walnut base on which the tufted, high-back seat is mounted. Sharp, modern...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Wool, Walnut
Modern Bamboo Bentwood Three Seat Sofa With White Seating Cushion, IDN 2024
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
One of a kind, modern bamboo bentwood three seat sofa with comfortable white seating cushion
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo
H 31.3 in W 80.31 in D 34.25 in
Milo Baughman Mid Century Modern Red Tuxedo Floating Sofa
By Milo Baughman
Located in West Hartford, CT
Iconic mid century Milo Baughman tuxedo floating sofa upholstered in a vibrant Jack Lenor
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Wood
Early Florence Knoll Walnut "Floating" Frame Sofa, Model 57W
By Florence Knoll
Located in Toledo, OH
A Classic Mid-Century Knoll model 57W sofa. The floating frame has mortised and pinned construction
Category
Mid-20th Century Sofas
Materials
Fabric
Mid-Century Modern Splayed Floating Bench with Button Details
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated Mid-Century Modern "floating" bench was realized in the United States circa 1950
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Fabric
Willy Guhl Concrete and Steel Floating Bench, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Remarkable mid-century floating concrete bench by Swiss Architect Willy Guhl. Circa 1960s. Sturdy
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Modern Benches
Materials
Concrete, Steel
Floating Back Sofa by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A wonderfully long, low and deep upholstered sofa having a floating back and an organic sculptural
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Thonet Bentwood Chairs with Table, Art Nouveau Seating Set, Austria, circa 1915
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Beautiful bentwood seating set made by the famous Austrian manufactory of Thonet around 1915. This
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
H 49.21 in W 17.32 in D 16.93 in
Willy Guhl Concrete and Steel Floating Bench, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Remarkable mid-century floating concrete bench by Swiss Architect Willy Guhl. Circa 1960s. Sturdy
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Modern Benches
Materials
Concrete, Steel
Minimalist Floating Platform Bench or Coffee Table, Newly Restored
Located in Dallas, TX
impressive and will attract eyes. Resting on an ebonized plinth base creating an almost floating effect and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
lucite floating tub chair in manner of Vladimir Kagan
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1970s lucite tub chair in manner of Vladimir Kagan. No marks to unsure if original, purchased at auction in Los Angeles.
Chair is vanity height and seat is original almond leather. ...
Category
Vintage 1970s North American Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Stunning Curved Sculptural Floating 3-Seat Sofa Dutch Design
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
floating curved design, the seat is tilted backwards to enable comfortable lounging. This sofa can be
Category
2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Nutwood, Wool
Mid Century Modern Jens Risom Floating Top Walnut Bench/Table
By Jens Risom
Located in Wilmington, DE
Mid Century Modern Jens Risom Floating Top Walnut Bench Table
This is a bench(we have two
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Walnut
1970s Floating Lucite Oak Three Legged Chair
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare lucite and oak chairs set you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful set is stat...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Lucite, Wood
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Brown Tufted Floating Three-Seat Sofa
By Edward Wormley
Located in New York, NY
cushions resting on a floating wooden base. (EDWARD WORMLEY FOR DUNBAR FURNITURE COMPANY)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Unique Mid-Century Modern Italian Floating Armchairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This comfortable pair of vintage Italian hardwood armchairs features a comfortable vinyl upholstered seat and backrest. Studded trim on back of seats, perfect pair for a variety of s...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Marble Floating Long Gondola Sofa
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Gondola sofa / Daybed . This sofa has very sought after floating quality that his designs are famous for
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Carrara Marble
Dunbar Jack Larsen Gray Velvet Cut Down Floating Plinth Sofa
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
craftsmanship walnut floating plinth base and frame that give this piece a delightful mid century design
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
Midcentury Floating Curved Sofa/w Printed Velvet and Burlap Welting
By The Tailored Home, Jhon Ortiz
Located in Greenwich, CT
This midcentury floating curved sofa features a soft decorative printed velvet from Christian
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Oak, Burlap, Velvet, Foam, Maple
Pair of Milo Baughman Floating Cube Chrome and Beige Upholstery Armchairs
By Milo Baughman
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century floating cube design armchairs with beige upholstery with a faint
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
H 25.75 in W 24.5 in D 25 in
Modern Black Wooden Double Bench / Swing, Floating Divan by Chiel Kuijl
By Chiel Kuijl , WDSTCK
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary burned double wooden seat - Floating Divan by Chiel Kuijl for WDSTCK
Design: Chiel
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
H 43.31 in W 74.81 in D 21.66 in
Modern Black Burned Wooden Bench / Swing - Floating Divan by Chiel Kuijl
By WDSTCK, Chiel Kuijl
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary black burned wooden seat - Floating Divan by Chiel Kuijl for WDSTCK
Design: Chiel
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 43.31 in W 43.31 in D 21.66 in
Sculpted Double Seat Floating Divan by Chiel Kuijl
By Chiel Kuijl
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpted floating divan by Chiel Kuijl, WDSTCK Studio
Dimensions: Height 110 cm, width 190 cm
Category
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wood
Floating Sofa in the style of Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-Century Modern floating sofa with curved ends on a chrome frame.
This sofa is all newly
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas
Materials
Steel
Anza Upholstered Pouf with Floating Cushion
By Ryosuke Fukusada, Please Wait to be Seated, Rui Pereira
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and unexpected design experiences. ANZA meaning ‘to sit at ease’ in Japanese, ANZA is a seating
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Minimalist Bleached Log Floating on Stainless Steel Cylinders
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Reclaimed solid suar wood bleached log bench. We added one inch stainless steel cylinders which allow the log to float off the surface below. Custom stains and sizes available.
Th...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Benches
Materials
Metal, Steel
H 17.5 in W 67.5 in D 19 in
1950s Frank Kyle Floating Mahogany Sofa End Tables Mexico City
By Frank Kyle
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Sensational mahogany sofa designed by Frank Kyle Mexico City
Asian inspired design. Mexico modernism at its finest.
Mahogany wood, bronze, cane and upholstered cushions.
Built...
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Stunning Curved Sculptural Lounge Chairs Floating Dutch Design
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
solid American nutwood and Kvadrat upholstery. Beautiful organic shapes with floating curved design, the
Category
2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Nutwood
Vintage Leather and Lucite Floating Sofa by William C. Andrus for Steelcase
By William Andrus, Steelcase
Located in North Hollywood, CA
resting on a transparent lucite base, it creates the illusion that it is floating in mid-air. The sofa is
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Aluminum
Modern Natural Wooden Bench / Swing, Floating Divan by Chiel Kuijl for Wdstck
By WDSTCK, Chiel Kuijl
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary natural wooden seat - Floating Divan by Chiel Kuijl for WDSTCK
Design: Chiel Kuijl
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 43.31 in W 43.31 in D 21.66 in
Modern Wooden Double Bench / Swing, Floating Divan by Chiel Kuijl for WDSTCK
By WDSTCK, Chiel Kuijl
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary burned double wooden seat - Floating Divan by Chiel Kuijl for WDSTCK
Design: Chiel
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
H 43.31 in W 74.81 in D 21.66 in
A restored sofa with floating wood arms and metal mounts circa 1960.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A restored sofa with floating wood arms and metal mounts circa 1960. Having new fabric.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Mid Century Modern Jens Risom Floating Top Walnut Stools/Ottomans
By Jens Risom
Located in Wilmington, DE
Pair of Mid Century Modern Jens Risom Floating Top Walnut Stools
Offered is a Pair of Mid Century
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Walnut
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Floating Seating For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic piece of floating seating available at 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and walnut. Find 213 options for an antique or vintage item from our selection of floating seating now, or shop our selection of 18 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a choice in our collection of floating seating — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each object in our assortment of floating seating bearing mid-century modern, modern or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks is very popular. A well-made option in this array of floating seating has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Jens Risom, Pierre Jeanneret and Milo Baughman are consistently popular.
How Much is a Floating Seating?
A piece of floating seating can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,048, while the lowest priced sells for $450 and the highest can go for as much as $110,000.
Finding the Right seating for You
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
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