Gervasoni Ghost 20 L Modular Dormeuse in White Linen Upholstery by Paola Navone
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gervasoni Ghost 20 L modular dormeuse in white linen upholstery by Paola Navone Modular dormeuse upholstered with polyurethane foams, removable covers, right (R) or left (L) armre...
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Corner / Terminal Modular Element Gervasoni Ghost 07 design Paola Navone
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
The Ghost 07 modular element by , designed by Paola Navone, is part of the iconic Ghost collection and reflects a refined balance between comfort, versatility, and textile-driven des...
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Corner / Terminal Modular Element Gervasoni Ghost 37 design Paola Navone
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
Gervasoni Ghost 37 - Corner / Terminal Modular Element Design: Paola Navone Ghost 37 is a corner or terminal modular element, perfect for completing custom seating compositions. The...
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Curved Terminal Modular Element Gervasoni Ghost 35 design Paola Navone
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
Gervasoni Ghost 35 - Curved Terminal Modular Element (Left or Right Arm) Design: Paola Navone Ghost 35 is a curved terminal modular element, featuring a single armrest available on ...
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Corner / Terminal Modular Element Gervasoni Ghost 07 design Paola Navone - Tweed
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
The Ghost 07 modular element by Gervasoni, designed by Paola Navone, is part of the iconic Ghost collection and reflects a refined balance between comfort, versatility, and textile-d...
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Corner / Terminal Modular Element Gervasoni Ghost 07 design Paola Navone - Stone
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
The Ghost 07 modular element by Gervasoni, designed by Paola Navone, is part of the iconic Ghost collection and reflects a refined balance between comfort, versatility, and textile-d...
Fabric
Corner / Terminal Modular Element Gervasoni Ghost 07 design Paola Navone - Deus
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
The Ghost 07 modular element by , designed by Paola Navone, is part of the iconic Ghost collection and reflects a refined balance between comfort, versatility, and textile-driven des...
Fabric
Curved Modular Element Gervasoni Ghost 33 design Paola Navone - White Linen
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
Gervasoni Ghost 33 - Curved Modular Element Design: Paola Navone Ghost 33 is an elegant and comfortable curved modular element, perfect for creating custom seating compositions. The...
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Corner / Terminal Modular Element Gervasoni Ghost 07 design Paola Navone 3D blue
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
The Ghost 07 modular element by Gervasoni, designed by Paola Navone, is part of the iconic Ghost collection and reflects a refined balance between comfort, versatility, and textile-d...
Fabric
Curved Modular Element Gervasoni Ghost 34 design Paola Navone - White Linen
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
Gervasoni Ghost 34 - Curved Modular Element Design: Paola Navone Ghost 34 is an elegant and comfortable curved modular element, ideal for creating customized seating arrangements. T...
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Gervasoni GHOST OUT 09 Outdoor Small Sofa - Paola Navone - Dublin
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
Ghost Out 09, designed by Paola Navone for Gervasoni, is an outdoor small sofa that combines generous proportions, comfort, and a relaxed contemporary aesthetic.
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Gervasoni GHOST OUT 09 Outdoor Small Sofa - Paola Navone - Capri
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
Ghost Out 09, designed by Paola Navone for Gervasoni, is an outdoor small sofa that combines generous proportions, comfort, and a relaxed contemporary aesthetic.
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Gervasoni GHOST OUT 09 Outdoor Small Sofa - Paola Navone
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
Ghost Out 09, designed by Paola Navone for Gervasoni, is an outdoor small sofa that combines generous proportions, comfort, and a relaxed contemporary aesthetic.
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Gervasoni GHOST OUT 38 Outdoor Modular Sofa without Armrests - Paola Navone
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
Ghost Out 38, designed by Paola Navone for Gervasoni, is a modular outdoor sofa defined by soft volumes, versatility, and relaxed elegance.
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Gervasoni GHOST OUT 31 Outdoor Modular Sofa (Left or Right) - Paola Navone
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
Ghost Out 31, designed by Paola Navone for Gervasoni, is a modular outdoor sofa defined by soft volumes, versatility, and relaxed elegance.
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Gervasoni GHOST OUT 32 Outdoor Modular Sofa (Left or Right) - Paola Navone
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
Ghost Out 32, designed by Paola Navone for Gervasoni, is a modular outdoor sofa defined by soft volumes, versatility, and relaxed elegance.
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Gervasoni GHOST OUT 30 Outdoor Modular Sofa (Left or Right) - Paola Navone
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
Ghost Out 30, designed by Paola Navone for Gervasoni, is a modular outdoor sofa defined by its soft volumes, versatility, and relaxed elegance.
Fabric
Gervasoni GHOST OUT 37 Outdoor Modular sofa - Corner/end element - Paola Navone
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
Upholstery & Cushions Upholstery: Ginevra 07-C (or similar fabrics in case of unavailability) Loose cushions included: 2 × 60×60 cm – Ginevra 08-C Additional cushions: 9 × 60×60 cm –...
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Gervasoni Ghost 37 – Corner / Terminal Modular Element - Stone
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
The seat is completed with loose cushions in mixed down filling, enhancing comfort and creating the soft, welcoming character that defines the Ghost collection. Modular elements ava...
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Gervasoni Ghost 37 – Corner / Terminal Modular Element - Heron
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
The seat is completed with loose cushions in mixed down filling, enhancing comfort and creating the soft, welcoming character that defines the Ghost collection. Modular elements ava...
Fabric
Gervasoni Ghost 37 – Corner / Terminal Modular Element - Avic
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
The seat is completed with loose cushions in mixed down filling, enhancing comfort and creating the soft, welcoming character that defines the Ghost collection. Modular elements ava...
Fabric
Gervasoni Ghost 37 – Corner / Terminal Modular Element - Mint
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
The seat is completed with loose cushions in mixed down filling, enhancing comfort and creating the soft, welcoming character that defines the Ghost collection. Modular elements ava...
Fabric
Gervasoni Ghost 37 – Corner / Terminal Modular Element - Mocha
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
The seat is completed with loose cushions in mixed down filling, enhancing comfort and creating the soft, welcoming character that defines the Ghost collection. Modular elements ava...
Fabric
Gervasoni Ghost 37 – Corner / Terminal Modular Element - 3D blu
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
The seat is completed with loose cushions in mixed down filling, enhancing comfort and creating the soft, welcoming character that defines the Ghost collection. Modular elements ava...
Fabric
Gervasoni Ghost 37 – Corner / Terminal Modular Element - Lino Bianco
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Varedo, MB
The seat is completed with loose cushions in mixed down filling, enhancing comfort and creating the soft, welcoming character that defines the Ghost collection. Modular elements ava...
Fabric
The family-owned Gervasoni furniture brand has been designing and producing top-quality armchairs, coffee tables, chandeliers and more for a century and a half. Creating indoor and outdoor pieces, Gervasoni has a reputation for fine craftsmanship and attention to detail, exporting their exceptional works to 80 countries around the globe.
The Gervasoni company began in 1882 in Pavia di Udine, Italy, as a small workshop that wove wicker products. The brand has adapted its design style numerous times, fine-tuning and improving production methods along the way to create works ranging from rustic to ultramodern. While wicker and rattan remain important, Gervasoni has employed a variety of materials in its furniture, including concrete, porcelain, brass, hardwoods and bamboo.
The company has stayed in the Gervasoni family for three generations and is currently headed by brothers Giovanni and Michele Gervasoni. They pride themselves on substance and form, pursuing a mission of informal elegance in all they produce. Several notable designers, such as Italian architect Paola Navone and English product designer Michael Sodeau, have collaborated on Gervasoni creations, adding their singular perspective to collections.
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.