$7,594
H 32.68 in W 64.97 in D 35.44 in
Rare Bull Sofa in Terra Alcantara by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina Italy, 1987
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Elegant two-seat loveseat designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina in 1987 and is covered in
Ultrasuede
$6,470
H 32.68 in W 88.59 in D 33.08 in
Italian Modern Black Leather Wood 3seat Sofa Bull by Frattini for Cassina, 1980s
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black leather wood 3-seater sofa Bull by Frattini for Cassina, 1980s 3-seater sofa
Leather, Wood
Gianfranco Frattini Bull Sofa Set Cassina, Italy, 1987
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Amazing looking sofa set designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy, 1987. This set is no
Leather, Wood
Gianfranco Frattini Bull Sofa Set for Cassina 1987
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Amazing looking sofa set designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy 1987. This set is no
Leather, Wood
Gianfranco Frattini Bull Sofa Set Cassina, Italy, 1987
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Amazing looking sofa set designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy, 1987. This set is no
Leather, Wood
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H 32.29 in W 64.97 in D 35.44 in
Gianfranco Frattini Bull love seat sofa in black leather, Italy 1987
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Amazing looking sofa designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina 1987. This sofa is no longer in
Leather, Wood
Sold
H 39.38 in W 43.31 in L 39.38 in
Gianfranco Frattini Bull lounge chair in black leather for Cassina, Italy
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Comfortable lounge chair (model Bull) by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy. Large black
Leather
Sold
H 33.08 in W 41.34 in D 35.44 in
Gianfranco Frattini Bull club chairs pair in black leather, Italy 1987
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Amazing looking pair of club chairs designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina 1987. These chairs
Metal
Cassina 2-Seater Bull Sofa by Gianfranco Frattini
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Toronto, CA
The Bull Sofa stands as Gianfranco Frattini’s final project for Cassina, created in the mid-1980s
Fabric, Rubber, Wood
Bull Leather Sofa by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Amazing and rare sofa designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy 1987. The sofa is made
Leather
Bull sofa by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy, 1987
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in amstelveen, NL
Spectacular and extremely rare 3 seater Bull sofa designed by Gianfranco Frattini and manufactured
Leather
Bull set by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy, 1987
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in amstelveen, NL
Spectacular and extremely rare Bull sofa and lounge chairs designed by Gianfranco Frattini and
Leather
Sold
H 39.5 in W 43.5 in D 39.5 in
Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina Italy Iconic Bull Lounge Chair, 1987
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in West Hartford, CT
Rare 1980s Bull chair by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina. All Cassina hallmarks present. Removable
Steel
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H 32.29 in W 41.34 in D 35.44 in
Set of 2 Bull chairs by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy, 1987
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in amstelveen, NL
Spectacular and extremely rare set of lounge chairs set designed by Gianfranco Frattini and
Leather
Sold
H 32.68 in W 41.34 in D 33.08 in
Italian Modern Black Leather Wood Armchair Bull by Frattini for Cassina, 1980s
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black leather and wood armchair bull by Frattini for Cassina, 1980s Armchair bull
Leather, Wood
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H 32.68 in W 88.59 in D 33.08 in
Italian Modern Black Leather Sofas and Armchair Bull by Frattini Cassina, 1980s
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Black leather Sofas and armchair Bull by Frattini for Cassina, 1980s Set of a 3
Leather, Wood
Sold
H 32.68 in W 76.78 in D 33.08 in
Rare Vintage Bull Sofa in Grey Leather by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina 1987
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Stunning Bull sofa in a mint vintage condition. Original dark grey leather with the perfect patina
Leather
Sold
H 39.5 in W 43.5 in D 39.5 in
Rare Gianfranco Frattini Cassina Bull Chair in Black Leather and White Boucle
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Culver City, CA
This Gianfranco Frattini Cassina Bull lounge chair is absolutely stunning. This piece was designed
Leather, Bouclé, Hardwood
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H 32.68 in W 76.78 in D 33.08 in
Italian Modern Black Leather Wood 2seat Sofa Bull by Frattini for Cassina, 1980s
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black leather wood 2-seater sofa Bull by Frattini for Cassina, 1980s 2-seater sofa
Leather, Wood
Bull Leather Armchair by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina 1987
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Sas van Gent, NL
A timeless design by infamous Italian designer Gianfranco Frattini (1926-2004) for Cassina; the
Metal
Bull 2-seater sofa by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina 1987
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Sas van Gent, NL
easily through archives. As well, on the website of Gianfranco Frattini, there is a reference to the Bull
Metal
"Bull" Sofa by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, 1980s
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Brussels , BE
"Bull" sofa by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, 1980s Sold without the tiger.
Wood
Sold
H 32.29 in W 90.56 in D 36.23 in
Bull 3-seater red leather sofa by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina 1987
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Sas van Gent, NL
easily through archives. As well, on the website of Gianfranco Frattini, there is a reference to the Bull
Leather, Plastic, Rubber
Sold
H 32.29 in W 90.56 in D 36.23 in
Bull 3-seater red leather sofa by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina 1987
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Sas van Gent, NL
easily through archives. As well, on the website of Gianfranco Frattini, there is a reference to the Bull
Leather, Plastic, Rubber
Bull dining chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina 1990s, set of 10
By Mario Bellini
Located in Sas van Gent, NL
series from Cassina, designed by Gianfranco Frattini, the Bull chairs were introduced in the 1990s by
Metal
Sold
H 33 in W 65 in D 35.5 in
"Bull" Black Leather Settee Sofa by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, 1987
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large, elegant two-seat loveseat designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina covered in the
Leather, Wood
$78,400 / set
H 36.62 in W 40.95 in D 26.97 in
Pair of Brasiliana Armchairs by Jorge Zalszupin, 1965, Brazilian Midcentury
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
The iconic Brasiliana is a series composed of a sofa and armchair designed by Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020) in 1965 and produced by his company, L'atelier. These rare pieces have molde...
Rosewood, Fabric
$2,860 / item
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Ethnic Straw Armchair by +55design Brazilian Design with Indigenous Craft
By Neca Abrantes
Located in Jardim America, SP
This rotating armchair by Neca Abrantes is a striking fusion of contemporary Brazilian design and indigenous handcrafted traditions. Known for her deep passion for native craftsmansh...
Straw
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
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
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$2,320 / item
H 28.35 in W 21.66 in D 1.97 in
"Ca'Favretto" Murano Glass Mirror in Venetian Style, by Fratelli Tosi Murano
By Fratelli Tosi
Located in Murano Venezia, IT
Murano glass mirror in Venetian Style, mirror made to a design by Fratelli Tosi, entirely handmade according to the techniques of our ancestors. Mirror composed of a crystal frame o...
Art Glass, Mirror, Murano Glass
Sectional Sofa by Jorge Zalszupin for L'Atelier
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Amazing nine-piece sectional sofa by Jorge Zalszupin for L'Atelier. Seven of the pieces are similar shaped, much like slipper chairs on their own and two are triangularly-shaped, ser...
Leather, Rosewood
$6,219
H 28.35 in W 70.08 in D 38.59 in
Le Bambole sofa in velvet By Mario Bellini For B&B Italia, 1970s
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Beautiful Le Bambole sofa in coral/pink coloured velvet designed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia in the 1970s. This beautiful edition is reupholstered in a high quality cotton velve...
Velvet
Acerbis Free System Sofa by Claudio Salocchi
By Claudio Salocchi, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In 1973, Claudio Salocchi designed Free System: a system of padded furniture deriving from the concept of “operated flooring”, or tatami, where the padded units could be placed freel...
Upholstery
$3,314
H 71.26 in W 35.44 in D 13.39 in
Ico Parisi Vanity Dressing Table, Glass & Beech Wood, Italy, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
An extraordinarily elegant dressing table or vanity by Italian designer Ico Parisi. This wonderful piece of furniture has a glass dressing / console table at a height of 90cm below w...
Brass
$6,937
H 27.56 in W 68.9 in D 40.16 in
Togo Sofa 3 seater - Michel Ducaroy Ligne Roset black Leather made in France
By Michel Ducaroy, Ligne Roset
Located in Munster, NRW
Togo Sofa - Michel Ducaroy 1974 for Ligne Roset. 3-seater Sofa - manufactured in France. Made by Ligne Roset about 1990 in France, beautiful original condition in soft black leather...
Leather
$19,900 / set
H 28.75 in W 35.44 in D 37.41 in
Rimo Maturi for Mimo Padova Modular Sofa Nuvolone in Leather, Italy, 1970s
By Mimo Padova
Located in Almelo, NL
Large modular sofa Rimo Maturi for Mimo Padova model ´Nuvolone´ in leather, Italy, 1970s Large modular sofa / landscape sofa by Italian designer Rimo Maturi for manufacturer Mimo Pa...
Leather
$42,000 / set
H 30.52 in W 41.74 in D 33.08 in
René Drouet Pair of Lounge Chairs in Olive Green Corduroy and Walnut
By René Drouet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
René Drouet, pair of lounge chairs, corduroy velvet, walnut, France, 1930s Designed by French decorator René Drouet, these club chairs are a quintessential example of French Art Dec...
Velvet, Walnut
Art Deco King Size French Walnut Bed, circa 1930s
Located in Devon, England
Superb and extremely glamorous 1930s Art Deco bed. Originating from France this bed boasts the most wonderful veneers. Totally original and having been through our workshops has been...
Walnut
Brazilian Modern Sofa, Percival Lafer 1960's
By Percival Lafer
Located in Uccle, BE
Sofa Mod. MP-13, 1960's Made by Lafer S. e Co, Sao Paulo Rosewood, chrome and faux leather H 70 x L219 x W80 x Seat Height 41Percival Lafer Mid-Century Brazilian sofa made of Walnut ...
Chrome
Danish Vanity Table or Desk in Teak by Kurt Østervig, Denmark
By Kurt Østervig
Located in Karlstad, SE
A desk or vanity table in teak by Kurt Østervig, Denmark, 1950s. Small desk with exciting details. The drawers have beautifully carved handles. On the tabletop is a jewelry box with...
Brass
Gianfranco Frattini is widely regarded as a mid-century master of Italian modern design. He was an award-winning architect and designer, and specialized in creating furniture and decor that is both decorative and practical — Frattini’s vintage desks, armchairs, nesting tables and other works are celebrated for their sophisticated merging of function and form.
Born in Padua in 1926, Frattini studied architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan. He later apprenticed with his teacher and mentor, Gio Ponti. Through Ponti — arguably the most important figure in 20th-century Italian architecture and design — Frattini met many notable modernist designers such as Oscar Niemeyer and Le Corbusier, but an introduction to famed Italian entrepreneur Cesare Cassina would prove incredibly significant in helping launch his career.
During the mid-1950s, Frattini began to collaborate with Cassina’s eponymous company. He designed the brand’s acclaimed leather and walnut Model 849 lounge chair — a winner of the Compasso d’Oro award — the Marema nesting tables and the iconic Sesann collection. The latter, an enduring 1970s suite of impossibly welcoming leather-covered seating, is now produced by Tacchini. In addition to Cassina, Frattini created furniture and lighting for other manufacturers such as Bernini, Arteluce, Artemide, Knoll and more.
While many of his designs incorporate glass, tubular steel and other materials, Frattini loved working with wood. The sculptural Albero bookcase — an innovative floor-to-ceiling structure made in walnut that swings on a 360-degree vertical swivel axis — is a striking example of Frattini’s dedication to traditional woodworking techniques. In the early 1970s, he traveled to Japan with friend and collaborator Pierluigi Ghianda — a master Milanese cabinet maker — in order to study the work of artisans in Kyoto. The trip inspired his design of the Kyoto table, a work of solid beech with Canaletto walnut inserts that is part of the permanent collection of the Milan Triennale’s Design Museum. The Kyoto and Albero have been revived by Poltrona Frau.
Frattini’s designs are in the permanent collections of prestigious museums such as the Museum of Modern Art and the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Find vintage Gianfranco Frattini furniture, lighting and decor on 1stDibs.
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.