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Gs 195

Sormani Songia GS 195 Leather Sofa Daybed
By Gianni Songia, Sormani
Located in Telgte, DE
This three-seat daybed was designed by Gianni Songia for Sormani, Italy, in 1963. Model GS-195
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Sormani Songia GS 195 Leather Sofa Daybed
Sormani Songia GS 195 Leather Sofa Daybed
H 27.17 in W 79.53 in D 33.47 in
Gianni Songia Daybed Model GS 195 for Sormani, Italy, 1960s
By Gianni Songia
Located in Brussels, BE
Gianni Songia daybed model GS 195 for Sormani, Italy, 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Daybeds

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Leather

Gianni Songia Daybed / Sofa Model GS 195 by Sormani in Italy
By Gianni Songia
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare sofa / daybed model GS 195 designed by Gianni Songia. Produced by Sormani in Italy.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Leather Daybed Sofa GS 195 by Gianni Songia for Sormani 60s
By Sormani, Gianni Songia
Located in Padova, IT
Leather daybed sofa GS195 model designed by Gianni Songia and produced by Sormani 1960s. This daybed features an adjustable backrest leaving a flat bed surface or locked into the upr...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Daybeds

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Leather, Wood

Gianni Songia Sofa for Sormani Late 60's
By Gianni Songia, Luigi Sormani
Located in bari, IT
Three-seater sofa model GS 195 by Gianni songia for Sormani 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Leather, Teak

Gianni Songia Sofa for Sormani Late 60's
Gianni Songia Sofa for Sormani Late 60's
H 27.56 in W 79.53 in D 33.47 in
Gianni Songia Leather Daybed and Sofa for Sormani, Italy, 1963
By Gianni Songia, Sormani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
designed by Gianni Songia for Sormani, Italy, in 1963. Model GS-195 with leather cushions. Rare Italian
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

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Sormani Lounge Chairs Pair, Italy, 1965
By Sormani, Gianni Songia
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
time a bit bulky as well. The overall feel is similar to the GS 195 series by Gianni Songia. Lovely and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Sormani Lounge Chairs Pair, Italy, 1965
Sormani Lounge Chairs Pair, Italy, 1965
H 32.29 in W 31.5 in D 30.71 in
20th Century Italian "Model 180" Table By Carlo De Carli For Sormani c.1971
By Sormani, Carlo De Carli
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Gianni Songia's GS 195 Daybed (1963) and Joe Colombo's Rotoliving Unit (1969). Recognised with awards for
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"Centro" revolving bookcase, by Claudio Salocchi, Ed. Sormani, Italy, circa 1960
By Claudio Salocchi, Luigi Sormani
Located in Paris, FR
, Brigidini, Canella), Richard Neagle, and Pierre Cardin. Among his most notable projects were the GS 195
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

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GS-195 Sofa Designed by Gianni Songia for Sormani, Italy, 1963
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Gianni Songia for Sormani Three-Seat Black Leather Sofa and Daybed
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Superb Champagne Colored Sormani Sofa / Daybed GS 195 by Gianni Songia
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Find many varieties of an authentic gs 195 available at 1stDibs. Each gs 195 for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using animal skin, leather and wood. Your living room may not be complete without a gs 195 — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A gs 195 is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency.

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Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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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.