Lampert Charcoal Tufted Velvet Sofa by Jonathan Adler
By Jonathan Adler
Located in Chicago, IL
Lampert Charcoal Tufted Velvet Sofa by Jonathan Adler This stunningly designed Lampert Sofa has all the perfect qualities-- the high tuxedo back gives it an elegant yet formal prese...
Metal
Faux Bamboo Chippendale Two seat Sofa 1970s France
By Jonathan Adler
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful Two seat sofa .Faux Bamboo wooden frame ,comes with a Wicker seat .protected by a special cover ,custom made for this chair . Top quality upholstery .Blue with Birds and F...
Faux Bamboo
$5,050 / item
Claridge Modern Chesterfield Sofa in Navy Leather
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
21st Century comfort. Our spin on the Classic Chesterfield. We took the original profile—clubby comfort, tailored tufting—and made it modern with a pared down silhouette. The finishi...
Brass
$2,800 / item
Beaumont Bouclé Settee
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
New traditionalism. Minimalist rigor meets cocoon-y comfort. Our Beaumont collection's architectural yet airy bases are juxtaposed with silhouettes softened by sculptural flair. Bala...
Brass
Sold
H 32 in W 85 in D 34 in
21st C., Custom Upholstered Jonathan Adler Button Tufted Sofa In Cut Velvet
By Jonathan Adler
Located in Morristown, NJ
21st c., custom Jonathan Adler sofa. A nicely upholstered button tufted sofa in sculpted velvet in a geometric pattern fabric, on a solid maple wooden frame, unmarked, The upholstery...
Velvet, Maple
Leather Sofa by Jonathan Adler
By Jonathan Adler
Located in Dallas, TX
In great condition, three-seat leather sofa by Jonathan Adler.
Leather
Ether Velvet Sofa
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Heaven sent. The Ether sofa has a simple genesis story: JA wanted to create a sofa that looks and feels like heaven. The lozenge-like silhouette is enveloping and inviting, while gle...
Brass
Bacharach Champagne Velvet Sofa
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Louche Glamour. Think Halston, think Studio 54, think sybaritic style. Also think our signature Bacharach details, generously scaled for even more comfort. Featuring curved metal sup...
Stainless Steel
Bacharach Reef Velvet Sofa
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Louche Glamour. Think Halston, think Studio 54, think sybaritic style. Also think our signature Bacharach details, generously scaled for even more comfort. Featuring curved metal sup...
Stainless Steel
Ether Curved Velvet Sofa
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Heaven sent. A curved sofa announces to the world that you are on the varsity decorating squad. Airy yet edgy, our Ether Curved sofa is upholstered in heavenly Bergamo Azure velvet a...
Brass
Malibu Sofa in Charcoal Bouclé
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
California modern. Deep and squishy, family-friendly, and très chic you can have it all. Upholstered in Mulholland Granite bouclé with minimal brushed brass legs. Combine details lik...
Brass
Malibu Sofa in Pearl Bouclé
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
California Modern. Deep and squishy, family-friendly, and très chic you can have it all. Upholstered in Mulholland Pearl bouclé with minimal brushed brass legs. Combine details like ...
Brass
Brigitte Channeled Sofa in Ivory Bouclé
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Deep Space. Impossibly plush and fabulously futuristic, our Brigitte Sofa looks like it's floating and makes you feel like you're dreaming. Sink in and stay put. Its deep, channel...
Bouclé, Upholstery, Hardwood
Claridge Modern Chesterfield Sofa in Ivory Linen
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
The Chesterfield sofa gets a Modern American Glamour update. We took the guts of a Chesterfield (clubby comfort and tailored tufting) and encased them in a pared down Silhouette. The...
Brass
Claridge Modern Chesterfield Sofa in French Blue Velvet
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
The Chesterfield sofa gets a Modern American Glamour update. We took the guts of a Chesterfield (clubby comfort and tailored tufting) and encased them in a pared down Silhouette. The...
Brass
Claridge Modern Chesterfield Sofa in Ivory Linen
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
21st Century comfort. Our spin on the classic Chesterfield. We took the original profile—clubby comfort, tailored tufting—and made it modern with a pared down silhouette. The finishi...
Brass
sofa
Located in North Miami, FL
Beautiful redo of a formal sofa into an updated "jonathan Adler" chic and glamorous sofa.
Fabric, Wood
Mid Century Modern Florence Knoll Chrome Base Sofa Newly Upholstered
By Florence Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Florence Knoll Chrome Base Sofa Newly Upholstered in a Blue Velvet Beautiful MCM Florence Knoll Sofa made in the Style of Jonathan Adler's Lampert Sofa.
Chrome
Mid-Century Style Gray Wool Upholstered Banquette Sofa
By Jonathan Adler
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-century style banquette sofa with light gray Knoll wool upholstery with button tufted seats and backs and tapered wool upholstered legs.
Mohair, Upholstery
Ether Velvet Sofa
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Heaven sent. The Ether sofa has a simple genesis story: JA wanted to create a sofa that looks and feels like heaven. The lozenge-like silhouette is enveloping and inviting, while gle...
Brass
Topanga Sofa in Valhalla Pewter
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
The Topanga Sofa is a polished and elegantly proportioned addition to your man cave. Stainless steel legs offset mitered front corners for a look that's as sharply tailored as your f...
Aluminum
Malibu Sofa in Charcoal Bouclé
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
California modern. Deep and squishy, family-friendly, and très chic you can have it all. Upholstered in Mulholland Granite bouclé with minimal brushed brass legs. Combine details lik...
Brass
Lampert Sofa in Peacock Velvet
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Signature style. Our Lampert sofa hits all the right notes—the high tuxedo back gives it an elegant yet formal presence, while the bolsters make it super comfy. Venice Peacock velvet...
Upholstery, Velvet, Maple
Brigitte Channeled Sofa in Ivory Bouclé
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Deep Space. Impossibly plush and fabulously futuristic, our Brigitte Sofa looks like it's floating and makes you feel like you're dreaming. Sink in and stay put. Its deep, channel...
Bouclé, Upholstery, Hardwood
Baxter T-Arm Sofa with Bullion Fringe
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Clubby comfort. The Baxter T-arm sofa melds tufted comfort and clean lines. The cutback T-arm shape is magic—it balances the formality of a high-back tuxedo sofa with the invitingnes...
Upholstery
Claridge Modern Chesterfield Sofa in Navy Leather
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
21st Century comfort. Our spin on the Classic Chesterfield. We took the original profile—clubby comfort, tailored tufting—and made it modern with a pared down silhouette. The finishi...
Brass
Icy Blue Dunbar-Style Sofa with Walnut Base + Legs
By Dunbar Furniture, Knoll, Jonathan Adler, Paul McCobb, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Round Top, TX
Midcentury Modern long icy sky blue velvet/velour sofa in low, long and lean proportions. A solid walnut stretcher and six legs, in conjunction with the color keeps this feeling ligh...
Textile, Walnut
Milo Baughman Rosewood and White Lazy Susan Coffee Table circa 1960
By Milo Baughman
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Photographed along with and also currently available in our shop: Milo Baughman Circular Sectional Sofa in Jonathan Adler Sea Glass fabric for Kravet Pair of Vladimir Kagan Style Pos...
Rosewood
Custom Whitaker Style Sofa
By Jonathan Adler
Located in San Francisco, CA
A custom Whitaker style sofa. In the style of Jonathan Adler. A flared silhouette with luxe button-tufting on tapered wood legs.
Fabric, Wood
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.