$3,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 29 in W 34 in D 32 in
Rare Pair of Swivel Chairs by Vladimir Kagan for Directional
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Vladimir Kagan (From "The Complete Kagan" preface by Tom Ford) Vladimir Kagan is one of our most enduring
Upholstery
Vladimir Kagan “Matinee” Sofa /Daybed for American Leather
By American Leather, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Roanoke, VA
Beautiful "Matinee" sofa that doubles as daybed designed by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather
Textile
Large Vladimir Kagan "Omnibus" Sectional Sofa
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Excellent Vladimir Kagan Omnibus four-piece sectional sofa. This fabulous sofa was recently
Fabric, Lucite
Unavailable
H 38.5 in W 96 in D 34 in
Midcentury Bilboa Curved Sofa in Royal Blue, attributed to Vladimir Kagan
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Staten Island, NY
Postmodern Vladimir Kagan Bilbao sofa by Preview. The sofa is covered with ultra suede and is very
Ultrasuede
Unavailable
H 31 in W 153 in D 153 in
Flexible Nine Part Sectional Sofa by Preview, style of Vladimir Kagan, C 1980s
By Preview, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A large, dynamic and flexible sectional sofa designed in the style of Vladimir Kagan, by Preview
Fabric, Foam, Wood
Sold
H 31 in W 97 in D 46 in
Magnificent Pair of Vladimir Kagan Sepentine Cloud Sofas, Purple Ultra Suede
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Asymmetric shaped pair of sofas by Vladimir Kagan for Directional, circa 1970s. Flowing
Wood
Vladimir Kagan Cloud Sofa
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
Vladimir Kagan Cloud sofa.
Upholstery
Vladimir Kagan for Directional “Nautilus” Swivel Chairs, 1980
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Chicago, IL
Vladimir Kagan for Directional “Nautilus” Suede Swivel chairs, 1980.
Suede
Sold
H 28 in W 90 in D 45 in
Vladimir Kagan Cloud Sofas, Pair of Newly Upholstered in Purple/Plum Ultrasuede
By Vladimir Kagan, Directional
Located in Kansas City, MO
Complimenting pair of Vladimir Kagan cloud sofas. Each an iconic design. Manufactured by
Upholstery, Lucite
Vladimir Kagan Directional Serpentine Sofa
By Vladimir Kagan, Directional
Located in Miami, FL
round upholstered bases and Lucite fin. The deep purple suede fabric is very soft to the touch. This
Lucite, Ultrasuede
Pair of Valdimir Kagan for Directional Large Swivel Lounge Chairs
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Pair of Valdimir Kagan for Directional Large Swivel Lounge Chairs Signed Directional
Upholstery
Vladimir Kagan Console Credenza with Marble Top and Polished Base
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning cabinet by Vladimir Kagan. Wood case on a polished stainless steel base and a fitted
Marble, Stainless Steel
Postmodern Poof Ottomans by Vladimir Kagan for Directional, A Pair
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Wonderfully fun round ottomans in bright candy-colored ultra-suede. Lightweight enough to move easily, making these a clever ancillary seating option Directional tags on base. ...
Fabric
Vladimir Kagan (attribution) Purple leather sofa
Located in Ferndale, MI
Great and comfortable leather sofa on thick lucite plinth legs
Vintage Vladimir Kagan Sofa by Directional
Located in Raleigh, NC
Classic curved form to this luxurious sofa. Made by Directional in the 1980s and newly upholstered in midnight blue mohair. Very comfortable sit with heavy cushions and deep seat. ...
Mohair
Modular Four-Piece Sectional Sofa with Swiveling Chairs
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Pasadena, CA
it unknown but very similar in style to Kagan or Baughman. Great piece to build a room around
Suede, Upholstery
Sold
H 30 in W 135 in D 57 in
Vladimir Kagan, Large Sofa, wood, Purple Mohair, Vladimir Kagan Designs, Inc
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in High Point, NC
A hyper-modern and organic sofa designed by Vladimir Kagan. Produced by Vladimir Kagan Designs, Inc
Metal
Vladimir Kagan Serpentine Sofa for Directional
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Vladimir Kagan serpentine sofa designed in the 1970s and manufactured by Directional
Ultrasuede, Wood
Vladimir Kagan Cloud Sofa
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Wayne, NJ
Vladimir Kagan Cloud sofa. Purple in color. Photos were taken in different lighting conditions, so
Other
Vladimir Kagan for Directional Serpentine Cloud Sofa, Signed
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Kagan for Directional Serpentine Cloud Sofa
Upholstery
Cloud Sofa Chaise Lounge Settee Loveseat by Vladimir Kagan
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Wayne, NJ
Petite sofa chaise lounge by Vladimir Kagan. Please see our other items for matching full size sofa.
Fabric
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H 29 in W 96 in D 45 in
Fabulous Vladimir Kagan Curved Cloud Sofa Directional with Lucite Support
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous vintage cloud sofa by Vladimir Kagan for directional with desired lucite support. Sofa
Upholstery, Lucite
Vladimir Kagan Nautilus Swivel Lounge Chair, 1990
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Chicago, IL
Vladimir Kagan Nautilus Corkscrew Swivel Lounge Chair, 1990. Original Ultra suede fabric. Purple
Ultrasuede
Single or Pair of Vladimir Kagan Cloud Sofas
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Wayne, NJ
Pair of matching Vladimir Kagan Cloud Sofas. Purple in color. Photos were taken in different
Vladimir Kagan Nautilus Swivel Lounge Chairs for Weiman Preview
By Directional, Weiman, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Pair of Nautilus swivel lounge chairs designed by Vladimir Kagan for Weiman Preview. Chairs feature
Sold
H 29 in W 97 in D 48 in
'Cloud' Sofa by Vladimir Kagan for Directional w Lucite Leg, 1980s, Signed
By Vladimir Kagan, Directional
Located in Los Angeles, CA
purple Alcantara - this sofa is just exquisite. This Vladimir Kagan for Directional curved Cloud sofa
Ultrasuede, Lucite
Pair of Vladimir Kagan Directional Nautilus Swivel Chairs
By Directional, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Miami, FL
A vintage pair of the Mid-Century Modern Classic Kagan lounge chairs in their original lilac
Ultrasuede, Wood
Unusual Pair of Purple Ultra Suede Ribbon Chairs, Mid-Century Modern
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous pair of unusual ribbon chairs with fabulous purple ultra suede. This wonderful pair is in
Vladimir Kagan Wysiwyg Love Seat with Upholstery & Walnut Ebony Base
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Clifton, NJ
Vladamir Kagan Wysiwyg love seat with purple upholstery & walnut ebony base Additional information
Walnut
Vladimir Kagan Tri-Symmetric Chaise Longue
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Turners Falls, MA
Vladimir Kagan tri-symmetric open-arm chaise longue. This is an early version of this chaise
Aluminum
Pair of Rotating Club Chairs by Vladimir Kagan
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of rotating club chairs designed by Vladimir Kagan, U.S.A., 1980s. Pair of swivel chairs
Set of Vladimir Kagan Bilbao Sofas
By Weiman, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of Bilbao sofas Designed by Vladimir Kagan for Weiman Preview Furniture USA, circa 1980s
Velvet
Vladimir Kagan Cloud Sofa for Directional
By Directional, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Bridport, CT
Vladimir Kagan cloud sofa, in navy blue ultrasuede. With Lucite center support.
Ultrasuede
Set of Vladimir Kagan Crescent Chairs Freshly Reupholstered
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of two lounge chairs Designed by Vladimir Kagan USA, circa 1970s Freshly
Brass
Pair of Nautilus Lounge Chairs by Vladimir Kagan
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of Postmodern sculptural Nautilus lounge chairs designed by Vladimir Kagan, circa
Cotton, Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 28 in W 136 in D 32 in
Mid Century Sectional Sofa by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates c 1960's
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Architectural two piece sectional sofa, designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates. The sofa features an angled section, which has a storage cabinet on its end, with a drop dow...
Upholstery
$13,794 / item
H 33.08 in W 115.36 in D 61.82 in
1950's Style Curved Velvet Sofa in Custom Velvet Colors
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Sofa inspires itself nature where green is the predominant element and where valleys and hills prevail. The item’s details allow it to be the perfect statement piece for any cont...
Velvet, Walnut
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
Art Deco Style Scroll Sofa
Located in Westwood, NJ
An Art Deco-inspired C-scroll form back upholstered sofa with curbed back and scroll form arms, a tight concave fronted seat with two throw pillows, and an over an upholstered base. ...
Fabric
$2,200
H 30.75 in W 22.5 in D 4 in
1980s Postmodern Jean Royère Insp Lacquer Spiral Framed Danish Metal Wall Mirror
By Maurizio Tempestini
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Postmodern Jean Royère Insp Lacquered Spiral Framed Danish Metal Wall Mirror 80s Post Modern, Dramatically minimalist,Danish Modernist Wall Mirror framed in a focal Black lacquered,...
Enamel, Iron
Sold|$24,975
H 30 in W 96 in D 36 in
Rare Mid-Century Curved Back Sofa in Book-Matched Walnut signed Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
This rare curved-back sofa, signed by renowned American designer Karl Springer and crafted circa 1980, is a masterpiece of mid-century modernist luxury and craftsmanship. The piece’s...
Mohair, Walnut
$7,800
H 30 in W 96 in D 42 in
Vintage Curved Serpentine Sofa by Vladimir Kagan for Directional c. 1980s
By Vladimir Kagan, Directional
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic sofa designed by Vladimir Kagan and manufactured by Directional in the 1980s. Great flowing lines with signature disc bases and thick lucite center support. Fabric is origi...
Fabric, Wood
70's Selig Rosewood Upholstered / Leather Strap Sofa
By Selig
Located in Cincinnati, OH
An exceptional stunning slab-sided Brazilian rosewood cube styled sofa with upholstered seat cushions. The loose cushions sit on thick black leather straps that are held by chromed a...
Aluminum
Mini Orb 3-5
By Allied Maker
Located in Glen Cove, NY
A mouth-blown glass globe sits flush on a cast-brass disc. Hardware disappears, and the sphere becomes mysteriously endless.
Brass
Vladimir Kagan, Sofa, Walnut, Fabric, USA, 1960s
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in High Point, NC
A possibly unique walnut and off-white fabric sofa designed by Vladimir Kagan and produced by Kagan-Dreyfuss, USA, 1960s. Provenance: Sofa custom ordered the apartment of Susan Schl...
Fabric, Walnut
$3,120Sale Price / item|35% Off
H 30.71 in W 39.38 in D 28.75 in
The Laziness Armchair in Brazilian Solid Wood with a rocking footstool
By Amilcar Oliveira
Located in São Paulo, SP
Laziness is a laid-back and spacious rocking armchair, crafted for sitting/lying down and unwinding. The low seat height from the ground draws inspiration from Japanese rocking chair...
Velvet, Hardwood, Wood, Foam
Art Deco Table Lamp
By Sofar
Located in Rebais, FR
Art Deco table lamp with nickel finish and glass rods.
Brass
Italian Art Deco 1940s Wardrobe
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Italian 1940s Art Deco wardrobe.
Wood
$2,298
H 30.71 in W 63 in D 74.81 in
Marango Bed Frame by Alberto Smania for Smania Studio Interni, 1967
By Smania
Located in Conversano, IT
Beautiful and luxurious bed belonging to the "Marango" series designed by Alberto Smania and produced by the homonymous company Smania Studio Interni in 1967. An object of extraordi...
Brass
$7,600Sale Price|30% Off
H 31.25 in W 92 in D 48 in
Vladimir Kagan for American Leather 'Zoe' Sofa in Grey Alcantara, Signed
By American Leather, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This spectacular example of Vladimir Kagan design was produced by American Leather in 2012, in its original Alcantara (ultrasuede) in a medium grey color called 'Otter', signed under...
Ultrasuede
Vintage Cantilever Lounge Leather Chair with Ottoman, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Cantilever Lounge Chair with ottoman. Chromed tubular steel and black leather. Original leather upholstery except for some signs of age on the ottoman. Ottoman: H50xL70.3x...
Leather
The pioneers of modern furniture design in America in the mid-20th century all had their moments of flamboyance: Charles and Ray Eames produced the startling, biomorphic La Chaise; George Nelson’s firm created the Marshmallow sofa; Edward Wormley had his decadent Listen to Me chaise. But no designer of the day steadily offered works with more verve and dynamism than Vladimir Kagan. While others, it seems, designed with suburban households in mind, Kagan aimed to suit the tastes of young, sophisticated city-dwellers. With signature designs that feature sleekly curved frames and others that have dramatic out-thrust legs, Kagan made furniture sexy.
Kagan’s father was a Russian master cabinetmaker who took his family first to Germany (where Vladimir was born) and then to New York in 1938. After studying architecture at Columbia University, Kagan opened a design firm at age 22 and immediately made a splash with his long, low and sinuous Serpentine sofa. Furniture lines such as the Tri-symmetric group of glass-topped, three-legged tables and the vivacious Contours chairs soon followed.
Kagan’s choices of form and materials evolved through subsequent decades, embracing lucite, aluminum and burl-wood veneers. By the late 1960s, Kagan was designing austere, asymmetrical cabinets and his Omnibus group of modular sofas and chairs. For all his aesthetic élan, Kagan said that throughout his career, his touchstone was comfort. “A lot of modern furniture was not comfortable. And so comfort is: form follows function. The function was to make it comfortable,” he once commented. “I created what I called vessels for the human body.”
A diverse group of bodies have made themselves at home with Kagan designs. Among the famous names who commissioned and collected his designs are Marilyn Monroe, Gary Cooper, Andy Warhol, David Lynch, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, and firms such as Gucci and Giorgio Armani. His work is in numerous museum collections, including those of the Victoria & Albert and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Because of its idiosyncrasy, Kagan’s work did not lend itself to mass-production. Kagan never signed on with any of the major furniture-making corporations, and examples of his designs are relatively rare. As you will see from the offerings on 1stDibs, even decades after their conception, Kagan pieces still command the eye, with their freshness, energy, sensuality and wit.
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.