Danish Modern Sectional Lounge and Corner Table
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Four seats available that can be combined to create a two, three or four seat sofa. Included corner table creates an L-shaped seating arrangement.
Oak, Wool
Aralia two seater with corner designed by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne roset 1970
By Michel Ducaroy
Located in Boom, Vlaams Gewest
This vintage aralia 2 seater with corner is in good vintage condition. Sofa was professionally cleaned and still has its original textile from the 70ties. Its a combination of darkg...
Textile
Adrian Pearsall For Craft Associates Boomerang Platform Sofa 50% OFF original
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Pasadena, TX
A mid century modern corner sofa designed by Adrian Pearsall and made by Craft Associates.
Fabric, Walnut
Ligne Roset Blue Togo Corner Sofa by Michel Ducaroy
By Michel Ducaroy
Located in Rochester, England
The iconic Togo sofa, originally designed by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset in 1973, has become a design classic. This corner piece is incredibly versatile and can be used alone or p...
Fabric, Foam
Oak Corner Sofa by Guillerme & Chambron, France, 1950-60's
By Guillerme et Chambron, Boleslaw Danikowski
Located in Austin, TX
Famed French design duo, Guillerme et Chambron's, hard to find corner sofa. Two loveseats joined with corner table crafted in their classic French oak with a simple waxed finish and ...
Ceramic, Bouclé, Oak
Mah Jong Modular Sofa Hans Hopfer Roche Bobois Missoni & Gaultier Corner Lounge
By Hans Hopfer, Jean Paul Gaultier, Roche Bobois
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mah Jong Modular Sofa Hans Hopfer Roche Bobois Missoni & Gaultier Corner Lounge. Missoni’s iconic ‘Jersey’ print in the “beige" color way, ice blue, white, indigo, cream, tan & cocoa...
Textile
1970s Black Leather Corner Togo Sofa by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset
By Michel Ducaroy, Ligne Roset
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A 1970s black leather 'Togo' corner piece sofa by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset. Original upholstery. Tags present. Heavy wear to leather. See condition notes for details.
Leather
Sold|$5,792 / set
Corner Togo Sofas by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset, Set of 2
By Ligne Roset, Michel Ducaroy
Located in Ranst, VAN
Beautiful cream beige Togo and blue velvet lounge chairs designed by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset. The set contains two corner elements and the sofas are reupholstered. Price for t...
Fabric, Velvet
Restored 4-Strand "R" Arm 2-Seat Sectional Rattan Corner Sofa with Side Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare "R" arm rattan 2 seater sectional sofa with "Quad Pole" design featuring 4-strand rattan arms, legs and 4 pole base. Comes with two tier rattan side table with can be configured...
Rattan
Sold|$3,400
Mid-Century Modern Curved Sofa
By Paul McCobb
Located in New York, NY
A Mid-Century Modern curved sectional sofa in the style of Paul McCobb symmetric group.
Sold|$4,800
Danish Early Mid-Century 1950's Corner Sofa
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Rare to find early mid-century Danish corner sofa. Generally corner sofas were not common in the early 1950's when this ine was made and we find them only ocassionally.
Wool, Beech
Mid-Century Modern Corner Sofa Set by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin
By Milo Baughman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Super cool three-piece living room sofa set by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. Original three-piece sofa sectional, circa 1968. One three-seat sofa, one two seat with side platform ...
Mid Century 3-Strand 3/4 Pretzel Sectional Rattan Corner Sofa with Drink Table
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Restored 3 stranded 3/4 pretzel arm, rattan 2-seater sectional sofa with line base. Comes with wedge end/drink table and can be configured in several arrangements. Inspired by Paul...
Rattan
Sold|$2,400
Vintage Modern Corner Sofa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern three-piece sectional sofa with original floral design makes a comfortable and stylish addition to any interior. Unique vintage upholstery in excellent condition, ...
Fabric, Wood
Sold|$14,000
Mah Jong Roche Bobois Sectional Corner Sofa
By Roche Bobois
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mah Jong sofa consisting of consisting of eight seating elements, three regular back cushions and one corner back cushion. Paul Smith; Missoni home. In the 1970s Hans Hopfer crea...
Ligne Roset Blue Togo Corner Sofa by Michel Ducaroy
By Michel Ducaroy
Located in Rochester, England
The iconic Togo sofa, originally designed by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset in 1973, has become a mid-century design classic.
Fabric
Mah Jong Roche Bobois Modular Sectional Corner Sofa
By Roche Bobois
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mah Jong sofa consisting of consisting of 10 seating elements, three regular back cushions, one corner back cushion and 1 adjustable back cushion. Paul Smith; Missoni home In the...
Alberto Rosselli Corner Sofa For Saporiti 'Confidential', Italy 1970
By Saporiti, Alberto Rosselli Saporiti
Located in Vienna, AT
Sofa corner ensemble by Alberto Rosselli for Saporiti, “Confidential”, with an extraordinary original velvet upholstery, Italy, 1970. It comes with the extra cushions visible in the...
Steel
Restored Four-Strand Rattan Six-Seat Corner Sectional Sofa
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large 5-piece Rattan Corner Sectional Sofa with seating for six people. The sofa features a Four-Strand Paul Frankl-inspired arm with a geometric pattern along the side of the arm. ...
Rattan
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Corner Sofa in Light Blue Upholstery
By Alberto Rosselli Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, corner sofa, lacquered wood, metal, fabric, Italy, 1970s. Magnificent corner sofa designed by Italian designer Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti. The ric...
Metal
Elegant Corner Sofa Attributed to Gio Ponti in Velvet Beige
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Introducing an exquisite and sophisticated asymmetrical sofa attributed to the esteemed Italian designer, Gio Ponti. Crafted in the early 1950s, this remarkable piece showcases Ponti...
Velvet, Wood
Italian Alberto Rosselli Confidential Corner Sofa for Saporiti, Early 1970s
By Alberto Rosselli Saporiti
Located in Prato, IT
Italian "Confidential" sectional corner sofa by Alberto Rosselli for Saporiti from early 1970s with original blue-black velvet cover. Measurements: length 245 cm each side, depth 90...
Velvet, Acrylic, Wood
ISA Bergamo Corner Sofa from the 1950s design Gio Ponti
By ISA Bergamo
Located in bari, IT
Gorgeous corner sofa that can be divided into three parts, ISA Bergamo production from the 1950s. The manufacturer I.S.A. (Industria Salotti e Arredamenti) also known as ISA, ISA Be...
Brass
Ligne Roset 'TOGO' Red Leather Corner Sectional Sofa with Ottoman
By Michel Ducaroy, Ligne Roset
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ligne Roset 'TOGO' red leather sectional sofa with matching ottoman. In good original condition with some signs of wear. Ottoman measures: 27 x 29 x 13.
Leather
Corner-Seater Togo Sofa by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset
By Michel Ducaroy
Located in Radomsko, Województwo łódzkie
The Togo was designed by Michel Ducaroy in 1973 for Ligne Roset. It is the first sofa/chair ever made only of foam and leather. The collection features an ergonomic design with polye...
Textile, Foam
Willy Rizzo for Mario Sabot Sectional Corner Sofa in Cognac Suede
By Mario Sabot, Willy Rizzo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Willy Rizzo for Mario Sabot, sectional corner sofa, suede, Italy, 1970s. Grand modular corner sofa by Italian designer Willy Rizzo for Mario Sabot. This sofa is executed in beaut...
Suede
Michel Ducaroy Style Modular Leather Corner Sofa, 1970s
By RS Associates
Located in Coronado, CA
An absolute masterpiece, this divine, utterly rare sofa was designed and manufactured by R.S. Associates in Montreal in the 1970s. It consists of 3 pieces including 2 identical loves...
Leather, Foam
Sectional Modular Corner Lounge Sofa Designed by EOOS for Coalesse Red & White
By Coalesse
Located in Rockaway, NJ
"L" shape sectional modular corner lounge sofa designed by EOOS for coalesse red & white Made in USA. Mint!
Upholstery
Vintage Corner Sofa with Wooden Structure and Beige Skai Upholstery, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s. It features a wooden structure, which is padded and upholstered in ivory skai and brass details. This sofa is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight...
Brass
Togo Vintage Original Leather Corner Sofa Beige Michel Ducaroy Ligne Roset 1970s
By Michel Ducaroy, Ligne Roset
Located in Vienna, AT
Original Togo vintage corner sofa or club chair from beige leather designed by Michel Ducaroy 1970s France for Ligne Roset. The corner sofa shows a light caramel beige color tone a...
Leather
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Dark Mahogany / Brass Triangle Sofa or Corner Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Edward Wormley for Dunbar, all original wedge / triangle shape corner or sofa table in original dark mahogany on brass sabots. Top shows wear, top can be refinished for additional co...
Brass
Midcentury Grey Fabric Sectional Corner Sofa by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Rochester, England
Sleek and simple, this Milo Baughman sectional corner sofa has been newly reupholstered in grey Linara fabric. Comprising of a three-seat sofa unit and a separate corner unit, the...
Fabric
Corner Sofa model "Mathilde" by Guillerme and Chambron for Votre Maison, 1960s
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Paris, FR
Here is a corner 4 seater sofa in natural oak, model "Mathilde", designed by Guillerme et Chambron for the French company "Le mobilier Votre Maison", 1960. This sofa have been fully...
Fabric, Wool, Oak, Bouclé, Upholstery
Corner Sofa Model "Véronique" by Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, 1960s
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Paris, FR
Here is a corner 3 seater sofa in natural oak, model "Véronique", designed by Guillerme et Chambron for the French company "Le mobilier Votre Maison", 1960. Original Piece from th...
Fabric, Upholstery, Oak
3-Strand "Reverse Pretzel" 2-Seat Sectional Rattan Corner Sofa with Side Table
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Restored "Reverse Pretzel" arm rattan 2-seat sectional sofa with stacked loop base. Comes with two tier rattan side table and can be configured in several arrangements. Measures:...
Rattan
Large, 6 Piece, Sectional Corner Sofa by De Sede, Switzerland
By De Sede
Located in Steenwijk, NL
Impressive sectional corner sofa made by famous Swiss company 'De Sede'. A beautiful design made of thick camel brown leather. It consists of 6 elements and is marked by De Sede. Thi...
Leather
Alberto Rosselli, Saporiti Sectional Corner Sofa, Original Tan Leather, 1970s
By Alberto Rosselli Saporiti
Located in High Point, NC
A big and comfortable Italian sectional sofa in its original patinated brown leather. Produced by Italian company Saporiti, 1970s. Original leather in good condition. Other italian ...
Leather, Plastic
Roche Bobois Living Room Set Sectional Corner Sofa Lounge Chair Ottoman
By Roche Bobois
Located in Rockaway, NJ
5 pieces light grey beige leather Roche Bobois sectional sofa lounge chair and ottoman. All in like new super clean condition. The sofa each side measures 106" and 100" accordingly a...
Leather
Como Corner Sectional Sofa, Designed by Giorgio Soressi for DWR, Canyon Leather
By Giorgio Soressi
Located in Seattle, WA
This is a complete Como Corner Sectional Sofa, Designed by Giorgio Soressi, for DWR. The sectional has three section, two open arm sofas, a corner seating and two oversized throw pil...
Leather, Down
Mid-Century Cloud Sectional Sofa in Dark Brown Striped Fabric Upholstery, Steel
Located in Zagreb, HR
Amazing and comfortable Italian Mid-century five-piece sectional corner sofa consisting of a large corner module, two middle modules and two bookending modules.
Steel, Chrome
Milo Baughman Burlwood Cube Side, End or Corner Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Southampton, NJ
A beautiful Burlwood side or corner table with black plinth base designed by Milo Baughman. Circa 1970. In outstanding condition having no chips or scratches. 26.25” High x 24” WD...
Wood
Set of Two ‘Togo’ Corner Seaters by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset, France 1960s
By Michel Ducaroy, Ligne Roset
Located in Antwerp, BE
Set of two ‘Togo’ corner seaters designed by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset, France 1960’s. This iconic sofa is completely made out of foam and features the original wool fabric upho...
Fabric, Foam
Le Mah Jong Modular Element Pair, Missoni Corner Lounge Chair, Roche Bobois 2015
By Missoni, Hans Hopfer, Roche Bobois
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mah-Jong modular sofa set by Hans Hopfer, designed in 1971 for Roche Bobois and a textile from the house of Missoni. This listing is for a set of two mah Jong elements as follows: a ...
Silk, Velvet
Ole Gjerløv-Knudsen & Torben Lind Moduline Corner Seating Unit with Table, 1960s
By France & Søn, Ole Gjerløv-Knudsen and Torben Lind
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful and very stylish corner seating unit designed in the 1960s by Ole Gjerløv-Knudsen & Torben Lind for France & Son of Denmark. The seats are configured as modules and can be ...
Wool, Teak
Restored Paul Frankl Four Strand Rattan Four-Seat Corner Sectional Sofa
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Four strand square pretzel corner rattan sectional sofa designed in the manner of Paul Frankl. This sofa features a bent rattan base with four strand square pretzel arms and is divid...
Rattan
Gerald Thurston Tri-Color Floor Lamp with Black, White and Red Shades, 1950s
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Featuring Three adjustable enameled Shades in Black, White and Pale Salmon, adjustable White tubular stem with Brass details, on a round 11D White base. Versatile. American Mid Centu...
Brass, Metal
Sold|$4,271 / set
Modular mid-century corner sofa in wool, Belgium 1960s
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Stunning mid-century modern corner sofa in original wool upholstery.
Wool, Wood
Sold|$3,239
Mid-century Italian design corner sofa
Located in London, GB
Unusual shape
Wood, Velvet
Mid Century G Plan Melissa Corner Sofa Brown Geometric Chevron Pattern Vintage
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Cambridge, GB
New Stock ✅ Mid Century G Plan Melissa Modular Corner Sofa Brown Geometric Chevron Pattern Vintage Retro MCM A really stunning and very rare vintage 1970s corner sofa suite by G Pl...
Other
Superb Vintage 70S Danish Leather Corner Sofa Mid Century Light Tan #605
Located in Lewes, GB
A vintage Danish leather Corner 1970s Very stylish with a beautiful shape and great colour, a great design very comfy, resting on a plinth base, in great vintage condition, restor...
Leather
Sold|$2,699
1950s Italian Corner Sofa
Located in London, GB
1950's Italian corner sofa re upholstered in white fabric and stylised mahogany feet
Mid-Century Modern Togo Sofa Corner by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset, France
By Michel Ducaroy, Ligne Roset
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern Togo Sofa Corner by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset, France 1980.
Leather, Fabric
Sold|$9,800
Curved Corner Sofa 1930s
Located in Hudson, NY
Very comfortable curved corner sofa with channelled back and stylish arms, Danish Modern from 1930's, strong construction in good condition. Diagram with dimensions shown in images.
Wood
Sold|$8,700
Danish Modern Corner Sofa
Located in Hudson, NY
Danish Modern corner sofa covered with yellowish patterned fabric, seven stained beech legs, of which three round in front. 1930s-1940s. Very comfortable and in good original condition.
Wood, Beech
Sold|$6,749
1950s Midcentury Italian Corner Sofa
Located in London, GB
A midcentury corner Italian sofa in three sections, upholstered in white cotton velvet. Designed to fit into a niche in the original owner's home, the sofa has a corner angle les...
Fabric
Sold|$6,000 / set
'Swan' Corner Sofa and Armchair
Located in Belmont, MA
'Swan' corner sofa and armchair from Ekornes, Norway, 1970s. Made of lacquered oak, each covered with checkered wool, loose cushions, corner table, and storage above table. Measures:...
Wool, Oak
Mid Century Dux Corner Modular Sofa & Matching Armchair Vintage Retro MCM
By Dux of Sweden
Located in Cambridge, GB
New Stock ✅ Mid Century Dux Corner Modular Sofa and Matching Armchair Vintage Retro MCM Incredible patterned fabric modular corner sofa and matching armchair by Dux of Sweden, orig...
Other
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
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VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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.
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.
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