"Sesann" Lounge Chair by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in Berkeley, CA
This fantastic "Sesann" lounge chair by Gianfranco Frattini originally graced the lobby of Edward Lararbee Barnes and John Ming-Yee Lee's architectural offices and is the perfect can...
Chrome
$1,680Sale Price|40% Off
Cassina Sesann Lounge Chair by Gianfranco Frattini, Italy, 1970s
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sesann lounge chair designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, produced in Italy, 1970s.
Leather
Gianfranco Frattini Space Age Black Leather Sesann Armchair for Cassina, 1972
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in Vicenza, IT
Sesann armchair, designed by Gianfranco Frattini in 1970 and produced by the Italian manufacturer Cassina. It features black leather upholstery and a chrome tubular cage as structur...
Chrome
Gianfranco Frattini Black Leather Sesann Armchair for Cassina, 1972, Set of 2
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of 2 Sesann armchair, designed by Gianfranco Frattini in 1970 and produced by the Italian manufacturer Cassina. They feature black leather upholstery and a chrome tubular cage a...
Chrome
Iconic Sesann Lounge Chair by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, 1970s
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in Boom, Vlaams Gewest
Iconic Sesann lounge chair designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina in the 1970s.
Aluminum
Gianfranco Frattini Brown Velvet Sesann Lounge Chair for Cassina, 1972
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of three Sesann lounge chairs, designed by Gianfranco Frattini in 1970 and produced by the Italian manufacturer Cassina.
Chrome
Gianfranco Frattini Tobacco Alpaca Velvet Sesann Lounge Chair for Cassina, 1972
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in Vicenza, IT
The Sesann lounge chair was designed by Gianfranco Frattini in 1970 and produced by the Italian manufacturer Cassina.
Chrome
Gianfranco Frattini Brown Alpaca Velvet Sesann Lounge Chair for Cassina, 1972
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in Vicenza, IT
The Sesann lounge chair was designed by Gianfranco Frattini in 1970 and produced by the Italian manufacturer Cassina.
Chrome
Gianfranco Frattini Alpaca Sesann Lounge Chair for Cassina, 1972, Set of 2
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Vicenza, IT
The Sesann lounge chair was designed by Gianfranco Frattini in 1970 and produced by the Italian manufacturer Cassina.
Chrome
Sesann Lounge Chairs
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in BANGALOW, NSW
Original ‘Sesann’ lounge chairs designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, 1970’s Italy.
Chrome
Unavailable
H 74.81 in W 12.6 in D 12.6 in
Gianfranco Frattini 'Adonis' for Luci Italia, Halogen Floor Lamp, 1980's
By Luci Italia, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Classic items by him are the Model 522 dining table, Gecko table or desk light, model 849 arm or lounge chair, Gio coffee table, Sesann sofa, 105 dining chair, sideboard for Bernini ...
Metal
Sesann Chairs by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, 1970s
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in amstelveen, NL
Set of 2 Sesann chairs designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy 1970.
Leather
Pair of 1970s Sesann Chairs by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in Toronto, CA
Historic design by Gianfranco Frattini, Sesann is a collection of sofas and armchairs with soft, cosy forms that evoke feelings of warmth and sensuality, thanks to the tubular metal ...
Steel
Sesann Lounge Chairs by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, 1970s
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in amstelveen, NL
Set of 2 Sesann chairs designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy 1970.
Linen, Polyester
Sold
H 26.78 in W 43.31 in D 37.8 in
Sesann Lounge Chairs in blue chenille by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, 1970s
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in amstelveen, NL
Set of 2 vintage Sesann lounge chairs designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina in 1972.
Chenille
Sold
H 26.78 in W 43.31 in D 37.8 in
Sesann Lounge Chairs in blue chenille by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, 1970s
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in amstelveen, NL
Set of 2 vintage Sesann lounge chairs designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina in 1972.
Chenille
Sesann Leather Lounge Chair by Gianfranco Frattini
By Tacchini, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Boston, MA
An icon of Italian design in the 1970s, the Sesann collection by Gianfranco Frattini was part of a new vision of contemporary living in which ergonomics were adapted to social change...
Chrome
Gianfranco Frattini Sesann pair of chairs for Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of leather chairs comfortable , vintage and very beautiful. Gramigna and Biondi, pg. 209
Chrome
Sold
H 27.56 in W 39.38 in D 35.44 in
Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chair 'Sesann' by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in Antwerp, BE
Gianfranco Frattini designed this awesome Space Age piece in the 1970s for Cassina. A club chair in cognac / whiskey colored leather and a chrome frame. Would fit well in a mad men i...
Chrome
Sold
H 25.6 in W 41.34 in D 39.38 in
Pair Of Sesann Lounge Chairs Gianfranco Frattini In Cognac Leather, Cassina 1969
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Wonderful pair of early production ‘Sesann’ lounge chairs designed by Gianfranco Frattini and manufactured by Cassina, Italy 1969.
Chrome
Sold
H 25.6 in W 41.34 in D 39.38 in
Pair Of Sesann Lounge Chairs Gianfranco Frattini In brown Leather, Cassina 1969
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Wonderful pair of early production ‘Sesann’ lounge chairs designed by Gianfranco Frattini and manufactured by Cassina, Italy 1969.
Chrome
Sold
H 25.6 in W 41.34 in D 39.38 in
Sesann Lounge chair by Gianfranco Frattini in velvet for Cassina, Italy 1969
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Wonderful early production ‘Sesann’ lounge chair designed by Gianfranco Frattini and manufactured by Cassina, Italy 1969.
Chrome
Sold
H 25.6 in W 41.34 in D 39.38 in
Sesann two seater sofa in velvet by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina Italy 1969
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Beautiful early production two seater ‘Sesann’ sofa designed by Gianfranco Frattini and manufactured by Cassina, Italy 1969.
Chrome
Sold
H 26.38 in W 42.92 in D 37.01 in
"Sesann" Lounge chairs by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, 1970s, set of 2
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in bruxelles, BE
Pair of brown leather and metal armchairs by Gianfranco Frattini. Seat height: 43 cm. Stamped Cassina on the underside. Wear due to time and age of the armchairs. For shipping, reque...
Metal
Sesann chairs by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, 1970s
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in amstelveen, NL
Vintage Sesann chair designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina in 1972.
Cotton, Velvet
Gianfranco Frattini Sesann Chair for Cassina
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1970s Italian chair Sesann for Casina. Whiskey color leather and a chrome frame.
Leather
Sesann Lounge Chair by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, 1970s
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in amstelveen, NL
Vintage Sesann chair designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina in 1972.
Cotton, Velvet
Sold
H 25.6 in W 42.52 in D 37.8 in
Sesann Lounge Chair by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy, 1969
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Gorgeous Sesann lounge chair in original cognac leather by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy, 1969.
Leather
Sold
H 29.53 in W 39.38 in D 34.26 in
Gianfranco Frattini 'Sesann' Lounge Chair in Original Night Blue Leather
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, 2 'Sesann' lounge chairs, dark blue leather and chrome-plated steel, Italy, 1969.
Steel
Sold
H 26.37 in W 43.3 in D 37 in
Original SESANN Indoor Lounge Chair by Gianfranco Frattini - made in Italy
By Gianfranco Frattini, Tacchini
Located in Carson, CA
The Sesann armchair designed by Frattini is an icon of 1970s Italian design, the absolute representation of softness, inviting one to give in to the beauty of the most authentic comf...
Chrome
Sold
H 27.56 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Gianfranco Frattini Pair of 'Sesann' Lounge Chairs for Cassina, Italy, 1969
By Gianfranco Frattini, Figli di Amadeo Cassina
Located in Milan, IT
Gianfranco Frattini pair of 'Sesann' lounge chairs for Cassina, Italy, 1969 Original upholstery Original labels.
Chrome
Sold
H 25.99 in W 41.74 in D 39.38 in
Gianfranco Frattini Pair of 'Sesann' Lounge Chairs in Original Cognac Leather
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, set of 2 'Sesann' lounge chairs, cognac leather and chrome plated steel, Italy, 1969.
Steel
Pair of Leather Lounge Chairs by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A set of two (2) 'Sesann' lounge chairs / club chairs by Gianfranco Frattini.
Chrome
Sold
H 25 in W 42 in D 37 in
Gianfranco Frattini and Tobia Scarpa Three-Piece Lounge Set for Cassina, Italy
By Gianfranco Frattini, Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Denver, CO
The epitome of 1970s free-style design recently upholstered in 'low nap' root-beer velvet. The chair set is the "Sesann" chair by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy.
Chrome
"Sesann" Lounge Chairs by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in West Hollywood, CA
"Sesann" Lounge Chairs by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina.
Chrome
Italian Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina "Sesann" Lounge Chair
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Pasadena, CA
Fully-upholstered in brown leather on tubular polished chrome frame, and low cylindrical legs. Marked with Atelier International factory tags and paper labels.
Chrome
"Sesann" Armchair by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Brussels, BE
"Sesann" Armchair by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina The name Sesann comes from both the similar sound of the Cezanne name, and from the six years of cooperation with Cassina compan...
Leather
Adjustable Floor Lamp "Caltha" by Gianfranco Frattini for Luci, Italy, 1982
By luci, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Classic items by him are the Model 522 dining table, Gecko table or desk light, model 849 arm or lounge chair, Gio coffee table, Sesann sofa, 105 dining chair, sideboard for Bernini ...
Metal
$16,800 / set
H 25.6 in W 37.41 in D 39.38 in
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Soriana" Chairs for Cassina, Black Leather 1969, Set of 2
By Cassina, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Soriana" easy chairs for Cassina, black leather and metal, Italy, 1969, set of two. Although technically designed in the 1960s, the "Soriana" model by the Ital...
Metal
$17,000 / set
H 27.56 in W 25.99 in D 23.63 in
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "925" Easy Chairs for Cassina, Black Leather, 1966, Set of 2
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "925" easy chairs for Cassina, plywood and black leather, Italy, 1966, set of two. In 1966 Afra & Tobia Scarpa designed the "925" chair, realized in walnut and l...
Leather, Plywood
$18,400
H 35.83 in W 37.41 in D 37.8 in
Joe Colombo 'Elda' Swivel Lounge Chair in Black Leather and Fiberglass
By Comfort Design Furniture, Joe Colombo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Joe Colombo for Comfort, lounge chair ‘Elda’, fiberglass, leather, Italy, design 1963 The ‘Elda’ chair is one of Italian designer Joe Colombo’s best-known designs. This particular b...
Leather, Fiberglass
$3,839 / set
H 32.29 in W 27.17 in D 20.48 in
Set of 2 Mario Bellini CAB 413 Chairs in Black Leather for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Set of 2 Mario Bellini 414 CAB armchairs. Made by Cassina in Italy in the 1980s. Flexible steel frame covered with a skin of high quality black saddle leather. This elegant, versat...
Leather
Rare Oversized Italian Black Leather Lounge Chair, circa 1980
Located in Montréal, CA
Striking Italian one-seat lounge chair dating to the 1980s, upholstered in rich black leather and defined by its bold, sculptural silhouette. The generous proportions, deep seating ...
Leather
Maralunga Chair by Vico Magistretti for Cassina
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. Italy. Original microsuede fabric.
Fabric
Mario Bellini for Cassina Cab Chair 415 in Black Leather
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Greensboro, NC
Mario Bellini for Cassina Cab Chair 415 in Black Leather This example is circa early 2000s and shows beautifully with minimal wear to leather. 37" x 31" x 32" Seat 16.75"
Leather
$9,952 / set
H 25.99 in W 40.56 in D 35.44 in
Mid-Century Pair of Sesann Armchairs by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Pair of Sesann Armchairs by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy, 1970s - New Upholstery
Metal
$4,347 / set
H 27.96 in W 38.98 in D 33.47 in
Pair of Maralunga leather armchairs by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1974.
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
A pair of brown leather armchairs by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1974. This is an old version that was probably reupholstered 25 to 30 years ago. As a result, there are some minor ...
Leather
$4,003
H 27.56 in W 63 in D 31.5 in
Maralunga sofa designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, Italy1973
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Firenze, FI
Maralunga two-seat sofa for Cassina, designed by Vico Magistretti in 1973. It features enveloping shapes, curved armrests folded toward the seat, and an elegant brown corduroy uphols...
Velvet
Vintage Black Leather Lounge Armchair, Italian Design, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
A generously proportioned lounge armchair featuring an enveloping, organically contoured silhouette characteristic of Italian design in the 1970s. Upholstered in supple black leather...
Leather
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 26.5 in W 33.5 in D 31.5 in
Mario Bellini Amanta Chair Lounge Chair For B&B Italia Circa 1970
By Mario Bellini
Located in Chicago, IL
The "Amanta" modular chair by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, designed in 1966. This example is reupholstered in a Pierre Frey dark olive neutral green mohair Teddy fabric and dark bla...
Upholstery, Fiberglass
$3,060Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in W 45 in D 36 in
1980s Postmodern Italian Nicoletti Salotti Plinth Baseleather Lounge Chair
By Nicoletti Salotti
Located in Madison, WI
This is a sofa, suited for your on point, stylish, cutting edge setting. It's shape is sculptural and the leather grain is phenomenal quality. The leather grain in beautiful, soft bu...
Leather
Italian Lounge Chair in Black Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lounge chair, leather, Italy, 1970s This mobile lounge chair is completely covered in high quality, thick leather that patinated beautifully over the years. The round form of the cu...
Leather
$9,151 / set
H 25.6 in W 42.52 in D 37.8 in
Pair of Sesann Armchairs by Gianfranco Fratinni in Leather for Cassina Italian
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pair of Sesann armchairs designed by the Italian designer Gianfranco Fratinni for Cassina in 1969. Chrome-plated tubular steel frame and brown leather seat. Vintage Cassina edition....
Chrome
Maralunga by Vico Magistretti for Cassina
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Wien, AT
The Maralunga lounge chair by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, designed in 1973, is a defining icon of Italian modernism, distinguished by its quietly radical approach to form and comfo...
Leather
$3,305 / item
H 14 in W 48 in D 8 in
4-foot Pendant Light in Black Walnut with Brass Fixtures by Hinterland Design
By Hinterland Design
Located in Vancouver, BC
It’s believed that ancient Egyptians may have had the technology to harness electricity and create light thousands of years ago. This technology is referred to as the light of the De...
Brass
Carl Auböck 'Nun' Floor Lamp in Brass
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Auböck 'Nun' floor lamp in brass. Designed in 1950, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese lamps is executed in brass with a cast brass base and sculptural hard paper shade by ...
Brass, Iron
LUgoose Sconce
Located in Inglewood, CA
The LUgoose Sconce is part of our contemporary collection. Insprired by mid century Italian design, the gooseneck sconce is in a darkened patina brass, and steel. Single E12 based so...
Steel, Brass
Italian Verdigris Iron Armchair with Ottoman, 1950s
Located in Chicago, IL
An Italian armchair and ottoman from the 1950s, crafted in wrought iron. The chair’s high back unfolds in a rectilinear grid, crowned with ball finials and anchored by splayed feet. ...
Iron
$2,516
H 13 in W 40.56 in D 22.05 in
Coffee Center Table by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta Chrome and Smoked Glass
By Marco Zanuso, Zanotta
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Midcentury table 'Marcuso' by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta steel chrome and large tempered thickness smoked cristal. Excellent condition. Measures cm: H 33, W 103, D 56 About This...
Crystal, Steel
Leather Le Corbusier LC2 Longue Chair Italy 1980s
By Le Corbusier
Located in Čelinac, BA
Vintage Leather Le Corbusier LC2 Longue Chair Italy 1980s
Chrome
Carlo Nason for Mazzega Table Lamp
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Inglewood, CA
1970s Italian Mazzega table lamp by Carlo Nason in hand blown glass and chrome. chrome-plated hardware. Fully rewired with a single E26 medium based socket each lamp. Ready to be use...
Chrome
Fantastic Six-Piece Sectional Sofa by Preview
By Preview
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fantastic six-piece Preview sectional sofa. This set will need to be re-upholstered but that's what you designers are looking for right? Great for that smaller space or add to a sect...
Upholstery
LUbrary Sconce AS
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Inglewood, CA
This aged silver LUbrary sconce is part of the Lumfardo Luminaires contemporary collection. The sconce can be customized with different dimensions and ordered for hard wired or as pl...
Brass
Almeria Screen
By Pinetti
Located in Milan, IT
Part of the Almeria series, this screen is comprised of three panels, each divided into two, whose structure is in wood with a wenge finish. The panels are covered in Pinetti's signa...
Leather, Wood
$13,072
H 30.71 in W 75.6 in D 35.44 in
Stunning & Rare DS-85 sofa / daybed in original black leather by De Sede Swiss
By De Sede
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
De Sede DS-85 Convertible Sofa & Daybed in Original Black Leather, Switzerland, 1970s Exceptional and highly versatile DS-85 sofa and fold-out daybed by De Sede, preserved in remarka...
Leather
$2,974 / set
H 18.9 in Dm 8.08 in
Pair of Einar Johansen Table Lamps in Glazed Stoneware, Søholm, Denmark, 1960s
By Einar Johansen, Søholm Stentøj
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare pair of ceramic table lamps was designed by Einar Johansen and produced by Søholm Stentøj in Denmark during the 1960s. Each lamp is impressed with the manufacturer's mark a...
Ceramic, Fabric
$108,676
H 29.14 in W 66.93 in D 21.66 in
Utö Library Table by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1932
By Axel Einar Hjorth, Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Hønefoss, 30
Rare and authentic Utö library table designed by Axel Einar Hjorth, manufactured by Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1932. Wear consistent with age and use, including surface scratches, m...
Pine
$6,400 / set
H 25.5 in W 36.5 in D 29 in
Argentine Designer, Lounge Chairs, Vinyl, Wood, Argentina, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of red vinyl and dark-stained wood lounge chairs designed and produced in Argentina, c. 1970s. In vintage condition, with visible wear consistent with age and use. Vinyl with...
Wood, Faux Leather
$2,620
H 24.8 in W 39 in D 83.1 in
“Kromvik” Chrome Bed frame with Original Sultan Base By Knut Hagberg, IKEA 1980s
By IKEA
Located in Stockholm, SE
Designed by Knut Hagberg for IKEA in 1982, the “Kromvik” bed is a well-known example of Scandinavian postmodern design. The frame is executed in polished tubular chrome steel, formi...
Chrome
$60,000
H 26 in W 141 in D 78 in
Rare "Carrera" Modular Sofa by De Pas, D'Urbino and Lomazzi, Italy 1972
By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi, Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Mario Bellini, BBB Bonacchina
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An exceptional vintage “Carrera” modular sofa designed by Jonathan De Pas, Donato D’Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi for BBB Bonacina, Italy. Originally conceived in 1969 and produced circa ...
Leather, Foam
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.