Soriana Chairs

Soriana Armchair

Soriana Sofa Tobia Scarpa

Soriana Ottoman

Soriana Black Leather

Soriana Velvet

Afra And Tobia Scarpa Chair

Soriana Boucle

Soriana Chaise Lounge

Soriana Lounge Chair & Ottoman by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, 1969

By Cassina, Afra & Tobia Scarpa

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

$16,140

Lounge Chair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Brazilian Mid-Century

By Afra & Tobia Scarpa

Located in São Paulo, SP

This Soriana lounge chair is characterized by its substantial, bulbous form, enveloping the sitter in a voluminous, cushioned embrace.

Category

Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Materials

Chrome

Soriana Lounge Chair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina

By Cassina, Afra & Tobia Scarpa

Located in Vienna, AT

Designed in 1968 this lounge chair has POP written all over it. The Soriana chair was awarded the prestigious Compasso d'Oro in 1970.

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

$2,600Sale Price|20% Off

H 33 in W 40 in D 34 in

Post modern twice Leather Lounge Chair by Pierluigi Cerri Poltrona Frau

By Pierluigi Cerri, Poltrona Frau

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Post Modern Maroon “Twice” leather Lounge chair by Pierluigi Cerri for Poltrona Frau Italy, circa 1970. Low Modern designed lounge chair with 2 front caster and 2 rear legs - Very so...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Materials

Brass

$36,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 22 in W 173 in D 87 in

Guido Faleschini Tucromo Velvet King Size Bed by i4 Mariani, Italy, 1970s

By i4 Mariani, Guido Faleschini

Located in Miami, FL

Rare Original Tucroma king size bed rendered in an original Ink colored (blue-black) velvet with black saddle leather straps and chrome buckles, two integrated four drawer nightstand...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Metal, Chrome

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Soriana Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of soriana chairs for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, fabric and animal skin, all soriana chairs available were constructed with great care. Soriana chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of soriana chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, mid-century modern and modern soriana chairs are of considerable interest. Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Cassina and Tobia Scarpa each produced beautiful soriana chairs that are worth considering.

How Much are Soriana Chairs?

Prices for soriana chairs start at $536 and top out at $68,640 with the average selling for $9,924.

Afra & Tobia Scarpa for sale on 1stDibs

Widely recognized as superstars of postmodern Italian design, husband-and-wife team Afra and Tobia Scarpa (1937–2011; b. 1935) collaboratively created chairs, sofas and other furniture that work equally well in both traditional and cutting-edge environments.

Ranging from architecture and interior design to furniture and clothing, the Scarpas’ practice from its beginnings in the mid-1950s to the 21st century has included a diverse scope of projects combining new technology with thoughtful function and sculptural yet simple forms.

Afra Bianchin and Tobia Scarpa met as architecture students at the Università Iuav di Venezia. In a class led by architect and furniture designer Franco Albini, they created their first collaborative piece, the Pigreco armchair, later produced with Gavina. After graduating in 1957, Tobia worked for Murano glass company Venini & Co. before the couple opened a studio in Afra’s hometown, Montebelluna, in 1960. (Tobia, the son of famed glass artist and architect Carlo Scarpa, was born in Venice.)

For Afra and Tobia, a close collaborative process was pivotal to the success of their designs. The duo was also prolific — they designed for the most influential European manufacturers, including B&B Italia, Cassina, Knoll and FLOS. With respect to the latter, Afra and Tobia were among the legendary Italian lighting maker’s earliest collaborators, and their pioneering designs for the brand included the Papillon lamp, one of the first fixtures to use halogen technology. Their most recognized designs include the Bastiano sofa (1962), the Vanessa bed (1959), the Coronado sofa (1966) and the Soriana seating collection (1970). Work on the Soriana sofa began in late 1969 for an early 1970 debut, and it feels as radical today as it did in its heyday.

Architecture was also a central part of Afra and Tobia’s practice, which spanned residential buildings and factories for Italian companies such as Benetton. Their commissions for the global fashion brand included numerous industrial projects, from textile plants to storefronts. By 1985, Afra and Tobia Scarpa’s work was celebrated in a 30-year retrospective at Center Four in Queens, New York. Looking around the 30,000-square-foot exhibition space, Afra joked to the New York Times, “Seeing all those things makes us feel very tired, and now we feel that maybe we worked too much.”

It was not too much for their legacy, as Afra and Tobia Scarpa’s work continues to inspire new generations. Scarpa designs are in collections at the Louvre, the Museum of Modern Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum. The couple was awarded the Compasso d’Oro in 1970 for the Soriana armchair.

Find vintage Afra & Tobia Scarpa lounge chairs, dining chairs, floor lamps and other furniture today on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Seating for You

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.