$3,355Sale Price|20% Off
H 33.08 in W 54.73 in D 22.84 in
Post Modern Vis à Vis Sofa by Nico Devito in Hand-Woven, Leather Wood and Bamboo
By Bonacina
Located in Roma, IT
Post Modern Sofa Model "Giano", designed by Nico Devito between the late 80s and the beginning of
Leather, Cotton, Bamboo
Salvador Dalí Sofa Vis-à-Vis De Gala
By (after) Salvador Dali
Located in Geneve, CH
Salvador Dalí sofa Vis-à-Vis De Gala Dimensions: 80 x 170 x 82 H cm Materials: Wood, upholstery
Brass
$94,662 / item
H 35.44 in W 63.78 in D 31.5 in
Salvador Dalí Limited Edition Black Sofa Vis-à-Vis De Gala
By (after) Salvador Dali
Located in Geneve, CH
Salvador Dalí Limited Edition black sofa Vis-à-Vis De Gala Dimensions: 80 x 170 x 82 H cm
Brass
$3,780Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 26.78 in W 29.53 in D 70.87 in
Modern Gentle Vís a Vís in Salmon Fabric and Bronze Metal
Located in New York, NY
The Modern Gentle Vis-à-Vis blends comfort and refined craftsmanship, featuring a smooth, inviting
Metal
$3,780Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 26.78 in W 29.53 in D 70.87 in
Modern Gentle Vís a Vís in Red Fabric and Bronze Metal
Located in New York, NY
The Modern Gentle Vis-à-Vis blends comfort and refined craftsmanship, featuring a smooth, inviting
Metal
$3,160Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 26.78 in W 29.53 in D 70.87 in
Modern Gentle Vís a Vís in Cream Fabric and Bronze Metal
Located in New York, NY
The Modern Gentle Vis-à-Vis blends comfort and refined craftsmanship, featuring a smooth, inviting
Metal
$3,780Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 26.78 in W 29.53 in D 70.87 in
Modern Gentle Vís a Vís in Purple Fabric and Bronze Metal
Located in New York, NY
The Modern Gentle Vis-à-Vis blends comfort and refined craftsmanship, featuring a smooth, inviting
Metal
$3,780Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 26.78 in W 29.53 in D 70.87 in
Modern Gentle Vís a Vís in Blue Fabric and Bronze Metal
Located in New York, NY
The Modern Gentle Vis-à-Vis blends comfort and refined craftsmanship, featuring a smooth, inviting
Metal
$3,780Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 26.78 in W 29.53 in D 70.87 in
Modern Gentle Vís a Vís in Teal Fabric and Bronze Metal
Located in New York, NY
The Modern Gentle Vis-à-Vis blends comfort and refined craftsmanship, featuring a smooth, inviting
Metal
$3,780Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 26.78 in W 29.53 in D 70.87 in
Modern Gentle Vís a Vís in Green Fabric and Bronze Metal
Located in New York, NY
The Modern Gentle Vis-à-Vis blends comfort and refined craftsmanship, featuring a smooth, inviting
Metal
$3,780Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 26.78 in W 29.53 in D 70.87 in
Modern Gentle Vís a Vís in Brown Fabric and Bronze Metal
Located in New York, NY
The Modern Gentle Vis-à-Vis blends comfort and refined craftsmanship, featuring a smooth, inviting
Metal
$3,780Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 26.78 in W 29.53 in D 70.87 in
Modern Gentle Vís a Vís in Black Fabric and Bronze Metal
Located in New York, NY
The Modern Gentle Vis-à-Vis blends comfort and refined craftsmanship, featuring a smooth, inviting
Metal
$3,780Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 26.78 in W 29.53 in D 70.87 in
Modern Gentle Vís a Vís in Mustard Fabric and Bronze Metal
Located in New York, NY
The Modern Gentle Vis-à-Vis blends comfort and refined craftsmanship, featuring a smooth, inviting
Metal
Salvador Dali Vis-à-vis De Gala Sofa
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Homburg, DE
Dalí Vis-à-Vis de Gala by Salvatore Dali Pink leather with a curved massive brass applications
Brass
Louis XVI Vis-a-Vis Love Seat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis XVI vis-a-vis love seat
Wood
Sold
H 27.56 in W 27.17 in D 24.81 in
Danish THYGESEN / SORENSEN Big Arm Chairs KING SERIES - by BOTIUM - design 1970
By Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen
Located in Berlin, DE
seating space in width. Suitable as vis-à-vis a sofa or as a conversation chair. Not to be confused with
Leather, Cane, Oak
Sold
H 28.75 in W 59.45 in D 25.6 in
Vis-à-vis Sofa Attributable to Vivai del Sud, Made in Rattan Cane and Bamboo
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Roma, IT
A Splendid Vis-à-vis Sofa handcrafted in Italy between the 1970s and 1980s and attributable to the
Cotton, Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
$82,000 / set
H 26.78 in W 35.44 in D 61.03 in
Ubald Klug DS-1025 "Terrazza" Sofa for De Sede, Brown Leather, 1974, Set of 4
By Ubald Klug, De Sede
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Ubald Klug DS-1025 "Terrazza" sofas for De Sede, brown leather, Switzerland, 1974, set of four. Ubald Klug designed this rare modular DS-1025 "Terrazza" sofa as a real living landsc...
Leather
Maurice Calka for Leleu-Deshays, "Boomerang" Desk, France, 1970
By LeLeu Deshays, Maurice Calka
Located in New York, NY
“Boomerang” desk designed by Maurice Calka for Leleu. Marked: "CREATION M. CALKA EDITION LELEU DESHAYS" This desk was exhibited in the museum show "Leleu 50 ans de mobilier et de d...
Metal
$57,522
H 76.78 in W 43.31 in D 21.66 in
Modern Penedo Quartz Display Cabinet, Handmade in Poerugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple, GF Modern
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Penedo Quartz Display Cabinet, Handmade in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple The Penedo quartz display cabinet captures the enduring beauty of nature’s landscapes,...
Onyx, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass
Yeo Daybed by LINLEY London
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
A daring and original piece of furniture designed by British artist Jonathan Yeo, structurally engineered by expert technicians and manufactured by LINLEY, the world-renowned wood-sp...
Steel, Brass
$22,170
H 106.3 in W 118.12 in D 157.49 in
French Style Wrought Iron Greenhouse with Door and Windows in White Color
Located in Marbella, ES
French style wrought iron greenhouse with doors and windows that open outwards. Ready for glass panels to be installed.
Iron
Highclere Castle Jewellery Box
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
Over the years, British design company Linley has developed expertise in creating scaled versions of famous architectural buildings including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the R...
Maple
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry, part of our metal Kitchen Collection, is designed as a feature element for any space. The three doors on the upper cabinets are fabricated with a kn...
Brass
$1,497,983
H 34.65 in W 39.57 in D 21.26 in
17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A highly important Japanese export lacquer cabinet with depiction of the Dutch East India Company tradepost Deshima and the annual Dutch delegation on its way to the Shogun in Edo ...
Copper, Gold
$87,927 / set
H 28.35 in Dm 46.07 in
Dining Set Designed by Alvar Aalto for Finmar Ltd., Finland, 1929
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dining set designed by Alvar Aalto for Finmar Ltd., Finland, 1929. Birch. Stamped. This rare dining set by the Finish design icon Alvar Aalto is characterised by the combination of...
Birch
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
$311,964 / set
H 75 in Dm 29 in
Monumental Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu and Crystal Girandoles by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of Louis XV style Ormolu and crystal girandoles Probably by Baccarat Constructed from finely cast and chased ormolu, the imposing floor candelabra—almost 2-me...
Crystal, Ormolu
L'hymne du Roi David (King David's Dream)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Boca Raton, FL
L'hymne du Roi David (King David's Dream) Oil on wood by Marc Chagall c late 70's Comes with Numbered and Verified Certificate of Authenticity from Comite Chagall in Paris signed and...
Oil
Harvey Probber American Mid-Century Green Velvet Round Sofa
By Harvey Probber
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century large round sofa with a low curved partial backrest and emerald green velvet upholstery with a button tufted removable seat cushion, resting on five short brass ...
Metal, Brass
De Sede DS-600 Non Stop Modular 38 Elements Snake Sofa 2015
By Ueli Berger, De Sede
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental bespoke De Sede DS 600 Non-Stop snake sectional sofa featuring a dramatic indigo blue velvet upholstery. The custom ordered sofa is from a Samantha Todhunter Design instal...
Metal
Free South Africa
By Keith Haring
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Keith Haring Free South Africa, complete set of 3 1985 Lithograph Sizes vary Edition of 60 Pencil signed, dated and numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shi...
Lithograph
$976,800
H 15 in W 39 in D 34 in
Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
By Paulding Farnham., Tiffany & Co.
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
Tiffany & Company and George Paulding Farnham, A rare, lavish and monumental sterling silver centerpiece with original mirrored-glass sterling silver plateau, circa 1900. Museum...
Sterling Silver
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.
Modern icons are showing up in gracefully layered dining nooks, living rooms and lounges — proof that great design only gets better with context.
Andrianna Shamaris has filled her epic new home with pieces of her own design.
Top interior designers show — and tell — us how to create delectable spaces for hosting dinner parties.
With its plush cushions, cane details and dazzlingly colorful back, it’s inviting from every angle.
You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
The plush Cove Slipper 2.5 Seater sofa is just one of many convenient combinations from the London-based maker.
Sam Klemick's cool stool is edgy, cozy and environmentally sustainable all at once.
From his massive collaborative workshop in a former paper factory, the designer concocts funky furniture from disused materials, as well as luxe hotel interiors like the new Mix Brussels.