$8,900
H 30.75 in W 87 in D 35 in
Vladimir Kagan “Matinee” Sofa/ Daybed for American Leather, Postmodern
By American Leather, Vladimir Kagan
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Vladimir Kagan "Matinee" sofa/ daybed produced by American Leather, 2007.
Leather, Upholstery
Vladimir Kagan “Matinee” Sofa
By Vladimir Kagan, American Leather
Located in Chicago, IL
this piece is in excellent, restored condition. It has been fully reupholstered in Maharam “Pace” leather
Lead
Vladimir Kagan Matinee Sofa for American Leather
By American Leather, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Matinee sofa by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather, c.2000s, USA.
Leather, Upholstery
Vladimir Kagan “Matinee” Sofa in 100% Alpaca
By Vladimir Kagan, American Leather
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage, signed - excellent restored condition. This piece has been fully reupholstered in a 100% alpaca fabric
Fabric
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
Matinee Chairs by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather
By Vladimir Kagan, American Leather
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 2000s. USA. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Original two tone leather construction with removable pillows and backrest.
Leather
Matinee Chair by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather
By American Leather, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 2000s. USA. Reupholstered in Knoll two tone velvet
Velvet
Matinee Sofa by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather
By Vladimir Kagan, American Leather
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 2000s. USA. Reupholstered in Maharam felt plaid fabric.
Fabric
Vladimir Kagan for American Leather Group Mid Century Matinee Sofa
By Vladimir Kagan, American Leather
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Vladimir Kagan for American Leather Group Mid Century Matinee Sofa This sofa measures: 88 wide x 35 deep x 30 inches high, with a seat height of 17 and arm height of 26 inches Good...
Leather
Vladimir Kagan Matinee Sofa / Daybed in Boucle, America 2002
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Culver City, CA
Vladimir Kagan Matinee Sofa / Daybed in Boucle America, 2002 Iconic Matinee Sofa/Daybed by Vladimir Kagan.
Bouclé
Vladimir Kagan Matinee Sofa / Daybed in Boucle, America 2002
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Culver City, CA
Vladimir Kagan Matinee Sofa / Daybed in Boucle America, 2002 Iconic Matinee Sofa/Daybed by Vladimir Kagan.
Bouclé
Vladimir Kagan "Matinee" Chairs for American Leather- a pair
By Vladimir Kagan, American Leather
Located in Roanoke, VA
Uncommon pair of Vladimir Kagan's "Matinee" club chairs for American Leather.
Leather
Vladimir Kagan Matinee Sofa or Daybed in Brown Leather
By Vladimir Kagan, American Leather
Located in Hudson, NY
A Vladimir Kagan Matinee sofa made by American Leather.
Leather
Vladimir Kagan Matinee Sofa
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iconic Matinee Sofa/Daybed by Vladimir Kagan Manufactured by American Leather 2002 Back bolster is removable to transform the sofa into a Daybed 2 Tubular Pillows Chocolate & Creme
Leather
Vladimir Kagan Matinee Sofa
By Vladimir Kagan, American Leather
Located in Chicago, IL
in green leather, signed. This piece has some significant wear consistent with use including scuffs, color-loss, and areas where the leather has been re-colored. See photos for detai...
Leather
Vladimir Kagan 'Matinee' Sofa + Daybed
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Dallas, TX
A rare sofa and daybed designed by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather Studios. The sofa has a removable bolster back and two accent bolster pillows. Removing the bolster back, conve...
Wool
Vladimir Kagan Red Leather “Matinee” Sofa Daybed
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Chicago, IL
Matinee sofa designed by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather.
Leather
Leather 'Matinee' Sofa / Daybed by Vladimir Kagan
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Remarkable sofa designed by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather Studios composed of two removable bolster accent pillows and back bolster in leather. The removal of the back bolster ...
Leather
Sold
H 30.5 in W 87 in D 34.5 in
Beautiful “Matinee” Sofa / Daybed by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Round Rock, TX
Beautiful designer leather sofa or daybed designed by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather. The sofa is comprised of two removable bolster accent pillows and long bolster. The rem...
Leather
Sold
H 30 in W 87 in L 30 in
Beautiful Leather Matinee Daybed Sofa by Vladimir Kagan Sage Green Leather
By Vladimir Kagan, American Leather
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Beautiful designer leather matinee daybed sofa designed by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather Studios.
Leather
Sold
H 31 in W 87 in L 31 in
Vladimir Kagan Black Leather Matinee Sofa Daybed 3-seat, American Leather 1990s
By Vladimir Kagan, American Leather
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous black leather sofa by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather Studios. The sofa is comprised of two removable bolster accent pillows and long back bolster. The removal of the ba...
Leather
Sold
H 30.5 in W 87 in D 34.5 in
Vladimir Kagan “Matinee” Sofa/ Daybed for American Leather, Postmodern
By Vladimir Kagan, American Leather
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Vladimir Kagan "Matinee" sofa/ daybed produced by American Leather, 2007.
Leather
Vladimir Kagan 'Matinee' Sofa / Daybed in Leather
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Remarkable sofa designed by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather Studios composed of two removable bolster accent pillows and back bolster in leather. The removal of the back bolster ...
Leather
Vladimir Kagan “Matinee” Leather Sofa /Daybed for American Leather
By Vladimir Kagan, American Leather
Located in Roanoke, VA
Beautiful leather "Matinee" sofa that doubles as daybed designed by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather.
Leather
Sold
H 30.25 in W 88 in D 34.5 in
Vladimir Kagan for American Leather 'Matinee' Blue Leather Sofa Daybed, Signed
By Vladimir Kagan, American Leather
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The blue leather on this Vladimir Kagan for American leather Postmodern 'Matinee' convertible sofa / daybed is absolutely to die for.
Leather
Post Modern Matinee Sofa Daybed by Vladimir Kagan
By Vladimir Kagan, American Leather
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Remarkable white leather matinee convertible daybed sofa designed by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather Studios.
Leather
Vladimir Kagan for American Leather Matinee Sofa / Daybed
By Vladimir Kagan, American Leather
Located in Culver City, CA
This sofa is gorgeous! Designed by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather, this Matinee sofa is the perfect sofa for a guest room, as its bolster back pillow lifts off the back, creatin...
Leather
Sold
H 31 in W 86 in D 35 in
Vladimir Kagan for American Leather 'Matinee' Red Leather Sofa Daybed, Signed
By Vladimir Kagan, American Leather
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The red leather on this Vladimir Kagan for American leather Postmodern 'Matinee' convertible sofa daybed is absolutely to die for.
Leather
Vladimir Kagan Matinee Leather Sofa and Daybed
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Phoenix, AZ
A Vladimir Kagan Matinee sofa made by American leather.
Leather
Vladimir Kagan Matinee Leather Club Chair, Pair
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Phoenix, AZ
A pair of Vladimir Kagan Matinee club chairs by American Leather.
Leather
Vladimir Kagan Matinee Sofa for American Leather
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Matinee sofa by Vladimir Kagan for American leather.
Leather
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$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
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Art Deco Style, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Murano glass wall sconces, in stock Fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finials and brass accents Art Deco inspired design. Gives off warm beams of lig...
Brass
$1,714 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 43.31 in
Contemporary Art Deco Mint green and Red powder coated Carousel 5 arms pendant
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
Carousel suspension lamp has a delicate balance of form and function that produces a quiet, modern light ambiance for all to savour, with its Contemporary Art Deco lines. The struct...
Metal
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
1980s Ello Lighted Mirrored Floating Brass Bed King Size
By Ello Furniture, Karl Springer
Located in Bensalem, PA
Amazing king size Ello brass, and mirrored floating bed with headboard please look at video and pictures for overall detail and condition it also has four lights controlled by a swit...
Brass
Vintage Vladimir Kagan Directional Cloud Sofa 1980s
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Chicago, IL
This spectacular Vladimir Kagan 'Cloud' sofa was produced by Directional Furniture in the 1980s and was just newly reupholstered in a gorgeous two toned velvet, and has the lucite ce...
Textile
Vladimir Kagan Serpentine Cloud Sofa for Directional, Signed
By Vladimir Kagan, Directional
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Iconic Mid Century Modern Vladimir Kagan serpentine cloud sofa for Directional, USA circa 1970's. This highly collectable and desirable modern designer sofa features original blue U...
Ultrasuede, Lucite, Wood
$5,440Sale Price|20% Off
H 23 in W 117 in D 83 in
Glamorous Hollywood Regency Mid Century Art Deco Sectional Sofa c 1930s/1950s
Located in New York, NY
Incredible sumptuous Hollywood Regency, Art Deco, midcentury sectional sofa, newly reupholstered in gray/green mohair. The sofa consists of three sections, two straight pieces, each ...
Metal
Postmodern Serpentine Sectional With Stacked Base
By Milo Baughman, Directional, Adrian Pearsall
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Interesting postmodern style sofa with a serpentine like shape. Great organic L shape sofa with an overall foot print of 106” x 106”. Back height is 29” and seat height is 17.5”. Sof...
Upholstery
Knoll Antimott Sofa in Off-White Alcantara
By Knoll Antimott
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Knoll Antimott, sofa, alcantara, chrome, Germany, 1960s Somewhere between 1925-1929 Wilhelm Knoll developed a patented system of seating named 'Antimott'. The line consisted of fur...
Chrome
$29,213
H 14.97 in W 51.19 in D 35.44 in
Christian Krekels signed Belgian Etched brass Coffee Table 1970
By Christian Krekels
Located in Paris, IDF
This is a beautiful Belgium coffee table signed by Christian Krekels in the late 1970s. The table features a beautiful decorative etched brass table top, and is set on a large wood b...
Brass
$26,954
H 28.35 in W 78.75 in D 31.5 in
Rare Angelo Mangiarotti Dining Table, La Sorgente Dei Mobili, Italy, 1970s
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Rare original Angelo Mangiarotti dining table, for La Sorgente Dei Mobili, Italy, 1970s. Cast bronze and wood. In good original condition with minor signs of use to corners. Fast shi...
Bronze
Gaetano Borsani for Atelier di Varedo Wardrobe or Higboard
By Gaetano Borsani
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gaetano Borsani for Atelier di Varedo - Gaetano Borsani, wardrobe, walnut burl, brass, mirrored glass, metal, linoleum, Milan, Italy, 1930 An exceptional armoire designed by Gaetan...
Metal, Brass
$44,800
H 29.14 in W 100.01 in D 27.96 in
Mid-Century Modern 801 Sofa by Brazilian Designer Jorge Zalszupin, 1959
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
The 1950s proved to be politically and economically favorable to initiatives related to industrial production. The Polish naturalized Brazilian architect, Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020)...
Rosewood, Fabric
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.
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.