Flexform Seating
Comfort, consistency and high-quality Italian craftsmanship are the values on which furniture manufacturer Flexform has built its global reputation. The third-generation family-run business is based in Brianza, Italy’s premier furniture manufacturing district, and produces sofas, chairs, outdoor seating and other pieces known for their modern aesthetics and functional designs.
The brand dates back to 1959 when the Galimberti brothers — Romeo, Pietro and Agostino — started the Flexform di Galimberti workshop. Flexform prides itself on crafting pieces that are perfectly proportional and versatile enough to adapt to the needs of the user and the space in which they are placed. Always elegant and refined in appearance, Flexform’s furniture is recognizable by its timelessness and use of high-end, sustainably sourced materials like linen, cotton, cashmere and wood including oak, ash, walnut and rosewood. Among the company’s most iconic collections are its take on the sectional sofa, which accounts for how lifestyles have changed: People now read, watch TV, eat and work on sofas. The 2001 Groundpiece collection, designed by Antonio Citterio, is one of its best sellers. The low, deep sofa, with its signature goose-down cushions and padded armrests that provide a flat multipurpose surface, is a casual take on the sectional that focuses on maximum comfort.
The company keeps its designs fresh by collaborating with architects and other designers to bring in new perspectives about people’s wants, needs and interactions with furniture. Designer Citterio, for instance, has been partnering with Flexform for almost 50 years and has been instrumental in creating some of the brand’s most celebrated and successful pieces. Along with the Groundpiece collection, this includes the 1996 metal and leather-upholstered A.B.C. armchair. (Its 2014 update is the award-winning A.B.C.D. chair.) Other partners include some of Italy’s most prominent creative minds: Cini Boeri, Joe Colombo, Paolo Nava, Carlo Colombo and Giulio Manzoni.
With over 20 flagship stores around the world, Flexform’s furniture can be found in spaces as diverse as Middle Eastern hotels, Italian villas and American lofts. By avoiding seasonal trends and focusing on consistent innovations in comfort and style, Flexform has been an exemplary figure of the “Made in Italy” luxury furniture scene.
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1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Flexform Seating
Fabric, Foam, PVC
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flexform Seating
Fabric, Wood
1960s Vintage Flexform Seating
Fabric, Wood
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Flexform Seating
Metal
1990s Italian Post-Modern Flexform Seating
Steel
2010s Italian Flexform Seating
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Flexform Seating
Rattan
2010s Modern Flexform Seating
Suede, Fabric
2010s Italian Modern Flexform Seating
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Flexform Seating
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flexform Seating
Velvet, Beech
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Flexform Seating
Steel, Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Flexform Seating
Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flexform Seating
Walnut
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flexform Seating
Chrome
1980s Italian Vintage Flexform Seating
Steel
Early 2000s Italian Modern Flexform Seating
Cane, Walnut
1990s Italian Modern Flexform Seating
Metal
Early 2000s Danish Post-Modern Flexform Seating
Metal
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Flexform Seating
Metal
1980s Italian Minimalist Vintage Flexform Seating
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Flexform Seating
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flexform Seating
Fabric, Rattan, Beech
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flexform Seating
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Flexform Seating
Hide, Walnut
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flexform Seating
Fabric, Wood
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Flexform Seating
Metal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flexform Seating
Faux Fur
Early 2000s Italian Modern Flexform Seating
Wool, Cotton
1970s Italian Vintage Flexform Seating
Rattan
Early 2000s Italian Flexform Seating
Stainless Steel
20th Century American Post-Modern Flexform Seating
Faux Leather
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flexform Seating
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Flexform Seating
Fabric
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flexform Seating
Brass, Steel
1980s Italian Vintage Flexform Seating
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Flexform Seating
Plastic
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Flexform Seating
Leather, Fabric
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flexform Seating
Velvet, Beech
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flexform Seating
Velvet, Beech
1980s Vintage Flexform Seating
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Flexform Seating
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Flexform Seating
Metal
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flexform Seating
Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Flexform Seating
Cotton
1990s Italian Modern Flexform Seating
Rush, Ash, Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flexform Seating
Velvet
Early 2000s Italian Flexform Seating
Fabric, Cowhide
Early 2000s Italian Flexform Seating
Walnut
2010s Flexform Seating
Steel