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SEM Armchairs

Italian, 1863-1934

Furniture brand SEM started as a spin-off from Milanese brand Spotti and now has an exceptional reputation of its own. Working with acclaimed furniture designers, including Valentina Cameranesi Sgroi, Vormen and Elisa Ossino, SEM creates personalized and finely crafted solutions for modern living.

During the 1950s, large furniture manufacturers often had difficulty providing customized, high-quality furniture while producing other products on a mass scale. SEM originated from that demand and has evolved to complement Spotti and offer simple, functional and highly ergonomic furniture for both work and home environments. 

SEM, which stands for Spotti Edizioni Milano, has attracted a wide range of talent to design its furniture collections. Pivot, named for a hingeless door mechanism in its cupboards, is a design by Giacomo Moor, named as Elle Decor Italia’s Best Young Designer of 2016. Futuraforma, designed by architecture and interior design team Marcante-Testa, is a sophisticated collection featuring the Duale table, the Genio chandelier and the Magico carpet.

Italian architect Hannes Peer lent his expertise to the Paesaggio collection, which features notable designs like the Nuvola armchair, the Alea dining chair, the Petali table lamp and the Butterfly table. Peer’s Butterfly console tables and other tables are a meeting between architecture, design and engineering to produce a complex and organic form that catches the eye.

SEM displayed collections at Milan Design Week in 2018 and 2019 and with AD France’s AD Intérieurs in 2019. SEM also expanded the Paesaggio collection during the 2021 FuoriSalone, Alcova, in Milan.

On 1stDibs, find a collection of SEM tables, seating, lighting and more.

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Creator: SEM
Contemporary Dining Alea Chair by Hannes Peer for SEM Paesaggio Collection
By SEM, Hannes Peer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Contemporary dining chair Alea Paesaggio collection designed by Hannes Peer for SEM. 'Alea' is a very particular chair, born from an idea of deconstruction of the basic chair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other SEM Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Contemporary Armchair Nuvola by Hannes Peer in Santos Rosewood and Full Leather
By Hannes Peer, SEM
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Contemporary armchair Nuvola Paesaggio collection designed by Hannes Peer for SEM. Structure in lacquered iron, brass details. Shell in wood veneered w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other SEM Armchairs

Materials

Brass

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Sem armchairs for sale on 1stDibs.

SEM armchairs are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of leather and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of SEM armchairs, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider armchairs by Hebanon Fratelli Basile, and Formitalia. Prices for SEM armchairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $3,825 and can go as high as $15,300, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $9,563.

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