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Period: Late 20th Century
Vintage living room set by UP Závody, Europe, 1980´s, Central Europe
By Up Závody
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This vintage living room set is a typical example of European furniture design of the 1970/1980´s. It was made by the famous UP Závody company in the 1980´s.
The furniture is very c...
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Czech Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Upholstery
Pair of Sofas by Afra & Tobia Scarpa Coronado, C&B Italia, Cognac Leather, 1970s
Located in Rosendahl, DE
An exceptional pair of 2-seater sofas (designed in 1966) by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, manufactured by C&B Italia, the predecessor of B&B Italia. The high-quality cognac-colored leather bo...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather
Bauhaus Style Living Room Set, 1980s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
This gorgeous living room set consist of two very rare lounge chairs and matching coffee table. The set was produced in late 1980s by Stol Kamnik. Its modern look is still fashionabl...
Category
Slovenian Bauhaus Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Zanotta Onda Ensemble Living Room Set Sofa & 2 Armchair Blue Leather
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Zanotta Modell Onda.
Design in 1985 from De Pas, D'Urbino, Lomazzi.
A italian Classic.
It consists a 2seater sofa and 2 armchairs in blue leather. Frame made in Chrom and tubular...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Steel, Chrome
"Cubo" Living Room Suite by Jorge Zalszupin
Located in San Francisco, CA
A complete "Cubo" living room suite by Jorge Zalszupin consisting of a sofa, pair of chairs, side table and coffee table. All upholstered in white le...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Wood
Post Modern Modular Seating Group
Located in Raleigh, NC
This is a vintage seating group fully restored in a sturdy woven fabric. These have a unique curved structure with a sculptural look that seem to float...
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Post-Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Upholstery
1970 Terry Luigi Saccardo Arrmet Space Age Italian Design Black Leather Chairs
By Luigi Saccardo, Arrmet
Located in Brescia, IT
"Terry" Chairs _ Set of 4
Luigi Saccardo
Arrmet
Italy, 1970
Metal Chrome Frame and Black Leather
Rare Set
Very Good Condiction
Publication on Magazine Arredorama n. 75
Category
Italian Space Age Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Gianfranco Frattini Black Leather Sesann Two-Seater Sofa for Cassina, 1972
Located in Vicenza, IT
Sesann two-seater sofa, designed by Gianfranco Frattini in 1970 and produced by the Italian manufacturer Cassina.
It features black leather upholstery and a chrome tubular cage as s...
Category
Italian Space Age Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Chrome
Lo of 4 Chairs "Irma" Design Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1970s
Located in taranto, IT
Splendid set of 4 "irma" model chairs, design achille castiglioni for Zanotta, 1970s
made of black lacquered metal, with seat and back in light brown leather
they measure 90 cm...
Category
Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Metal
Mario Bellini "Le Bambole" Sofa for B&B Italia, 1971
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini “Le Bambole” sofa for B&B Italia, brown Nabuk, Italy, 1971.
This is a timeless Postmodern design icon. The starting point was a shopping bag containing formless materi...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Iron
Large De Sede "Ds18" Leather Sectional Corner Sofa, Switzerland 1980s
By De Sede
Located in DE MEERN, NL
MASSIVE GREY/BLUE LEATHER "DS-18" SECTIONAL CORNER SOFA BY DE SEDE DESIGN TEAM, SWITZERLAND 1980S
Looking for a statement piece that combines luxury and history? Look no further tha...
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Swiss Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather
20th Century Italian Design Velvet Modular Sofa by Busnelli, 1970s
By Busnelli
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare Italian design modular sofa, 1970s in brown velvet. The sofa is modular and made up of four armchairs. Busnelli brand present on each armchair. The measurements indicated are fo...
Category
Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Velvet
Sofa "Baia" Design Antonio Citterio E Paolo Nava for B&B, 1970s
Located in taranto, IT
Modular two-seater sofa, "Baia system" model, designed by Antonio Citterio and Paolo Nava for B&B Italia, 1970s
Structure in polyurethane and upholstery in padded and completely r...
Category
Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Stellar Restored 4 Piece Manau Seating Set by Henry Olko, circa 1980
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent frames are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and ready for upholstery. This seatin...
Category
American Organic Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
Lounge chairs Model Velasquez made by Mimo Padova, 1970s
By Mimo Padova
Located in Oirlo, LI
Discover the ultimate in seating comfort with our Ivory Bouclé Modular Lounge Chairs "Velasquez", straight from the 1970s. This set of two lounge chairs, produced by Mimo Padova in Italy, offers a unique combination of vintage charm and contemporary comfort. The chairs have been carefully reupholstered in a stylish ivory-colored bouclé fabric, which provides a soft and luxurious seating experience. The polished chrome outer frame adds an elegant, modern touch to the whole. Whether you place them separately or together as a compact sofa, these modular chairs are an enrichment for any interior.
Advantages:
Unique modular design from the 70s
Reupholstered with high-quality ivory-colored bouclé fabric
Flexible in arrangement: as separate chairs or together as a sofa
Elegant chrome-plated outer frame for a modern look
Good to know
These lounge chairs have been reupholstered by hand and may show slight variations, making each pair unique. The chrome frame is polished for a mirror shine that will stand the test of time.
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Vintage design meets modern comfort in these Ivory Bouclé lounge...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé
Maison Regain Elm living room set upholstered in original olive green fabric
Located in Almelo, NL
Maison Regain Elm living room set upholstered in original olive green fabric, France, 1970s.
Enhance your living space with the exquisite Maison Regain living room set from 1970s Fr...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Upholstery, Elm
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Design Oak & Leather Lounge Chairs Great Quality
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and comfortable lounge chairs, ready to be enjoyed.
The combination of the mid-century design and the quality materials makes this pair extra stylish and they will look pe...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Oak, Leather
Italian Modern Lc2 Sofa, Le Corbusier, Jeanneret and Perriand for Cassina, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Lc2 two-seater sofa, with black tubular structure with satin finish and completely removable cover in white cotton fabric.
Designed by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret and Perriand for Cassi...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Metal
Børge Mogensen Two Seater Sofa for Fredericia Furniture
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Børge Mogensen freestanding two seater sofa mounted on walnut legs. Sides, back and loose cushions upholstered with natural tanned leather. Manufactured by Fredericia Furniture in 1974.
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Robert Venturi Grandma Sofa in the Original Tan / Taupe Leather for Knoll.
By Robert Venturi, Knoll
Located in Kansas City, MO
A single Robert Venturi matching leather Grandma Sofa manufactured by Knoll, 1980s. Very good original condition. No tears or scuffs to the leather. Light signs of use. Minimal hone...
Category
American Post-Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather
Model "Onda" Set by De Pas D’Urbino and Lomazzi for Zanotta, 1980's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice rounded and curved "Onda" set of one 3-seat sofa and one fauteuil.
The set is designed by De Pas, D’Urbino and Lomazzi and fabricated by Zanotta, Italy, 1985.
The expressive curves of the sofa is emphasized by the vibrant color of the green leather.
The structured and bend tubular chrome makes the piece look nice in a freestanding place.
Because of the soft leather, it is comfortable to sit in.
The original green leather is in good used condition with some normal traces of use (see the pictures).
Jonathan De Pas, Donato D’Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi are three Milanese designers, born in the 1930s. Around 1960, they started working together. With their designs, they wanted to bring forward a new Italian design, contrasting with the international style...
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Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Steel, Chrome
4 Piece Wicker Patio Seating Ensemble
Located in Sheffield, MA
Lloyd Loom flat arm 4 piece rattan seating ensemble consisting of 3 seat sofa, 2 matching arm chairs and a small round matching occasional table. All seating have generous proportion...
Category
Unknown Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Wicker
Soriana Lounge Chairs + Ottoman by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, Italy, 1969
Located in Pambio Noranco, CH
Rare Soriana chaise longue by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, Italy, 1969
It's reupholstered in a beautiful plum textured fabric.
The original foam is in very good condition and s...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric
Mid-Century Modern Italian Two and a Half Seat White Leather Sofa B&B "Alanda"
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian B&B "Alanda" two-and-a-half-seat white leather sofa by Paolo Piva with adjustable back pillows and armrests, 1970s.
The sofa shows wear due to age and use...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Iron
Pair of Ekstrem Chairs
Located in Millbrook, NY
Extrem Chairs by Terje Ekstrom upholstered in a burgundy wool by Loro Piana. Both sculptural and comfortable these Norwegian chairs are designed with ergonomics to provide back suppo...
Category
Norwegian Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Steel
Pair of Midcentury Leopard Print Lounge Chairs with Ottoman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful pair of vintage lounge chairs feature plush leopard print upholstery and walnut legs. A uniquely designed backrest that features a wood top with a cutout space underne...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Mario Bellini 7-Piece Bambole Chairs/ Modular Sofa Set for B&B Italia 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Mario Bellini 7-Piece Bambole Chairs/ Modular Sofa Set for B&B Italia 1970s
This is a set of seven original production 'Le Bambole' lounge chairs or mod...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather
4-Seater Sofa Gray Leather with Silk and Leather Cushions, Sormani Italy, 1980s
Located in Arosio, IT
This four-seater, designed in the early 1980s by Luigi Sormani and Casabella Miami for a line of maxi-furniture destined to the United States is a comfortable one-block sofa for a luxury villa. The structure is in a warm gray leather and the fabric was especially made for this series called "Intrigue": a special very light grey silk fabric interwoven with burgundy leather threads. All cushions have grey leather inlays, entirely hand sewn. Julio Iglesias...
Category
Italian Minimalist Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Fabric
1960s Burke Maurice Design Years for Arkana British Prod Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Biella, IT
Burke Maurice design years '60 for Arkana British prod. set of four chairs tulip
good vintage condition for the entire set and no every cushions for all
material is metal, acryl...
Category
Italian Space Age Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Angolar Armchair "Baia" design Antonio Citterio e Paolo Nava for B&B, 1970s
Located in taranto, IT
ara angular armchair model "baia", design Antonio Citterio and Paolo Nava for b & b Italia, 1970s
polyurethane structure with padded fabric cover a...
Category
Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Mario Bellini "Le Bambole" Sofa for B&B Italia, 1971, Set of 2
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini “Le Bambole” sofa for B&B Italia, Mongolian faux-fur, Italy, 1971, set of two.
This is a timeless Postmodern design icon. The starting point was a shopping bag contain...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Iron
2x Cone Chairs, Verner Panton for Gebrüder Nehl
Located in Neuss, NW
CONE CHAIRS by Verner Panton for Gebrüder Nehl with the original fabric in pink and a stainless steel base. The seats have been reupholstered and covered with a high-quality fabric i...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Koala" Sofa by Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti, France, 1990s
Located in New York, NY
Sofa with asymmetrical arm- and backrests, upholstered in a beige, tightly woven boucle fabric. Model "Koala".
Sofa: Height: 43” back, 17” Seat Width: 64” Depth: 33”
Category
French Modern Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Bronze
Set of mid century french style SPACE AGE cocktail sofa and chairs - 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, around 1970s
- beautiful space age design
- dimensiosn of chairs : height: 80cm, depth: 67, width: 63cm
- the set is predestined to be newly upholstered in new tex...
Category
Czech Space Age Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Modular Cognac Saddle Leather Sectional Sofa Germany Chapo Era
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This unique and gorgeous modular sectional sofa from the 70ties is manufactured in germany.
It has slightly curved design.
The Sling shape is made of vegetal leather with fine deta...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Canvas, Oak
Giotto Stoppino Set of Eight Cobra Chairs in Steel and Padded Leather 1970s
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Set of eight chairs model Cobra with chromed tubular steel structure and seat in black padded leather, designed by Giotto Stoppino, in the 1970s.
This set perfectly fits with our Gi...
Category
Italian Post-Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Steel
Czech Bent Plywood Chairs from Holesov, 1970s, Set of Four
Located in Żory, PL
Those chairs were produced by Drevopodnik Holesov in the 1970s in former Czechoslovakia. Frame made of oak veneered bent plywood. Woodwork is kept in original, good condition. Uphols...
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Plywood
Mid Century Percival Lafer Mp-129 Rosewood Couch and Lounge Chair Set Rare
Located in Esperance, NY
This is a very rare opportunity to buy the couch and chair for a fraction of the price because the set is missing the original cushions. The frames are complete with original strappi...
Category
Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Rosewood
1970 Italian Living Room Set in Orange Velvet and Minimal Steel
Located in Palermo, Sicily
1970 Italian Living Room Set in Orange Velvet and Minimal Steel
armchairs height cm.65, depth 75, width cm.96 , seat height cm.40
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Chrome
Leather Sitting Set Rock Series Gerard Van Den Berg Montis
Located in Atlanta, GA
A wonderful two-piece set of sitting consisting of a loveseat and a single lounge chair by Gerard Van Den Berg (b. 1947). The beautiful chairs are of the rock series designed by Gerard Van Den Berg for Montis designed in 1981. With their low profile and slightly upturned corners, these two whimsical chairs can be arranged in different positions to create a very chic space, like between two rocks in the forest.
The loveseat measures 56.5" W x 45" H x 36" D. The slip chair...
Category
Dutch Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather
Pair Armchairs "Kiitos" Design Ammannati & Vitelli for Rossi di Albizzate, 1960s
Located in taranto, IT
Pair of splendid "kiitos" model seats, production of Giuseppe Rossi di Albizzate on a design by Tittina Ammannati & Gia...
Category
Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Rattan living room set
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Beautiful rattan set made of a sofa and 2 large armchairs. High quality, good condition, rare.
Sofa 137x80x90 h cm
Armchairs 80x80x90 h cm
Category
Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Rattan
Mid-Century Modern Cube Sofa by Brazilian Designer Jorge Zalszupin, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
The cube sofa was designed by Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020) in the 1970s.
The elegance, a feature of Zalszupin designs, on this piece does not come from sculpted wood details or the...
Category
Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Faux Leather
Living room set by Mobilgirgi, 1970s
By Mobil Girgi
Located in Medesano, Parma
Experience the fusion of wood and fabric from the 1970s, with this exclusive living room set by Mobilgirgi. The set is composed of 1 sofa (depth: 83cm x width: 210cm x height: 80cm) ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of Four Pierre Cardin Style Designed Chairs, 1970s
Located in taranto, IT
Set of four original chairs from the 70s, made in the style of Pierre Cardin, entirely in wood with upholstery on the seat and back
Avion blue color, polychrome fabric.
They me...
Category
Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Mid-Century Soriana Seating Set by Tobia & Afra Scarpa for Cassina, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Soriana Seating Set by Tobia & Afra Scarpa for Cassina, 1970s
Category
Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric
Post Modern Yellow and Black Artifort Sofa
Located in Weesp, NL
Four Quadrio seating elements from the 1980s, the Memphis period as can be seen from the style. Michael McCoy designed these playful seating elements in 1985 and they can be arranged...
Category
Dutch Post-Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Metal
Carlo Scarpa Iroko Wood and Green Velvet Cornaro Sofa for Studio Simon, 1974
Located in Vicenza, IT
Cornaro two-seater sofa, designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Studio Simon in 1974.
Made of Iroko wood, foam, and azure chenille velvet.
Excellent vintage condition.
Born in Venice on June 2nd, 1906, Carlo Scarpa began working very early. Only a year after he had first qualified as an architect in 1926, he began working for the Murano glassmakers Cappellin & Co. in a consultative capacity; from 1927, he began to experiment with the Murano glass, and this research not only gave him excellent results here but would also inform his progress for many years to come. Between 1935 and 1937, as he entered his thirties, Carlo Scarpa accepted his first important commission, the renovation of Venice’s Cà Foscari. He adapted the spaces of this stately University building which stands on the banks of the Grand Canal, creating rooms for the Dean’s offices and a new hall for academic ceremonies; Mario Sironi and Mario De Luigi were charged with doing the restoration work on the frescos. After 1945, Carlo Scarpa was constantly busy with new commissions, including various furnishings and designs for the renovation of Venice’s Hotel Bauer and designing a tall building in Padua and a residential area in Feltre, all worth mentioning. One of his key works, despite its relatively modest diminished proportions, was the first of many works which were to follow in the nineteen fifties: the [bookshop known as the] Padiglione del Libro, which stands in Venice’s Giardini di Castello and shows clearly Scarpa’s passion for the works of Frank Lloyd Wright. In the years which were to follow, after he had met the American architect, Scarpa repeated similar experiments on other occasions, as can be seen, in particular, in the sketches he drew up in 1953 for villa Zoppas in Conegliano, which show some of his most promising work. However, this work unfortunately never came to fruition. Carlo Scarpa later created three museum layouts to prove pivotal in how twentieth-century museums were set up from then on. Between 1955 and 1957, he completed extension work on Treviso’s Gipsoteca Canoviana [the museum that houses Canova’s sculptures] in Possagno, taking a similar experimental approach to the one he used for the Venezuelan Pavilion at [Venice’s] Giardini di Castello which he was building at the same time (1954-56). In Possagno Carlo Scarpa was to create one of his most incredible ever works, which inevitably bears comparison with two other museum layouts that he was working on over the same period, those of the Galleria Nazionale di Sicilia, housed in the Palazzo Abatellis in Palermo (1953-55) and at the Castelvecchio in Verona (1957- 1974), all of which were highly acclaimed, adding to his growing fame. Two other buildings, which are beautifully arranged in spatial terms, can be added to this long list of key works that were started and, in some cases, even completed during the nineteen fifties. After winning the Olivetti Award for architecture in 1956, Scarpa began work in Venice’s Piazza San Marco on an area destined to house products made by the Industrial manufacturers Ivrea. Over the same period (1959-1963), he also worked on renovating and restoring the gardens and ground floor of the Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice, which many consider one of his greatest works. While he worked on-site at the Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Carlo Scarpa also began building a villa in Udine for the Veritti family. To shed some light on how much his work evolved over the years, it may be useful to compare this work with that of his very last building, villa Ottolenghi Bardolino, which was near completion at the time of his sudden death in 1978. Upon completion of villa Veritti over the next ten years, without ever letting up on his work on renovation and layouts, Scarpa accepted some highly challenging commissions which were to make the most of his formal skills, working on the Carlo Felice Theatre in Genoa as well as another theatre in Vicenza.
Towards the end of this decade, in 1969, Rina Brion commissioned Carlo Scarpa to build the Brion Mausoleum in San Vito d’Altivole (Treviso), a piece he continued to work on right up until the moment of his death. Nevertheless, even though he was totally absorbed by work on this mausoleum, plenty of other episodes can offer some insight into the final years of his career. As work on the San Vito d’Altivole Mausoleum began to lessen in 1973, Carlo Scarpa started building the new headquarters for the Banca Popolare di Verona. He drew up plans that were surprisingly different from the work he carried out simultaneously on the villa Ottolenghi. However, the plans Carlo Scarpa drew up, at different times, for a monument in Brescia’s Piazza della Loggia commemorating victims of the terrorist attack on May 28th, 1974, make a sharp contrast to the work he carried out in Verona, almost as if there is a certain hesitation after so many mannered excesses. The same Pietas that informs his designs for the Piazza Della Loggia can also be seen in the presence of the water that flows through the Brion Mausoleum, almost as if to give a concrete manifestation of pity in this twentieth-century work of art. Carlo Scarpa has put together a highly sophisticated collection of structures occupying the mausoleum’s L-shaped space stretching across both sides of the old San Vito d’Altivole cemetery. A myriad of different forms and an equally large number of different pieces, all of which are separate and yet inextricably linked to form a chain that seems to offer no promise of continuity, arising out of these are those whose only justification for being there is to bear the warning “si vis vitam, para mortem,” [if you wish to experience life prepare for death] as if to tell a tale that suggests the circle of time, joining together the commemoration of the dead with a celebration of life. At the entrance of the Brion Mausoleum stand the “propylaea,” followed by a cloister that ends by a small chapel, with an arcosolium bearing the family sarcophagi, the central pavilion, held in place on broken cast iron supports, stands over a mirror-shaped stretch of water and occupies one end of the family’s burial space. The musical sound of the walkways, teamed with the luminosity of these harmoniously blended spaces, shows how, in keeping with his strong sense of vision, Carlo Scarpa could make the most of all his many skills to come up with this truly magnificent space. As well as an outstanding commitment to architectural work, with the many projects we have already seen punctuating his career, Carlo Scarpa also made many equally important forays into the world of applied arts. Between 1926 and 1931, he worked for the Murano glassmakers Cappellin, later taking what he had learned with him when he went to work for the glassmakers Venini from 1933 until the 1950s. The story of how he came to work on furniture design is different, however, and began with the furniture he designed to replace lost furnishings during his renovation of Cà Foscari. The later mass-produced furniture started differently, given that many pieces were originally one-off designs “made to measure.” Industrial manufacturing using these designs as prototypes came into being thanks to the continuity afforded him by Dino Gavina, who, as well as this, also invited Carlo Scarpa to become president of the company Gavina SpA, later to become SIMON, a company Gavina founded eight years on, in partnership with Maria Simoncini (whose own name accounts for the choice of company name). Carlo Scarpa and Gavina forged a strong bond in 1968 as they began to put various models of his into production for Simon, such as the “Doge” table, which also formed the basis for the “Sarpi” and “Florian” tables. In the early seventies, other tables that followed included “Valmarana,” “Quatour,” and “Orseolo.” While in 1974, they added a couch and armchair, “Cornaro,” to the collection and the “Toledo” bed...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Velvet, Foam, Chenille, Wood
Set of 8 Camaleonda Sittings Designed by Mario Bellini for C&B Italia, 1970
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of modular armchairs and poufs in brown corduroy, mod. Camaleonda designed by Mario Bellini for C&B Italia in 1970.
The set consists of 8 elements:
- 5 armchairs (cm 71H x 65...
Category
Italian Space Age Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Metal
Italian Postmodern Dining Set Marble Table and Mobil Girgi Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining or center table, marble, Italy, 1960s
This exceptional dining table, crafted in Italy during the 1960s or 1970s, is a testament to the era's dedication to pure, timeless desi...
Category
Italian Post-Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Marble
Pair of Vintage German Minimalist Chrome Black Armchairs from Thonet, 1970s
By Thonet
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This set of two armchairs was manufactured by the German Thonet manufacture during the 1970s. The frame is made of chrome-plated tubular steel. The chairs are made by plywood and covered with black synthetic leather. The minimalist form adds elegance, and the contoured seat improves comfort during use. Both pieces have manufactory labels.
Thonet is the oldest existing furniture company in the world. It began its long business in 1819 when the carpenter Michael Thonet founded a furniture workshop in Boppard, Germany. A supporter of the Biedermeier style, he specialized in chairs, tables and cabinets characterized by clean lines, reduced ornamentation and an emphasis on the principles of functionalism. In the 1930s, Thonet's experiments with glued and steam-bent wood furniture...
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German Minimalist Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Chrome
Sesann yellow bouclé sofa by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina 1970s, set of 2
Located in Sas van Gent, NL
Cassina presented the Sesann system by Gianfranco Frattini in 1970. The project included an armchair, a two-seater, a three-seater sofa, and a coffee table. Its standout feature is a...
Category
Italian Space Age Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Metal
Eastern bloc Vintage living room set, Czechoslovakia, 1970´s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This living room set is a typical example of furniture design of the 1970/1980´s in the former Czechoslovakia.
The furniture is very comfortable.
It consists of one sofa and two arm...
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Wood
De Sede DS 66 Chocolate Leather Loveseat and Lounge Chairs Set of 3
By De Sede
Located in San Angelo, TX
Here is a handsome De Sede DS 66 natural leather loveseat with two matching DS 66 single lounge chairs. This set showcases a thick dark brown leather wit...
Category
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather
Vintage black leather sofa set, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
High quality leather design sofa set with thick black leather cushions.
Attractive curvy design with black tubular metal bases at the front.
Very comfortable sofas in good conditio...
Category
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather
Set of 7 Camaleonda Sittings Designed by Mario Bellini for C&B Italia, 1970
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of modular armchairs and poufs in brown corduroy, mod. Camaleonda designed by Mario Bellini for C&B Italia in 1970.
The set consists of 7 elements:
- 4 armchairs ( cm 71 H x ...
Category
Italian Space Age Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Metal
Burgundy Velvet & Chrome Seating & Table Group
Located in Hanover, MA
Six piece living room seating group and table set in the style of Milo Baughman and Harvey Probber upholstered in luxurious burgundy tufted velvet on recessed chrome clad plinths.
Ta...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Chrome
6 Band Bamboo 4-Piece Sectional Art Deco Style
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning 6 band bamboo 4-piece sectional. Art Deco style, bamboo in amazing original condition, recently reupholstered reversible loose cushions, extreme...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Late 20th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo