Italian Seating

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...

Very comfortable Velasquez lounge chair in its original cognac leather. Stunning patina! Produced by Mimo Padova Italy in 1970s. This unique design piece from Italy is very comfor...

Beautiful and very rare Italian antique chair from the 1500s. In finely crafted walnut wood, red velvet and bangs, the antique chair is in its o...

Chateau D'ax Vintage Faux Bois Carved Dining Chairs, Italy, Set of 6 Offered for sale is a set of 6 vintage Italian carved wood dining chairs with 2 armchairs and 4 side chairs. The...

Cini Boeri 'Strips' Sofa Bed for Arflex. Designed 1972, current production. At the end of the 60s, the architect Cini Boeri revolutionizes the furniture market with her model, that ...

This is a pair of French Louis XIV style carved fruitwood bergere chairs in a vintage flame stitch upholstery. The chairs are believed to be Italian. They are unmarked. The upholster...

Italian-designed '' Boomerang '' Desk Chair by Carlo Ratti. This modern and playful chair exudes joy with its colorful and cheerful Skai upholstery in or...

Minute manual embroideries depicting Milan's symbols lend this contemporary sofa its unmistakable and refined sartorial allure. Sculptural in its clean-lined curved silhouette covere...

Iconic model ‘B3’ or ‘Wassily’ lounge chair designed by Marcel Breuer in 1927. This chair has lots of character thanks to the beautiful patinated cognac leather combined with a chrom...

Armchair designed by Patricia Urquiola in 2019. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. This comfy armchair has the same distinctive aesthetics as the Back-Wing chair designed in 2018. Th...

A rare and illusive Mex Cube 271 extra wide three-seater sofa, down-filled cushions, completely reupholstered in Elmo-soft Saddle Brown leather. Designed and went into production by ...

Armchair designed by Piero Palange and Werther Toffolon. Italy, Germa, 1972. Black lacquered wooden frame with the original leather upholstery. This is model G23. Seat height: 35 cm...

A versatile three-seater sofa in wicker and steam-bent rattan, italian manufacture, 1960s Wicker, bamboo, and malacca cane—thanks to their wide availability and ease of steam-bendin...

Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair For Cassina Designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934 and quickly deemed a design icon, th...

Meet your new favorite chairs ~ the Suzanne lounge chairs, designed by Kazuhide Takahama in 1965 for Gavina SpA Milan. Unlike their later Knoll-produced counterparts, these two are O...

Pair of 19th century Italian Louis XV style Bergères. Stylish and comfortable best describe this beautiful pair of antique Italian chairs...

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Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, 'Soriana' sofa, patinated brown leather, metal, Italy, 1969 Iconic sofa by Italian designer couple Afra & Tobia Scarpa. The Soriana proposes a model...

Pair of Lounge Chairs by Cassina Dimensions: 26"w x 30"d x 34.5"h Material: Upholstery with Beech Frame Italy, c1940s Pair of 2 VNT1551

Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair For Cassina Designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934 and quickly deemed a design icon, t...

Antique Louis Philippe Sofa in Mahogany Lining Capitonné Italy 19th century. Mahogany frame, upholstery in Capitonné fabric . Item is in excellent conservative condition , only sl...

Set of 3 modular elements of the world-famous "Camaleonda" by Mario Bellini, for B&B Italia, a timeless iconic piece that revolutionized the design of the 1970s, in this version, con...

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Italian arm chair great Italian design in style of Marco Zanussi. Wood frame and the hand painted upholstery material.

This armchair is well-regarded piece, known for its elegant, minimalist design with a blend of high-quality leather and metal. crafted from steel and leather of very high resistance ...

Dormeuse with a particular design by the American architect Adrian Pearsall, a very daring designer in the shapes of his designs. The dormeuse have a very particular wood...

A good condition LC2 Petite Modele Armchair Designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand, produced by Cassina, in original midnight green leather cushions and chrom...

Big Ico Parisi for Cassina, Italian midcentury, "Model 865" sofa, 1955.

One Maggiolina lounge chair with ottoman designed Marco Zanuso in 1947, steel frame, cowhide sling, goose down, cream leather upholstery. Made in Italy by Zanotta We have two sets av...

Hannes Wettstein Hola 367 Chair For Cassina Among Cassina’s best-sellers, Hola is a design chair also available without armrests, whose elegant, functional lines announce the ultima...

CESCA chairs 1970s Made in Italy. As on pictures. Cane on seats was changed. Beautiful patina on wood and chrome parts.

A wide seat preciously covered in brown velvet is the element sealing this eccentric bench with a dash of quiet elegance. Distinguished by an array of fringes gathering in a dynamic,...

Exceptional set of six B&B Italia Luta chairs, having chrome metal mesh bucket seats, with purple upholstered seats, on sculptural five star bases, with ori...

The Korium chair, designed by Tito Agnoli, is a standout piece from the mid-20th century, blending Italian craftsmanship with modernist design principles. Agnoli, renowned for his mi...

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This pair of Italian square bar stools from the 1970s, designed in a mid-century modern style combine a sleek, polished steel frame with luxurious velvet upholstery on the seat. The ...

This is the Campiello Flexform sofa designed by world renowned Italian designer Antonio Citterio. The color is Greige. It is a soft seating sofa that pr...

Stunning and elegant set of four Post-Modern armchairs. Design by Arrben Italy. Striking Italian design. Original black lacquered tubular steel frames with original black saddle leat...

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Introducing a luxurious addition to your home decor - a Pair of "Fringe" Slipper Chairs designed and manufactured in Italy by Gamma Arredamenti International. These exquisite chairs...

Beautiful bench upholstered with forest-green chenille, designed and handcrafted by us with structure in solid wood. It is an object of high quality and refinement, ideal for giving ...

Fantastic Alky" chairs in a stunning vibrant green soft fabric. Designed by Giancarlo Piretti during the 1970s and produced by Anonima Castelli in Italy. Signed on the chrome feet. ...

"Zanotta Bruce Sectional Sofa in Brown Upholstery with Polished Aluminum Frame by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba The range of modular or monobloc sofas allo...

JAGGER Sofa, Dining version Modular sofa: create your own configuration using all available modules. Configuration shown on main image: Modules: 16 x Single + 16 x Curve Fabric: B...

LC3 Grand Modele Armchair for Cassina. Black leather and chrome plated steel. Newer production, circa 2010 or later. One of the most iconic chairs, t...

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Rare and beautiful ''Pretzel'' ArmChair, laminated wood and dark brown leather seat. Manufactured in the 1984/1986 in Italy by ICF De Padova. Price is for one chair. Pair available.

Afra And Tobia Scarpa Soriana Armchair For Cassina A design armchair with soft, generous contours, designed to bring home casual, sophisticated comfort that opens the door to new, f...

Amazing set of 6 streamline chrome Italian dining chairs in the style of Willy Rizzo, newly re-upholstered in Chenille fabric, with minor wear and patina to the chrome due to age and...

Le Corbusier 2 Fauteuil Grand Confort Petit Modèle Trois Places Durable A timeless style that has written its own chapter in design history, becoming an icon of global fame. Perfec...

Saporiti 'Confidential' cognac leather loveseat by Alberto Rosselli. This luxury 2 seater with polyurethane injected foam cushions brings timeless design to any space. Designed in 19...

Exquisitely upholstered in a linen-coloured bouclé wool, this sofa exudes an inviting, cozy comfort with its soothing hues and sumptuous textures. A stylish plinth base of ash wood with an acetylated finish elevates the embracing and soft-rounded silhouette generously padded with self-extinguishing organic foam rubber covered with natural cotton batting and reinforced with jute webbing. The Coral Sofa...

Italian Designer Pair of Armchairs in Green Moss Velvet with Brass Feet and Purple Piping, 1950s A superb pair of Italian armchairs manufactured in the style of Carlo de Carli. The ...

A dark-stained wood and red velvet sofa designed by Osvaldo Borsani and produced by Arredamenti Borsani, Italy, 1940s. Significant scratching to wood legs. Vintage fabric in distres...

A beautiful pair of Rosewood Chairs "Luisa" by Franco Albini made and designed in the 1950s. We have reupholstered the chairs in this elegant geometric Dedar, Milano fabric. Stunning...

"Between sculpture and design, Belmer is a wonder-object suggesting a newly discovered sociality. With its big dimension, it goes against the trend of miniaturization, appearing as a...

Inspired by the archetypal design of a chair, this contemporary piece exudes exquisite craftsmanship in its skillfully interlaced back and wooden seat. Combining a clean design with ...

An ultramodern take on a quaint classic, this sophisticated conversation sofa showcases a traditional elongated C-shaped silhouette at the arm ends,...

Afra & Tobia Scarpa 'Artona' sofa for Maxalto, Italy, 1975 - A pair available.  

Mario Bellini 'Camaleonda' 7-Piece Modular Sofa in Chocolate Brown Mohair, Designed by Mario Bellini Produced by B&B Italia Italy, 1970s An iconic expression of radical 1970s Ital...

Stunning in simplicity, this Kesenia Chair will take center stage in a modern and mid-century dining room or office. The natural finish of the solid beechwood frame keeps is understa...

Le Corbusier LC14 Tabouret Cabanon Wood Stool For Cassina Designed in 1952 for his Cabanon, a cabin built by Le Corbusier on the Côte d'Azur where, a...

A rare and illusive Mex Cube 271 extra wide sectional, down-filled cushions, completely reupholstered in Elmo-soft Saddle Brown leather. Designed and went into production by Cassina ...

Patricia Urquiola Mon - Cloud Sofa For Cassina A generous, welcoming refuge that celebrates comfort and hospitality. Designed by Patricia Urquiola, Mon-Cloud is an extremely elega...

Vico Magistretti Maralunga Three - Seater Sofa For Cassina The encapsulation of design brilliance, business insight and made-in-Italy artisan craftsmanship, this sofa is an international bestseller steeped in timeless beauty and functionality. Its enveloping contours accentuate the comfort of this design sofa, ensured by the chain mechanism (incorporated into the foam cushion) that controls adjustment of the backrest position. The unpretentious innovation of the adjustable headrest and the reassuring appearance and simplicity of the soft padding sum up the singularity of this design by Vico Magistretti. REMOVABLE UPHOLSTERY Maralunga 40...

Well-balanced and superbly built, this office armchair of the Armadillo line is an exclusive design by Rainer Bachshmid available also without armrests and in the high back lounge ve...

For Sale: Stunning Pair of Giandomenico Belotti Black Leather Dining Chairs Elevate your space with these gorgeous, high-end designer dining chairs crafted by the renowned Italian m...

The Morphologica armchair and sofa manifest the need to rethink what it means to be radical. Designed by Misha Kahn in 2024 for Meritalia. The Morphologica armchair and sofa, born f...