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Sofas For Sale
Creator: Knoll
Creator: Adrian Pearsall
Adrian Pearsall Sofa on Chrome Plinth Base, 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Adrian Pearsall Sofa on Chrome Plinth Base, 1970. Original upholstery and new chrome plinth base. Chairs are sold in separate listing.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Chrome
Wonderful No. 26 Sofa by Florence Knoll for Knoll International
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Munich, DE
Rare no.26 by florence knoll in showroom condition. Hardly used only re-upholstered and used one time for a photo shooting and very exclusive model redone with very cosy fabric in wa...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Metal
Adrian Pearsall Platform Sofa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing patched burlwood platform base sofa. The base has been refinished and the sofa has been reupholstered. No damages or stains on anything.
Very comfortable and cool looking wi...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Wood
Adrian Pearsall Mid Century Cloud Sectional Sofa
Located in Countryside, IL
Adrian Pearsall Mid Century Cloud Sectional Sofa
This sectional sofa measures: 128 wide x 71 deep x 23 inches high, with a seat height of 16 and ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Adrian Pearsall Mid-Century Modern Walnut Gondola Sofa
Located in North York, ON
Adrian Pearsall Mid-Century Modern Walnut Gondola sofa. By iconic mid-century modern designer Adrian Pearsall. Masterfully restored to its original glory with newly refinished walnut...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Mohair, Walnut
1986 Knoll Grandma Sofa by Robert Venturi & Denise Scott Brown W Tapestry Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a "Grandma" sofa designed by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown in 1984 for Knoll, upholstered in a floral textured fabric called tapestr...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Florence Knoll / Knoll Light Orange Upholstered Settees
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century two-seat settees with peach color faintly textured upholstered seat and back cushions supported on black powder coated metal frames. (FLORENCE KNOLL / KN...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
3-Seater Bastiano Sofa by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Knoll International, 1960s
Located in amstelveen, NL
A three-seater sofa from the Bastiano series, designed by the Italian designer duo Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Knoll, Italy, circa 1960.
The frame is made of black painted oak wood, a...
Category
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Oak
Vintage Walnut "Boomerang" Sofa by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning vintage walnut “Boomerang” sofa designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates in the United States, circa 1960s. This sofa has a structurally detailed design where the polygonal...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Brass
Danish Modern Teak Gondola Scandinavian Sofa, 1980s
Located in Basel, BS
Solid Teak frame Original Danish Mid Century Modern very long Gondola Sofa. This design is pleasing to the eye, and versatile in a Mid Century, Post Modern, as well as Modern decor.
...
Category
20th Century Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Materials
Teak, Upholstery
Knoll Mid Century Chrome and Leather Parallel Bar Sofa
By Knoll
Located in Countryside, IL
Knoll Mid Century Chrome and Leather Parallel Bar Sofa
This sofa measures: 90 wide x 28.5 deep x 30.75 inches high, with a seat height of 16.5 and a...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Chrome
Sofa by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates
Located in San Francisco, CA
An iron-framed gondola sofa designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates. Fully restored. The frame is newly powder coated in black. ...
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Iron
Two-Seat Sling Sofa by Hannah Morrison for Knoll
Located in Littleton, CO
Two-seat sling sofa by Bruce Hannah and Andrew Morrison for Knoll in vibrant 1970s red orange faux leather.
The steel frame has been freshly powder-coated in July 2022 and bears no ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Steel
Original Adrian Pearsall Mid-Century Gondola Sofa Upholstered in Italian Leather
Located in Saint Louis, US
This lengthy low sitting Gondola sofa is a treasure in any space. The temptation to sprawl oneself about the length of the sofa is all to strong as it offers a very unique style and ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Leather
Adrian Pearsall Brutalist Style Sofa
Located in Stamford, CT
Spectacular Adrian Pearsall three cushion sofa with Brutalist "bronze" finish sculptural side panels. A highly sought after Pearsall piece. Three seat cushions, three back cushions. ...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Acrylic
Cini Boeri Two-Seat Sofa for Knoll International, 1970s
By Cini Boeri, Knoll
Located in Den Haag, NL
Two-seat sofa designed by Cini Boeri for Knoll International. Upholstered in smooth black Leather. Model ''Brigadier''
Love the design, low and wide. So 1970s. The wooden base has re...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Leather
Robert Venturi Grandma Sofa in the Original Tan / Taupe Leather for Knoll.
By Knoll, Robert Venturi
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
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Leather
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Gondola Sofa
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Gondola sofa.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Cloud Sofa in Excellent Original Condition, ca. 1960’s
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional example of the work of Adrian Pearsall, this sofa is in excellent original condition showing only light cosmetic wear normal and consistent with age. Rarely seen Cloud so...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Restored Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Settee by Adrian Pearsall
Located in North York, ON
Restored vintage Mid-Century Modern sofa settee by Adrian Pearsall. Iconic Mid-Century design, 1970’s America. Restored in a beautiful designer fabric and completed with satin black ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Aged Knoll Style Brown Leather Two Seater Sofa Chesterfield Style Buttoning
By Knoll
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Knoll style brown leather two seater sofa chesterfield style buttoning.
This piece is good looking and super comfortable, everything compliments with the soft leather. The Knoll style makes it very stylish to add style to any room. The colour would uplift the interior space of any contemporary or modern home. The classic colour brings out its elegance and taste. I am also selling an armchair in a separated listing.
Please have a closer look at the pictures because they form part of the description.
Antique and vintage/used items will show signs of wear which form part of their character. All our items are cleaned thoroughly, then a coat of wax is applied to revive the leather/wood and finally hand polished.
Dimensions (cm)
Height 83/41 to...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Adrian Pearsall Mid Century Walnut Gondola Sofa
Located in Countryside, IL
Adrian Pearsall Mid Century Walnut Gondola Sofa
The sofa measures: 103 wide x 33 deep x 27 high, with a seat height of 16 inches
...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pristine Florence Knoll Sofa for Knoll International
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pristine Florence Knoll Sofa for Knoll International. Upholstered in gorgeous Sina Pearson fabric.
Florence Knoll was a pioneering designer and entrepreneur who created the modern look and feel of America’s postwar corporate office with sleek furniture, artistic textiles and an uncluttered, free-flowing workplace environment.
To connoisseurs of Modernism, the mid-20th-century designs of Florence Knoll, were — and still are — the essence of the genre’s clean, functional forms. Transcending design fads, they are still influential, still contemporary, still common in offices, homes and public spaces, still found in dealers’ showrooms and represented in museum collections.
Ms. Knoll learned her art at the side of Modernist masters. She was a protégé of the German-American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Eliel Saarinen, the Finnish architect and teacher and the father of the architect Eero Saarinen. And she worked with the renowned Bauhaus architects Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer. Throughout her career, influenced by the German Bauhaus school of design, she promoted the Modernist merger of architecture, art and utility in her furnishings and interiors, especially — although not exclusively — for offices.
In the 1940s, she married and became a business partner of the German-born furniture maker Hans Knoll, and over 20 years she was instrumental in building Knoll Associates into the largest and most prestigious high-end design firm of its kind, with 35 showrooms in the United States and around the world.
While her husband handled business affairs, Ms. Knoll was the design force of Knoll Associates. It grew to become the leading innovator of modern interiors and furnishings in the 1950s and ’60s, transforming the CBS, Seagram and Look magazine headquarters in Manhattan, the H. J. Heinz headquarters in Pittsburgh and properties across the United States, Europe, Asia and South America, including American embassies.
Her “total design” favored open work spaces over private offices, and furniture grouped for informal discussions. It integrated lighting, vibrant colors, acoustical fabrics, chairs molded like tulip petals, sofas and desks with chrome legs...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Stainless Steel
Adrian Pearsall Mid Century Walnut and Marble Sofa
Located in Countryside, IL
Adrian Pearsall mid century walnut and marble sofa
The sofa measures: 112 wide x 35 deep x 29 high, with a seat height of 17 inches
All pieces of f...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Marble
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Ebonized Boomerang Sofa
Located in Countryside, IL
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates mid century ebonized boomerang sofa
This sofa measures: 123 wide x 53 deep x 28 inches high, with a seat height of 15 and chair clearance of 1...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Unusual Adrian Pearsall Boomerang Walnut Sofa Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Unusual Adrian Pearsall boomerang sofa with 2 attached tables. Yes, this sofa will need to be reupholstered but who wants 60-year-old fabric anyway? Let your imagination run wild wit...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage Sofa "Gradual Lounge" by Cini Boeri for Knoll Gavina, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Sofa "Gradual Lounge" is an original design item realized it Italy in 1970s.
Top Rare sofa, designed by Cini Boeri for Knowll Gavina.
A totally innovative modular syste...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Sofas
Materials
Leather
Adrian Pearsall Sofa in Walnut and Rose Leatherette
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrian Pearsall, sofa, walnut, leatherette, United States, 1960s
Beautiful sofa created by the American designer Adrien Pearsall. The sofa has a uniqu...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Walnut, Faux Leather
Adrian Pearsall Mid Century Cloud Sofa
Located in Countryside, IL
Adrian Pearsall mid century cloud sofa
Sofa measures: 124 wide x 72 deep x 31.5 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in wh...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Cork and Chrome Sofa
Located in Countryside, IL
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Cork and Chrome Sofa
The sofa measures: 84.5 wide x 35.5 deep x 27.5 high, with a seat height of 16 inches and arm height of 22 in...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Chrome
Adrian Pearsall 'Gondola Sofa' in Brown Fabric for Craft Associates, USA, 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
Iconic sofa model 2408 / 'Gondola' sofa by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates, 1950s. One of the sofa's distinctive features is its beautiful open structure with a partly open back...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Fully Restored Antique Victorian Oxblood Knoll Sofa Feather Filled Cushions
By Knoll
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this original Victorian circa 1860-1880 fully restored oxblood leather Knoll sofa with overstuff feather filled cushions.
This sofa was fully re...
Category
1860s English High Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
Adrian Pearsall 'Cloud' Sofa in Illustrative Red Fabric
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrian Pearsall for Crafts Associations, cloud sofa, fabric, walnut, United States, 1960s
The cloud sofa features a long, asymmetrical seat with sinuo...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall 2408 Platform Sofa Fully Restored
Located in San Marcos, CA
This is a beautiful and authentic Adrian Pearsall 2408 sofa circa 1960’s. It has been fully restored with all new foam, straps and fabric. All the walnut...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Midcentury Adrian Pearsall for Craft Gondola Sofa
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large Mid-Century Modern gondola sofa attributed to Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates. Features an angular case with distinctive canted arms at each end, and a low sleek profile. ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Gondola Green Print Sofa
Located in New York, NY
Model 2408-S, or the Gondola sofa, for Craft Associates.
Original mid-century printed green velvet wool. Walnut base. One main settee cushion with t...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Eastside Sofa by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, 1980s, All Original, Ready to Use
By Ettore Sottsass, Knoll
Located in Kansas City, MO
Eastside Sofa by Ettore Sottsass and manufactured by Knoll, 1980s. Original black leather and gray and black patterned fabric. Aluminum and steel base co...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Leather, Upholstery
Buffalo Leather Sofa by Robert and Trix Haussmann for Knoll, c. 1988, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This phenomenal buffalo leather three-seat sofa is by Robert and Trix Haussmann for Knoll International (designed in 1988) and signed with Knoll decking fabric and Knoll Made in Ital...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Aluminum
Adrian Pearsall Green Gondola Sofa for Craft Associates, USA, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Adrian Pearsall 'Gondola" Sofa for Craft Associates. The Gondola sofa stands out due to its innovative design and unique shape including the sculpted wooden legs and frame. We offer ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Bruce Hannah and Andrew Morrison for Knoll Sling Settee Sofa Design, 1970s
Located in Buffalo, NY
Iconic Knoll sling bench designed by Hannah Morrison, black coated aluminum frame with grey wool upholstery.
Some small marks on the frame but in otherwis...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
14 Foot Long Adrian Pearsall 2834-S Sofa for Craft Associates
Located in Hanover, MA
Extraordinary one of a kind 1960 vintage custom order extra long floating cloud gondola sofa on sculpted ebonized walnut sled base designed by Adrian Pearsall and manufactured by Cra...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Naugahyde, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Mid-Century Walnut Frame Stamps Theme Upholstery Gondola Sofa
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Adrian Pearsall Mid-Century Modern walnut frame stamps theme blue upholstery gondola sofa.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Stunning Adrian Pearsall Tufted Sofa Hollywood Regency Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning Adrian Pearsall button tufted sofa in the Hollywood Regency style. This piece has been meticulously restored 7 years ago with new high end shimmering silver grey velvet and ...
Category
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
off White Leather and Stainless Steel Parallel Bar Sofa by Florence Knoll
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Off white leather and brush stainless steel parallel bar sofa designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll.
This came out of the Australian embassy and retains their label.
This was reupholstered about 10 years ago.
Was used only in winter home...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Stainless Steel
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Armless Sofa
Located in Countryside, IL
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates mid century armless sofa
This sofa measures: 96 wide x 32 deep x 28.5 inches high, with a seat height of 1...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Outstanding Adrian Pearsall Boom-a-range Cloud Sofa Craft Associates Mid-Century
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Model 3600-8 Craft Associates "Cloud" sofa, circa 1970, designed by Adrian Pearsall. Having graceful undulating curves. One-piece cushion. Sofa floats above a matte black recessed pl...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Charles Pfister Petite Sofa by Knoll
By Charles Pfister, Knoll
Located in Highland, IN
Pfister's clean-lined design is a subtle, understated design that works beautifully in almost any interior. We particularly love how the small, inset legs give the sofa a floating qu...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Steel
Newly Upholstered Knoll International Black Leather Custom Sofa, Germany, 1950s
By Knoll
Located in Berlin, DE
Newly upholstered Knoll International custom sofa in sorensen leather. Germany, 1950s.
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Metal
Hannah & Morrison for Knoll Grey Sling Sofa, 1970s
Located in London, GB
Designed by Bruce Hannah and Andrew Ivar Morrison for Knoll, this Sling sofa is a fantastic example of 1970s design.
Inspired by sail boats, the Sling sofa features an industrial ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric
Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Sculpted Gondola Sofa 2408
Located in Wilmington, DE
Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates sculptural sofa 2408
Offered is a beautifully all original 'Gondola' sofa (model 2408) designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft A...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Rare Vintage Model 2010-S Walnut Sofa by Adrian Pearsall
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Rare vintage "Cloud" sofa designed by architect and furniture designer Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates in the United States. This stunning sofa, also known as model 2010-S, feat...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Sofa Couch Chrome Walnut Wood Lane Tagged
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Great vintage Mid-Century Modern sofa by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates by Lane (Tag is present and pictured) The fabric is as found in good vintage condition. Chrome and walnu...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Chrome
Adrian Pearsall 'Platform Gondola' Sofa in Walnut and Red Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates, ‘Platform Gondola’ sofa, fabric, walnut, wood, United States, 1960s
A wonderful sofa that features the combination of two great sofa models by ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Pristine Florence Knoll Sofa for Knoll International
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pristine Florence Knoll sofa for Knoll International. Upholstered in gorgeous Sina Pearson fabric.
Florence Knoll was a pioneering designer and entrepreneur who created the modern look and feel of America’s postwar corporate office with sleek furniture, artistic textiles and an uncluttered, free-flowing workplace environment.
To connoisseurs of Modernism, the mid-20th century designs of Florence Knoll, were — and still are — the essence of the genre’s clean, functional forms. Transcending design fads, they are still influential, still contemporary, still common in offices, homes and public spaces, still found in dealers’ showrooms and represented in museum collections.
Ms. Knoll learned her art at the side of Modernist masters. She was a protégé of the German-American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Eliel Saarinen, the Finnish architect and teacher and the father of the architect Eero Saarinen. And she worked with the renowned Bauhaus architects Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer. Throughout her career, influenced by the German Bauhaus school of design, she promoted the Modernist merger of architecture, art and utility in her furnishings and interiors, especially — although not exclusively — for offices.
In the 1940s, she married and became a business partner of the German-born furniture maker Hans Knoll, and over 20 years she was instrumental in building Knoll Associates into the largest and most prestigious high-end design firm of its kind, with 35 showrooms in the United States and around the world.
While her husband handled business affairs, Ms. Knoll was the design force of Knoll Associates. It grew to become the leading innovator of modern interiors and furnishings in the 1950s and ’60s, transforming the CBS, Seagram and Look magazine headquarters in Manhattan, the H. J. Heinz headquarters in Pittsburgh and properties across the United States, Europe, Asia and South America, including American embassies.
Her “total design” favored open work spaces over private offices, and furniture grouped for informal discussions. It integrated lighting, vibrant colors, acoustical fabrics, chairs molded like tulip petals, sofas and desks with chrome legs...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Stainless Steel
Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Rare Model 920-CS Sofa with Cane Arms
Located in West Hartford, CT
Rare Adrian Pearsall sofa that has cane arms, circa late 1950s. Gorgeous lines and proportions. The wood could use a little reconditioning and the fabric, which is not original and i...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Cane, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Turquoise Sofa Daybed with Built-in End Table
Located in West Hartford, CT
Authentic Adrian Pearsall pieces are some of his most dramatic creations. They also need space!
Magnificent and coveted Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates sofa with walnut front...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Iron
Adrian Pearsall Floating Back Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful long, low, and deep, brown leather floating back sofa by Adrian Pearsall. This sofa has been newly reupholstered in high quality soft brow...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Leather, Walnut
1980s Trix & Robert Haussmann for Knoll Tan Brown Saddle 2-Seat Sofa
Located in Dallas, TX
This iconic modern-design of peerless quality is a 2-seat lounge seating sofa designed by Trix and Robert Haussmann and manufactured by the world-renown Furniture House, Knoll Intern...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Shop Unique Sofas on 1stDibs
Black leather, silk velvet cushions, breathable bouclé fabric — when shopping for antique, new 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. 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.
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