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Sofas For Sale
Style: Modern
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Vladimir Kagan for American Leather 'Zoe' Sofa in Grey Alcantara, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This spectacular example of Vladimir Kagan design was produced by American Leather in 2012, in its original Alcantara (ultrasuede) in a medium grey color called 'Otter', signed under...
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Ultrasuede
$8,100 Sale Price
26% Off
Contemporary Sculptural Sofa with Discreet Seaming
By Munna Design Studio
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This sofa makes a bold statement with its clean and captivating design, delivering an effortlessly cool finish.
The poised back enhances its built-in seat cushion, complemented by di...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet
$15,565 / item
Kartell Trix Sofa Bed by Piero Lissoni in Orange
By Kartell, Piero Lissoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Trix is made up of three different elements connected by an elegant system of elastics which can transform and adapt to different uses through easy rotation. Trix can be an original two-person pouf, a comfortable bed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
$1,712 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Saba Teatro Magico Low Table by 967ARCH
By Saba Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Teatro Magico Low Table is the new sculptural coffee table inspired by the sinuous base of the homonymous table.
Two volumes and two heights characterized by the possibility of inter...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
$2,420 / item
Roche Bobois Alchimie Three Seater Sofa by Roberto Tapinassi & Maurizio Manzoni
Located in Basildon, London
Introducing the Alchimie Three Seater Sofa by Roche Bobois, a stunning addition to any living space. Crafted with the highest quality materials, this sofa boasts a sleek and modern d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric
Christian Liaigre Sofa, 2000's
Located in Hamburg, PA
A handsome black ebonized mahogany and upholstered sofa by Christian Liaigre for Holly Hunt. The simple lines of this sofa would fit well in any Mid-Century Modern, Traditional, or Contemporary interior. The gently used upholstery is vintage but in good condition with some age-appropriate wear including some light stains, as shown in the images. This Christian Liaigre sofa...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
White Linen Tufted Button Back Chesterfield Couch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Button-back Chesterfield in the style 1860-1880s. Heavy white linen makes it an easy addition to a modern interior designed room. Solid mahogany frame to withstand the years and tigh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sofas
Materials
Linen
Kartell Bubble Club 2-Seat Sofa in Ochre by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A veritable icon made by Kartell, the mass-tinted polypropylene Bubble club sofa was a Pioneer of a new concept in furniture accessories: the Industrial sofa made entirely of plastic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Plastic
$1,381 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Vintage Ralph Lauren Woven Rope Sofa
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Vintage Ralph Lauren Woven Rope Sofa. Featuring a woven rope frame, original removable cushions, rolled arms, and roped bun feet. This is an exceptional combina...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Rope, Wood
Suelo Modern Outdoor Sofa
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This Suelo® modern outdoor sofa is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. This sofa's silhouette is simple, modern, and sleek with comfortable back and seat cushions. ...
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
$8,000 / item
Velas Adjustable Flat Modular Leather Sofa by FSM
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Velas sofa by De Sede. Deep-down comfort. The Velas concept is unique. The flat sofa that can change its shape really offers you all the options for sit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
B&B Italia Charles Corner Sofa by Antonio Citterio
Located in Basildon, London
Introducing the epitome of luxury and comfort - the Charles Sofa by renowned designer Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia. This masterpiece boasts a sleek and modern design, featuring cl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
Italian Designer, Sofa, Fabric, Wood, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige fabric, wood and brass sofa designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s.
Seat height: 19.5”
Arm height: 25.25”
Category
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Brass
Velvet 'Dress-Up' Sectional Sofa Designed by Rodolfo Dordoni for Cassina
Located in Dallas, TX
Three-piece velvet Cassina Sectional sofa designed by Rudolfo Dordoni. Upholstered in a high-grade deep wine-colored velvet. Purchased new but never installed. Can be reconfigured to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet
Vladimir Kagan Serpentine Sofa
Located in Basildon, London
Introducing the stunning Serpentine Sofa by renowned designer Vladimir Kagan. This luxurious piece features a unique curved design that exudes elegance and sophistication. Crafted wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Naked Curved Sofa, Small with Natural Oak and Paris Safira
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The naked curved sofa with Inviting curves and a comfortable seating. Handmade with a solid wood base. The Naked Round sofa is available in a number of different materials, finishes ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Military Canvas and Blackened Steel Two Seat Sofa V1
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Inheritance Two Seat Sofa by Stephen Kenn is as comfortable as it is unique. The design features an exposed construction composed of three elements - a steel frame, plush upholst...
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
Illusion 90 Degree Corner Sofa with Curved Silhouette In Black Forest Velvet
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This sofa distinguishes itself with its curved silhouette and organic back design, creating the illusion of seamlessly fitting into a 90-degree corner and making any room feel cozy. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
Verellen Slip-covered Black Linen Sofa
Located in Nashville, TN
Verellen sofa with black linen slip cover. Used extremely minimally for a design project. Two minor imperfections on front of slipcover with one minor spot that can be removed, shown...
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Linen
Custom Made Designer Sofa with A Vintage Touch
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This sofa is a stylish and versatile piece that blends contemporary design with a vintage touch. It features a wooden base and convex edges, providing both comfort and a sleek aesthe...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Sofas
Materials
Stainless Steel
$12,760 / item
De Sede DS-600 “Non-stop” Shaped Modular Sofa in Adjustable Elements
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Launched in 1972, DS-600 is an indestructible, variable modular system of upholstered furniture consisting of individual, addable armchair elements. These consist of an L-shaped hard...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Baisity sofa designed by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia, 1980s.
Located in Athens, Attiki
Baisity sofa designed by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia, 1980s.
Original fabric with extraordinary paisley pattern and leather.
Excellent condition
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Silk
Moroso REDONDO Two seats Sofa by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A collection with a distinctive two–part shape, the padded shell embraces the huge seat cushions. Its curves are shown off by the total absence of sharp corners and the softness of t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
$9,185 / item
Outdoor Swing Sofa with Rope Detailing
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This swing sofa make a wonderful addition to the patio, deck, garden, yard, backyard, porch, bedroom, living room, and other places around your home. Thanks to its stylish design and comfortable and washable seat cushions, this swing sofa provides maximum seating comfort.
The outdoor swing sofa...
Category
2010s Asian Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Rope
$3,234 / item
Modern Conchula Corner Sofa, White Bouclé, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Conchula Corner Sofa, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Conchula corner sofa is a room-defining...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofas
Materials
Wool, Oak, Cotton, Bouclé
Vintage Charles Pfister Knoll Studio Upholstered Sofas, Two Available
By Charles Pfister, Knoll
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Charles Pfister Knoll Studio Upholstered Sofas, Two Available
Offered for sale are two upholstered three-seat sofas designed by Charles Pfister for Knoll Studio. These sofa...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sofas
Materials
Linen
$4,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Organic Modern Twins Curved Sofa, White Bouclé, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Twins Sofa, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Twins cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Bouclé, Wood
Pixel Sectional Sofa in Patchwork Upholstery by Sergio Bicego
Located in Brooklyn, NY
From the creativity of Sergio Bicego comes Pixel sofa, featuring a series of elements that can be freely combined, thanks to an exclusive connector created ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
De Sede DS-164 Right Sofa Bed in Off White Upholstery by Hugo de Ruiter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Revolutionary back-push mechanism DS-164 can be transformed from an open sofa into an elegant chaise longue in a single movement, while the backrest can be stylefull rotated infinite...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Supaform Chaise Longue from "Hidden Entourage" Collection
By Supaform
Located in Florence, IT
Russian designer Maxim Scherbakov‘s new exhibition at Rome’s Contemporary Cluster gallery, he pushes that idea to the extreme: What if design could be all about emotion, and little else? His barely functional pieces, and his general conceit, feel uncomfortable at first — we’re not sure we want to live in a world where design is purely an aesthetic indulgence — but in an era when furniture is increasingly difficult to distinguish from art, it does feel in some ways like we already are. And the ornate backdrop of the gallery’s home, the 14th-century Palazzo Brancaccio, serves as a potent reminder that it’s possible we always have.
Maxim Scherbakov, who works under the studio name Supaform, says that he developed the new collection “as a result of a careful visual search for the frontiers of comfort,” seeking to celebrate “beauty for no reason,” he says. His floor lamp has no bulb, his coffee table is too bumpy to hold a glass upright, and his desk has trick drawers and a gap in the middle where its writing surface should be. Yet his various seating elements look no less functional than, say, Rick Owens’s, and Scherbakov has a compelling raison d’etre: Also a longtime painter, he pulled all of the works directly from his canvases, making them a literal elision of the two-dimensional realm and the three. If he can celebrate fantasy and feeling in one of them, he wondered, then why not the other?
This wooden sofa is a part of the 'Hidden Entourage...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sofas
Materials
Wood, Oak
$4,272 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Livingston Large Sofa in Red Velvet Upholstery with Chrome by Giuseppe Viganò
By Saba Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Livingston creates a surprising effect through an unexpected use of the headrest which, by a simple rotation, becomes a comfortable backrest. It has a “smart” backrest to which a smaller cushion is attached with a zip. The soft, informal seating rests on a light steel base that creates a dynamic contrast with the generous cushions. The original, adjustable backrest and its characteristic full-length seat cushions give Livingston a unique silhouette ideally suited to creating an endless variety of arrangements.
The designer Giuseppe Viganò is dedicated to the industrial design of furniture products and to the artistic direction of companies in the sector. He also provides graphic consulting for the production of catalogues, getting directly involved in the photography, page layout, communication and advertising pages. He designs trade fair layouts and permanent furniture shops or temporary areas for specific events and personally intervenes by indicating the choice of products and scenery design. In 2007 he started working with Saba Italia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
My Taos Sectional Sofa in Grey Seventy Upholstery with Wheels by Sergio Bicego
Located in Brooklyn, NY
My Taos is the sofa design that best communicates Saba’s identity. Its recent redesign is based on the 4 pillars of the company: memory, comfort, design and po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Customizable Fringes Loveseat By Munna In Mustard Cotton Velvet
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The handmade sofa draws on the signature Franjas fashion theme, ruffling the scene and inviting guests with its fun and flirtatious feel. Featuring three layers of fringes that run a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofas
Materials
Trimming, Wood, Velvet, Silk
US Mailbag Canvas & Polished Brass Sofa
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Inheritance sofa by Stephen Kenn is as comfortable as it is unique. The design features an exposed construction composed of three elements - a steel frame, plush upholstery, and ...
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
$13,500 / item
Early 19th Century Tuscan Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century Northern Italian sofa from Tuscany.
Retaining its original paint and gilded decorative elements.
Upholstered in Kravet Kashmira.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
LUSO 2-seater sofa in white boucle, Available Now
Located in Frazão, Porto
LUSO sofa: STOCK UNIT - Available for immediate delivery
LUSO sofa is a very delicate piece, with special details, designed to be used on a daily basis. Upholstered in a white bouc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Lacquer, Foam, Feathers
$4,673 Sale Price
50% Off
Elegant and Comfortable Sofa yellow fabric
Located in Miami, FL
Hight back and sides sofa. Completely re-upholstered in a soft yellow Thick linen. Interesting and great look from each side (back and sides.) Very comfortable and elegant. Easy to m...
Category
20th Century French Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Loveseat Sofa by Claudio Salocchi for Sormani Italy, c 1970, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This newly reupholstered loveseat sofa by Claudio Salocchi for Sormani, circa 1970s, features a graceful chrome frame with nubby white bouclé fabric. Signed with 1960s/ 1970s Sormani label as shown in photo gallery.
*Note, we have the matching pair of club chairs available in another listing.
The graceful frame shares a design quality with Cassina's LC2 / LC3 design by Le Corbusier, as they are 'buckets of cushions' in similar fashion and comfort. However this Sormani sofa features some unique subtle details, such as the slight "twist" in the rear legs (see photos).
Signed with a Sormani label, this particular rare design is attributed to Claudio Salocchi. While there were several other famous designers who created works for Sormani in this time period, the style best matches Salocchi's work. For collectors looking for something unique and rare within a collection of 1960s/ 1970s Italian designs, this pair two-seater couch is an amazing opportunity.
This Cassina LC2 / LC3 loveseat...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Chrome
$4,100 Sale Price
24% Off
Potomac Leather and Blackened Steel Two-Seat Sofa
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Inheritance Two Seat Sofa by Stephen Kenn is as comfortable as it is unique. The design features an exposed construction composed of three elements - a steel frame, plush upholst...
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
$10,400 / item
Moroso Gentry Sofa in Big Braid Capuccino by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A project whose origins lie in the search for meticulous and well-balanced comfort, restrained yet with a nod to exaggeration. Gentry is about tradition, distinction and belonging bu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
Naked Curved Sofa, Medium with Beech Ash-056-5 and Boucle Snow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The naked curved sofa with inviting curves and a comfortable seating. Handmade with a solid wood base. The Naked Round sofa is available in a number of different materials, finishes ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
De Sede Ds-600 "Non Stop" Snake Modular Sofa in Full Leather
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
A fabulous De Sede full leather DS 600 "Non Stop" or snake shaped sofa.
The DS 600 was designed in 1972 by Ueli Berger, Eleonore Peduzzi Riva, Heinz Ulrich and Klaus Vogt for De Sed...
Category
1980s Swiss Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Leather
Contemporary Velvet Sofa with Oversized Curvy Arms
By Munna Design Studio
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This sofa has an impactful silhouette. The oversized softly curved arms and back work in either formal and more casual settings, it has relaxed comfort in mind. It’s grand, curvy and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Lacquer
$17,285 / item
Modern Versailles Sofa Cream Leather Handmade in Italy by Fendi
By Lusitanus Home, Fendi
Located in Lisboa, PT
Modern Versailles Sofa Cream Leather Handmade in Italy by Fendi
Plaza Versailles Materials
Frame: Wood padded with Polyurethane and Fiberfill
Seat: In...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Wood
$74,488 Sale Price
20% Off
Kartell Trix Sofa Bed by Piero Lissoni in Black
By Kartell, Piero Lissoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Trix is made up of three different elements connected by an elegant system of elastics which can transform and adapt to different uses through easy rotation. Trix can be an original two-person pouf, a comfortable bed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
$1,712 Sale Price / item
20% Off
De Sede DS-164 Left Sofa Bed in Schiefer Brown Upholstery by Hugo de Ruiter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Revolutionary back-push mechanism DS-164 can be transformed from an open sofa into an elegant chaise loungein a single movement, while the backrest can be stylefull rotated infinitel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Acerbis Trench Sofa with two armrests by Philippe Malouin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Trench is a collection of sofas and armchairs that reinterprets the concept of upholstered seating with new proportions. Its pure, almost ancestral form exudes a sculptural presence,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Sofa DS-61 by De Sede, Switzerland, 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Stockholm, SE
Produced by De Sede, Switzerland, 1960s.
Good vintage condition with signs of usage.
Category
1970s Swiss Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Leather
Arflex Marenco Sofa in Fabric Heidi and Candy by Mario Marenco
By Arflex, Mario Marenco
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Marenco Sofa is designed by Mario Marenco for Arflex. This sofa features the system with making the armrest and seat as the base portion. There is a metal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
Piero Lissoni MET sofa for Cassina
Located in London, England
Piero Lissoni MET sofa for Cassina.
A classic post modern design, covered in luxurious tan leather.
In excellent condition with few minor creases and signs of use.
W 222cm x D 88...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Luxury Home Cinema 3 Seater Sofa With Electric Reclining System
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This relax 3 seater sofa offered with electrical reclining seat back and relax motion device in the seat. This sofa with its impeccable proportions offers a wide variety of compositi...
Category
2010s European Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
Organic Modern Twins Curved Sofa, Navy Velvet, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Twins Sofa, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, The Twins curved sofa and day bed shar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Velvet
Suelo Modern Wood Sofa with Plinth Base
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This Suelo® Modern wood sofa with plinth base is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The sofa's silhouette is simple, modern, and sleek with comfortable back and se...
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Hardwood
$5,250 / item
1980s Vintage Curved Cloud Red Sofa
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a stunning cloud sofa, circa the 1980s. This biomorphic sofa sits on four chrome legs and features a red microsuede fabric. This piece is structurally so...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Contemporary Three-Seater Sofa by Hessentia Upholstered in Grey Bouclé Fabric
Located in Carate, Brianza (MB)
Gio sofa is the result of a long design process and a synergistic collaboration between the architect Luca Erba and company Cornelio Cappellini. This sofa amazes for its soft and def...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé
Organic Modern Twins Curved Sofa, White Bouclé, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Twins sofa, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Twins cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Wood
Vintage Military Canvas Guest Bed Sofa with Storage Drawers
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This deep and loungey sofa is comprised of two pieces that can easily be converted to two single beds, or a split king bed. When in the guest bed configuration, each bed is the size of a twin mattress and fits twin sheets. When pushed together it forms a king sized bed and can fit king sheet...
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Walnut, Canvas
GUFRAM Dark Lady Couch by Studio 65
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Bocca, the original 1970 lips-shaped couch is only Gufram's. This sensual couch, which is ideal for a tête-à-tête, has entered the collective imagination ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Other
$15,100 / item
Jacques Adnet Sofa
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Jacques Adnet sofa restored with mohair upholstery and leather piping.
Category
1930s French Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
$20,000
TATEYAMA Contemporary Sofa in Fabric and Metal Trays
Located in London, GB
Tateyama is a conversational sofa characterised by its soft curves and unusual shape which encourages the users to engage with one another. It is b...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
$10,584 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Shop Unique Sofas on 1stDibs: Find Mario Bellini Sofas, Togo Sofas, Vladimir Kagan Sofas and Other Seating for Sale
Black leather, silk velvet cushions, breathable bouclé fabric — when shopping for antique 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. Bench-like seating in Ancient Greece, which was padded with soft blankets, was called klinai. 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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