The name Edra is derived from the Greek word exedra, meaning a space for conversation and socialization. True to its name, the Italian furniture manufacturer creates beautiful seating like sofas and armchairs, as well as coffee tables and end tables to go with them. Its unique and heritage-quality modern pieces are sure to become the classics of tomorrow.
Edra was established in 1987 in Tuscany with the goal of combining traditional craftsmanship and technological innovation into a new style of collectible design. The company wanted to challenge established ideas about how living room furniture such as chairs, tables and cabinets are to look and function, deploying cutting-edge materials and working with unique shapes to produce exciting designs that disrupted the design world.
Part of Edra’s success has been due to its fruitful collaborations with acclaimed designers. The company has worked with Italian designer Francesco Binfare since 1992, producing the iconic Tangeri, Angels, Flap and Essential seating collections. Jacopo Foggini, known for his own innovative designs, is another frequent Edra collaborator. In 2022, Edra and Foggini released the sea-inspired A'mare collection of translucent blue outdoor furniture made from polycarbonate.
Edra has also represented Italy on several international sporting stages. The company was an official furniture supplier for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang and the 2022 Alpine Skiing World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Since its founding, the company's contemporary furniture has been added to museums around the world. Today, Edra's designs are held in the collections of New York City’s Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
In 2022, Edra also exhibited at the Salone Del Mobile, where the brand debuted a chic, pebble-inspired sofa — On the Rocks — that demonstrates the company's continued commitment to originality and ingenuity.
On 1stDibs, find Edra seating, tables and case pieces.
Privè Sofa by Paolo Nava for Arflex
By Arflex, Paolo Nava
Located in Ravenna, IT
Privè sofa designed by Paolo Nava for Arflex in 1987. The structure of the sofa is an aluminum mesh and tube covered in black leather. The armrests are made of plastic material, whil...
Metal
Axale sofa by Andrea Branzi for Cassina
By Andrea Branzi, Cassina
Located in Ravenna, IT
The Axale sofa was designed by Andrea Branzi and produced by Cassina in 1990. The sofa has an aluminum mesh frame and tubulars upholstered in black leather. The armrests are made of ...
Aluminum
Vote chair designed by Giandomenico Bellotti produced by Alias in 1980
By Alias, Giandomenico Belotti
Located in Ravenna, IT
Vote armchair designed by Giandomenico Bellotti and produced by Alias in 1980. The seat features a distinctive triangular structure, supported by the chair's two front legs made of t...
Metal
Cloth armchair by Markus Jehs and Juergen Laub for Cassina
By Cassina
Located in Ravenna, IT
Armchair designed in 2005 by Markus Jehs & Juergen Laub for Cassina, characterized by a single soft shape that rotates and tilts, serving as a floor support and seat. The two colored...
Fabric, Fiberglass
La Mise armchair by Luca Nichetto for Cassina
By Cassina, Luca Nichetto
Located in Ravenna, IT
Armchair designed for Cassina by Luca Nichetto. The frame is covered with light padding, which highlights the soft and cozy shapes of the cushions, which are enriched and embellished...
Fabric
Lialta chair designed by Roberto Barbieri in 2006 and produced by Zanotta
By Zanotta, Roberto Barbieri
Located in Ravenna, IT
Lialta chair designed by Roberto Barbieri in 2006 and produced by Zanotta in Italy. With a polished aluminum alloy frame, the seat features soft, sinuous curves. Its high back gives ...
Aluminum
Who's Perfect Sofa State Couch Guiseppe Viganò Recamiere Leder
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten eine wunderschöne Liege/ Recamiere vom Premium Hersteller Who's Perfect zum Verkauf an. Das Möbel wurde von Guiseppe Viganò entworfen und ist hier in der begehrten Ausführ...
Leather
Isola Sofa by Studio Cerri & Associati for Poltrona Frau
By Studio Cerri & Associati, Poltrona Frau
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Contemporary sofa upholstered in Pelle Frau® Color System leather, the finest raw material of European origin, is synonymous with color. Directing the palettes is the Frau® Color Sy...
Leather, Beech
Acerbis Free System Sofa by Claudio Salocchi
By Claudio Salocchi, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In 1973, Claudio Salocchi designed Free System: a system of padded furniture deriving from the concept of “operated flooring”, or tatami, where the padded units could be placed freely side by side. With its completely modular and sectional elements and from the perspective of an optimal use of space, we can view Free System as the embodiment of the modern house utopia. A programme of padded furniture that goes beyond the sofa model, Free System presents a series of elements (tatami, pouf and seat with different and interchangeable backrests) that make up a modular system that can be arranged in a variety of combinations. Available elements _ seat module with curved backrest: L100 D100 H74, seat H39 cm; _ seat module with inclined backrest: L100 D100 H74, seat H39 cm; _ pouf module...
Upholstery
Contemporary Black Leather two-Piece Modular Sofa, Custom Upholstery
Located in São Paulo, BR
The accordion, or sanfona in Brazil, is an instrument of rhythm, movement, and celebration. Though of European origin, it found its soul in Brazil's Northeast, becoming the soundtrac...
Other
"Nudity" Sculptural Sofa, designed and assembled in Italy by Dario Nasuti
Located in Parma, IT
The Nudity sofa, designed by Dario Nasuti, represents a challenge to the classical canons of upholstered furniture. The name itself, "Nudity," reveals the designer's core intention: ...
Aluminum
NEW Customizable Acerbis Free System Modular Sofa by Claudio Salocchi
By Claudio Salocchi, Acerbis
Located in New York, NY
Price listed for starting fabric. Claudio Salocchi’s design explores research in the decade from the 1970s to the 1980s, when new ways of living and experimentation were central to t...
Upholstery
