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Period: 20th Century
Material: Fabric
Otto Schulz or John Kãrnhage, Sofa, Sweden 1940's
Located in Säffle, SE
Lovely shaped Sofa from early 20th mid-century. The sofa is attributed to both Otto Schulz and John Kärnhagen on different occasions. The sofa can be bought as is, or custom orde...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Fabric Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Birch

Three-Seater Sesann Sofa by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Three-Seater Sesann Sofa by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy, 1970s
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1970s Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Chrome

Blob Modular Sofa by Carlo Bartoli, italy, 1970s - New Upholstery
Located in Brussels, BE
Blob Modular Sofa by Carlo Bartoli, italy, 1970s - New Upholstery dimensions : - 68 W x 72,5 D x 68H cm -With armrests : 73,5 W Seat height : 33
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Two-seater alcantara fabric sofa, 1950s
Located in Catania, IT
Two-seater sofa of 1950s Italian design. Completion restored with alcantara fabric upholstery.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Fabric Sofas

Materials

Velvet, Wood

1950s Finnish Three-Seater Sofa Model “Susanna” by Oiva Parviainen
Located in London, GB
This comfortable three-seater sofa “Susanna model” was designed in the 1950s by Oiva Parviainen and manufactured by Lahti Lepokaulusto. The sofa is presented on a minimalistic elegan...
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1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood

Antique English Sheraton Style Mahogany Inlay Sofa W/ Down Cushion Circa 1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1920 Antique English Sheraton Style Carved Mahogany Sofa With Classical Sheraton Inlay Detailing and Oversized Down Cushion. Solid Walnut Hardwood Construction and Hand Dovetailed Joinery. Eight way hand tied...
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Early 20th Century American Sheraton Fabric Sofas

Materials

Mahogany, Wool, Fabric, Hardwood

Mid-Century Modern Sofa, Italy - New Upholstery
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Seating Set, Sofa and 3 Armchairs, Italy - New Upholstery
Category

20th Century Italian Fabric Sofas

Materials

Velvet

Mid-Century Modern Italian Sofa, Beige boucle Fabric, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Sofa, Beige boucle Fabric, 1960s New Upholstery
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Fabric

Sofa MP-163, by Percival Lafer, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Design
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Crafted by the renowned master Percival Lafer in 1970, this exceptional piece of furniture boasts a striking and comfortable design. Its clean lines and unique details, such as elega...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Fabric Sofas

Materials

Steel

Mid Century Modern Italian Seating Set "Zingaro", Original Upholstery
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian seating set "Zingaro" - original upholstery. Sofa : 160 x 90 x 63 cm Amrchair : 93 x 90 x 63 cm.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Fabric

Mid-Century Modern Light Pink Italian Sofa, 1950s, New Upholstery
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Light Pink Italian Sofa, 1950s, New Upholstery
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Fabric

Post Modern Black Settee in the Style of Sapporo
Located in Asheville, NC
Vintage unique black lacquered high gloss wooden frame armchair in the style of Sapporo. This lounge chair features original grey velvet upholst...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Fabric Sofas

Materials

Velvet, Lacquer

Italian Midcentury Tufted Sofa by Ico Parisi in Grey Flannel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Impeccably restored Italian midcentury tufted sofa by Ico Parisi in new Grey Flannel. Matching pair of chairs available.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Fabric Sofas

Materials

Wool

Paolo Buffa Walnut Sofa, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Rare curved sofa attributed to Paolo Buffa, circa 1950 walnut, original gold velvet, iron very good original condition Measures: 145.5 x 60 cm height 94 cm height seat. 41 cm.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Iron

Ignazio Gardella, L Sofa
Located in London, England
Ignazio Gardella (1905–1999) was an Italian architect and designer known for his significant contributions to the modernist and rationalist movements in architecture and design. The Rationalist architectural movement emphasized functionality, simplicity, and the use of new materials. His work often featured clean lines, geometric forms, and an emphasis on the integration of interior and exterior spaces. One of Gardella's most famous works is the Casa alle Zattere, a residential building in Venice designed in the late 1940s. This building is considered a masterpiece of modernist architecture and showcases his innovative approach to space and materials. He also designed the Olivetti showroom in Milan in 1957, which is another iconic example of his architectural style. We have an example of an "L" sofa, wooden frame...
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1950s Italian Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Brass

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...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Three-seater And Two-Seater Model 'Kali' By Michel Ducaroy For Ligne Roset
Located in Hellouw, NL
Three-seater and two-seater model 'Kali' by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset.We know the illustrious designer and integral part of the French label Ligne Roset from the iconic and best-selling Togo line. But a period of five years before the release of this line, Ducaroy was already developing and releasing models consisting entirely of foam. This model called Kali is a fruit of that period and was designed and released in 1970.We are talking about a two-seater and a three-seater with a pleasant seating comfort. You can really sink into it in a splendid manner. It forces you, as it were, to lounge and to let a sense of relaxation take hold of you. The L-contoured sofas are marked by rounded shapes and a beautiful reupholstery in a shimmering wine red bouclé colorful give this design extra cachet.When we take a look at the seat, a traditional tufting technique is revealed that, in addition to pulling the fabric taut, also adds a beautiful pattern. The stitching on the left side of each sofa bears the Ligne Roset label and the bottom cloth is also original and fully covered with the Roset pattern mark.As indicated earlier, the reupholstery has been redone. With these two you will find yourself a rare Ligne Roset Kali...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Fabric

1960s French Cabriole Sofa
Located in High Point, NC
Baroque curves and French cane gift this sofa an innate lightness and grace. Made in France in the 1960s, a classic cabriole silhouette creates a generous yet elegant seat. Cream-col...
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1960s French French Provincial Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Cane, Hardwood

'Gilda' Modular Sofa & Ottoman by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset, 1972
Located in Malibu, US
Rare 'Gilda' sofa and ottoman designed by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset in brown velvet. Set features 4 interconnecting chairs and 1 rarely seen ottoman in matching fabric. The Gil...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Velvet, Foam

Super Comfortable Pair of Howard & Son's Lenygon & Morant Ticking Fabric Sofas
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale very rare and original pair of Howard & Son’s Lenygon & Morant sofas with the original ticking fabric. These have to be the most comfortable pa...
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20th Century English Victorian Fabric Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

Italian Sofa in Peach Corduroy Velvet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sofa, corduroy velvet, wood, Italy, 1970s This delicate sofa has a cozy and bulky appeal. An dark orange to peach velvet has been used to cover the seating. The textured surface of ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Mid-Century Modernist Channel Form Cloud Sofa in Holly Hunt Fabric by A Rudin
Located in New York, NY
This sleek, playful, and beautifully proportioned Mid-Century Modernist Channel Form Cloud Sofa in Holly Hunt Fabric is by the esteemed furniture company A. Rudin and originates from...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Fabric

French Provincial Louis XV Style Serpentine Canape Sofa Settee
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous country French provincial canape sofa or settee made in the Louis XV taste. The sofa features a beechwood low profile carved frame with a serpentine back, arms, and apron. T...
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20th Century French Louis XV Fabric Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Beech

Michael Taylor Style Wicker Rattan Sofa by Wicker Works
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Organic modern rattan sofa hand-crafted by The Wicker Works in Italy. Made in the California coastal manner and style of Michael Taylor designs. Known as the "Classic Square Back" mo...
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20th Century Italian Organic Modern Fabric Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Wicker, Rattan, Hardwood

Edward Wormley Dunbar Tuxedo Sofa in Great Plains Wool Velvet
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley Dunbar Tuxedo Sofa in Great Plains, Wool Velvet "Dreamer Marigold" Sofa was stripped down to frame with new foam and reupholstered. Dimensions: 94" length 34" deep 29"...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Mohair

Three Seater Sofa in Velvet with Rosewood by Lennart Bender, 1970’s
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Three Seater Sofa in Velvet with Newly Reupholstered in Velvet Fabric by Lennart Bender, 1970’s Additional Information: Material: Solid rosewood and newly reupholstered in velvet fa...
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20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Fabric Sofas

Materials

Rosewood, Velvet

Modular sofa by G.rossi
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Big Modular sofa by G.Rossi From 1970 Dimensions : 266 x 520 x 79 cm. Dimensions of a module : 79 x 75 x 100 cm. Seat height : 45 cm.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fabric Sofas

Materials

Fabric

Wonderful Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin 1 Piece Circular Sofa Mid-Century
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin semi-circular sofa. This piece will certainly need to be reupholstered but Oh the possibilities! This is a one piece sofa so it is a whopp...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

Post Modern 5 Piece Modular Scoop Chair Sofa
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Great 5 piece Post Modern modular sectional sofa. Comprised of 5 identical chair pieces that can be used individually or together. The arrangements are truly endless. Willing to...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Fabric Sofas

Materials

Velvet

Very rare and limited Togo ‘Liberty' by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset France
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Stunning limited vintage TOGO in its original ‘liberty’ velvet. From its first owner (1979). Exceptional condition. Designed by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset France & sold bij Aèra...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Fabric Sofas

Materials

Velvet

Dark Grey Velvet Bourne, Round Sofa
Located in Stamford, CT
A stunning dark grey velvet four section custom made bourne. The base is hexagonal in shape with a luxurious inverted pleated flat valance. Four shaped and curved back supports creat...
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Late 20th Century American Napoleon III Fabric Sofas

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Henredon Sofa Modified Lawson Style Yellow & Beige Striped
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Henredon Modified Lawson style sofa with original yellow & beige striped fabric, 3 loose seat cushions with Poly wrapped feather down in...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fabric Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Polyester, Wood, Feathers

Mid Century Scandinavian Curved Beige & Teak Three Seater Sofa
Located in London, GB
Mid-Century Modern Danish sofa in the style of Kurt Olsen This organic form curved sofa is upholstered in a gorgeous tan wool mix fabric. Shelved back buttoned sofa with teak legs ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Fabric Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Teak

Very rare ARALIA set 1983 in original fabric by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
What a stunning, large & matching combination in an exceptional original condition. First owner (1983). An extremely comfortable seating group. A rare find on the market in this c...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Fabric Sofas

Materials

Velvet

Mid Century W&J Sloane Tuxedo Sofa
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Impressive W&J Sloane tuxedo sofa. Large 4 seat sofa with wood base detail. Fantastic period upholstery. Bolsters and arm rest covers complete the package.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fabric Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Large Curved Sofa in the manner of Frederico Munari, Italian
By Frederico Murani
Located in London, GB
Large Mid-century modern sofa designed in the manner of Frederico Munari with generous curves. The sofa has a deep seating and a slopping backrest and arms, that makes it very comfor...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Velvet, Oak

Maison Regain Living Room Set, France 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Upgrade your living space with the stunning Maison Regain sofa set. This large set surely is an eye-catcher and will beautifully merge comfort and style. Whether you're entertaining ...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Wood, Oak, Fabric, Linen, Elm

Scandinavian Modern Sofa Bed, Finland, 1940/1950s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Reclining sofa, manufactured in Finland, 1940/1950s. Stained birch frame, reupholstered with quality Lauritzon's Baby Velour 14 -fabric. Good vintage condition, minor patina consiste...
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1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Birch

Louis XVI Styly Green Silk Velver Canapé Sofa Settee W Clarence House Tiger Pill
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Louis XVI Styly Green Silk Velver Canapé Sofa Settee W Clarence House Tiger Pillow
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1990s American Louis XVI Fabric Sofas

Materials

Velvet, Wood, Feathers

Modern Cache Antiques Carlyle Sofa Settee
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Modern Cache Antiques Carlyle Sofa Settee
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1990s American Modern Fabric Sofas

Materials

Velvet, Wood, Down

Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" Sofa for B&B Italia, Wool Bouclé, 1970, Set of 3
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" modular sofa for B&B Italia, ivory wool bouclé, Italy, 1970, three elements. "Camaleonda" is an icon, rediscovered. It was one of the truly modular sofa ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Metal

Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" Modular Sofa for B&B Italia, 1970
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" modular sofa for B&B Italia, Italy, 1970, four elements. "Camaleonda" is an icon, rediscovered. A special project made possible this limited edition of "...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Metal

Luxurious Tan Velvet Sofa
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Introducing the epitome of sophistication – our Beige Textured Velvet Upholstered 3-Seat Sofa, a fusion of comfort and contemporary design. Sink into luxury with the plush back cushi...
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20th Century Unknown Fabric Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Velvet

DeSede 600 Non Stop Chocolate Brown 18 Element Sofa, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
De Sede 600 non stop chocolate brown 18 element sofa, 1970s Beautiful distressed chocolate brown sofa by De Sede. This item needs to be reuphols...
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1970s Swiss Post-Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Leather, Wool

Exceptional Jack Lenor Larsen ~Primavera~ Velvet Playpen Sofa and Ottomans
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Gorgeous down filled sofa upholstered in Jack Lenor Larsen Primavera velvet with a pair of oversize matching ottomans. This is a huge livi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fabric Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

20th Century , Yellow Atlantis Three seats Sofa, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Atlantis sofa from the 1960s, produced in Czech Republic - at the moment they are unique. Due to their dimensions, they perfectly blend in even in small apartments . Space-saving p...
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Fabric

Anfibio Sofa Bed In Cognac Leather By Alessandro Becchi For Giovanetti Collezion
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Incredible Anfibio sofa bed by Alessandro Becchi for Giovanetti Collezione Italy 1971. This stunning cognac leather upholstery fits perfectly with the white teddy fabric on the mattr...
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1970s Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Leather, Bouclé

‘Pianura’ Modular Sofa by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Italy 1970s
Located in Chicago, IL
A 4-piece ‘Pianura’ sofa designed by iconic Italian designer Mario Bellini for Cassina. This sofa features a solid walnut wooden frame which has been refinished. It retains it’s orig...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Ligne Roset by Michel Ducaroy Togo Pink Modular Sofa, Set of 5
Located in London, GB
The iconic Togo sofa, originally designed by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset in 1973 has become a design Classic. This five-piece modular set is incredibly versatile and can be confi...
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1970s French Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Fabric

Vintage Swedish 1980s Convertible Sofa Lounge Chairs built in Table Daybed
Located in Basel, BS
This unique midcentury design sofa/daybed / Lounge chairs with a table in between is incredibly versatile and minimal! A beautiful functional design because this piece of very cool...
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1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Chrome

5 seat sofa "MINERVA" by Peter Hvidt and Olga Molgaard Nielsen in petrol bouclé
Located in The Hague, NL
Scandinavian sit-group "Minerva" by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard Nielsen, Denmark. Teak frame with newly upholstered petrol bouclé seat and back. This vintage pieces of furniture can...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Fabric Sofas

Materials

Bouclé, Teak

Florence Knoll for Knoll International Sofa in Blue Upholstery and Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Florence Knoll for Knoll International, sofa, model '67A', steel, fabric, United States, design 1958, production 1960s/70s This sofa model 67A is designed by Florence Knoll for Knol...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Steel

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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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Velvet, Foam, Chenille, Wood

Ligne Roset by Michel Ducaroy Togo Red 3-Seater Sofa, Set of 2
Located in London, GB
The iconic Togo sofa, originally designed by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset in 1973 has become a design Classic. This two-piece set can be configured into one large sofa or used a...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Fabric

Yngve Ekström for Swedese Set of Two Sofas Footstool and Coffee Table Set, 1960s
Located in London, GB
Yngve Ekström was one of the most important figures in the evolution of the Scandinavian Modernism movement and co-founder of the furniture design company Swedese. This living room ...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Fabric Sofas

Materials

Pine, Fabric

Italian Rococo Revival Style Settee or Sofa with Heraldic Motif in Black & Beige
Located in Plainview, NY
19th-early 20th century settee / canape or loveseat in Rococo style having a fine Fabric. This is simply the finest find of wonderfully covered and carved oversized settee...
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Early 20th Century European Rococo Fabric Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Sofa in the Manner of Finn Juhl
Located in Plainview, NY
A timeless Mid-Century Modern style Sofa in the manner of Finn Juhl ( Danish 1912- 1989). The sofa features sculptural shape inspired by the Modern free art. The seat and back of the...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Fabric Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Hans J. Wegner for Getama 'Century 2000' Four-Seat Sofa in Beige Fabric
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Hans J. Wegner for Getama, sofa 'Century 2000', metal, fabric, Denmark 1990s. Modern three-seather sofa in beige fabric. Nicely designed round brushed steel legs which are delicate ...
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1990s Danish Scandinavian Modern Fabric Sofas

Materials

Metal

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