Modern Sofas
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Recognized Seller Listings
Customizable ClassiCon Lota Sofa by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
The apartment of Madame Mathieu-Levy on Rue de Lota in Paris was regarded as one of the most sensational examples of French interior architecture of the 1920s. Eileen Gray had create...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric
Customizable ClassiCon Monte Carlo Sofa by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
price for fabric!
Eileen Gray‘s perhaps most exclusive sofa radiates an allure from which no beholder can escape. The soft curve, the most unusual lines of the backrest make the Mon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Fabric
Arflex Hall Sofa in Barre Fabric and Wood Legs by Roberto Menghi
By Roberto Menghi, Arflex
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are at the end of the ‘50s: an interesting series of armchairs and sofas, designed by Roberto Menghi and called Hall, joins arflex collection. Hall armchair receives in 1959 the h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Wood
Jean-Marie Massaud Small InOut Sofa in Lacquered Fiberglass for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Inout benches and sofas, designed by French designer and architect Jean-Marie Massaud are an elegant and sophisticated accent with a hint of the futuristic. The sinuous, clean lines ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Stained Glass, Fiberglass
1980s Italian Modular Sofa by Cassina
By Cassina
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Fully upholstered modular seating system with slab sides, tight seats, and ‘saddle bag’ style back and end cushions. Labeled Cassina under the seats on its metal frame as well as lab...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
Orion 3 Seat Sofa with Plush Mint Green Velvet and Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
The comfort of Orion 3 Seat Sofa with Plush Mint Green Velvet and Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc compliments the cool mint green velvet and gold metal arms.
Nika Zupanc, a strikingly renowned Slovenian designer, never shies away from redefining the status quo of design, moving far beyond affirming boundaries. Her consistent yet ambiguous attitude to femininity and romanticism reflects in this collection. Inspired by the eighty-eight constellations of the stars, each piece from the 88 Secrets collection tells a story, almost bashfully, as we do with secrets. Nika playfully paints with a palate of quaint colors and gold, both rose and oro, manifesting the magic of diamonds in the sky, for your very own space, introducing new values like modesty and strength through delicately designed furniture and optical illusion...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sofas
Materials
Foam
Orion 3 Seat Sofa with Plush Mint Green Velvet and Rose Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
The comfort of Orion 3 Seat Sofa with Plush Mint Green Velvet and Rose Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc compliments the cool mint green velvet and rose gold metal arms.
Nika Zupanc, a strikingly renowned Slovenian designer, never shies away from redefining the status quo of design, moving far beyond affirming boundaries. Her consistent yet ambiguous attitude to femininity and Romanticism reflects in this collection. Inspired by the eighty-eight constellations of the stars, each piece from the 88 Secrets collection tells a story, almost bashfully, as we do with secrets. Nika playfully paints with a palate of quaint colors and gold, both rose and oro, manifesting the magic of diamonds in the sky, for your very own space, introducing new values like modesty and strength through delicately designed furniture and optical illusion...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sofas
Materials
Foam
Indoor/Outdoor Steel-Framed DeMille Sofa in Modern Regency Style by Laun
By LAUN
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Powder coated stainless steel sofa frame with removable cushions upholstered in an outdoor fabric, this sofa looks great inside or out. The green frame is fully welded and has a perf...
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Nebula Nine" Cotton Linen Leather and Velvet Covered Sofa by Moroso & Diesel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Nebula Nine" is a sofa, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring elements in stress-resistant polyurethane foam in varied de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Cotton, Linen, Velvet, Foam, Wood, Ash
Jean-Marie Massaud Big Inout Sofa in Lacquered Fiberglass for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Inout benches and sofas, designed by French designer and architect Jean-Marie Massaud are an elegant and sophisticated accent with a hint of the futuristic. The sinuous, clean lines ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Stained Glass, Fiberglass
"Sister Ray" Three-Seat Sofa with Goose Down Cushions by Moroso for Diesel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Sister Ray" is a three-seat sofa, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring elements in stress-resistant flame-retardant polyurethane foam in varied densities and polyester fiber on wood frame. Feet in ash varnished screwed to structure. Cushions are in goose down. Sister Ray covers are removable. Recommended covers: cotton, linen, velvet, Divina, Plumcake, G-Print, leathers cat.T and cat.Z. Indoor use only.
DIMENSIONS: D. 36.2", W. 82.7", H. 31.5", Seat H. 17.3"
This new sofa system consists of a thin molded shell structure finished with oversized cushions. The play of a vintage inspired form updated with contemporary proportions and materials. The full cushions and extra depth exaggerate the comfort contrasting with the light structure. Wooden hexagonal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Gimme Shelter" Three-Seat Embroidered Leather Covered Sofa by Moroso for Diesel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Gimme Shelter" is a three-seat sofa, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring injected flame-retardant foam over internal steel frame and base in varni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
Orion 3 Seat Sofa with Plush Gray Velvet and Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
Orion 3 Seat Sofa with Plush Gray Velvet and Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc has timeless appeal in light gray velvet and rich gold metal arms.
Nika Zupanc, a strikingly renowned Slovenian designer, never shies away from redefining the status quo of design, moving far beyond affirming boundaries. Her consistent yet ambiguous attitude to femininity and romanticism reflects in this collection. Inspired by the eighty-eight constellations of the stars, each piece from the 88 Secrets collection tells a story, almost bashfully, as we do with secrets. Nika playfully paints with a palate of quaint colors and gold, both rose and oro, manifesting the magic of diamonds in the sky, for your very own space, introducing new values like modesty and strength through delicately designed furniture and optical illusion rugs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sofas
Materials
Foam
"Hall" Fabric or Leather Three-Seat Sofa by Rodolfo Dordoni for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Hall" is an elegant three-seat sofa, designed by Rodolfo Dordoni and manufactured by Driade with wooden conglomerate structure, padding in polyurethane foams and wadding, fabric or leather fixed cover.
Indoor use only.
DIMENSIONS:
D. 33", W. 90.5", H. 29.5", Seat H. 16.9"
In 1991 Rodolfo Dordoni was among the first to begin a recovery process of traditional furniture by reinterpreting the classic English club sofa. Designed at the height of Minimalism, Hall collection recovers some fundamental values such as domesticity and comfort.
RODOLFO DORDONI, architect and designer, was born in Milan, where he graduated in Architecture. Responsible over the years for the art direction of Artemide (glass collection), Cappellini (from 1979 to 1989), FontanaArte (furniture collection), Foscarini (lamps), Minotti (from 1997 until today) and Roda (since 2006), he designs for a lot of companies, including: Artemide, Cappellini, Cassina, Ceramica Flaminia, Ceramiche Mutina, Dada, Dornbracht, Driade, Effegibi, Emu, Ernestomeda, Fantini, Fiam Italia, Flos, Flou, FontanaArte, Foscarini, Jab, Kartell, Kettal, knIndustrie, MDF Italia, Minotti, Molteni&C, Moroso, Olivari, Pamar, Poliform, Poltrona Frau, Roda, RB Rossana...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Foam, Wood
"Assembly" Two-Seat Sofa with Steel Frame and Bolts by Moroso for Diesel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Assembly" is a two-seat sofa or loveseat, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring injected flame-retardant foam and polyester fiber over internal stee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
"Wow" Three-Seat Sectional Sofa in Goose Feather by Philippe Starck for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Wow" is a three-seat sectional sofa, designed by Philippe Starck and manufactured by Driade, featuring a solid wooden structure and plywood panels, covered in a vast sampler of upho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Foam, Wood, Plywood, Feathers
"Gimme More" Three-Seat Fabric Sofa with Fiber or Goose by Moroso for Diesel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Gimme More" is a three-seat sofa, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring elements in stress-resistant polyurethane foam in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
Orion 3 Seat Sofa with Plush Green Velvet and Rose Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
The rich deep green velvet contrasted with rose gold metal arms accentuates the fluid lines of the Orion 3 Seat Sofa with Plush Green Velvet and Rose Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc.
Nika ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sofas
Materials
Foam
Orion 3 Seat Sofa with Gold Dedar Velvet and Rose Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
Orion 3 Seat Sofa with Gold Dedar Velvet and Rose Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc is a single-seat sofa with opulent gold fabric from Dedar Milano and rose gold metal arms. A statement piece!
Nika Zupanc, a strikingly renowned Slovenian designer, never shies away from redefining the status quo of design, moving far beyond affirming boundaries. Her consistent yet ambiguous attitude to femininity and Romanticism reflects in this collection. Inspired by the eighty-eight constellations of the stars, each piece from the 88 Secrets collection tells a story, almost bashfully, as we do with secrets. Nika playfully paints with a palate of quaint colors and gold, both rose and oro, manifesting the magic of diamonds in the sky, for your very own space, introducing new values like modesty and strength through delicately designed furniture and optical illusion rugs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sofas
Materials
Foam
"Out/In" Black and White Monobloc Sofa by P. Starck & E. Quitllet for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Out/In" is an iconic sofa, designed by Philippe Starck with Eugeni Quitllet and manufactured by Driade, in polyethylene monobloc available in white or black colors with silver anodi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Aluminum
"Gimme Shelter" Three-Seat Sofa with Steel Frame and Base by Moroso for Diesel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Gimme Shelter" is a three-seat sofa, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring injected flame-retardant foam over internal steel frame and base in varni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
GUFRAM Summertime Couch by Valerio Berruti
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The collaboration with Valerio Berrutti, an Italian artist with a distinctive trait, has given life to couches which have been produced in 250 numbered pieces and have evocative name...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Other
Orion 3 Seat Sofa with Plush Gray Velvet and Rose Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
Orion 3 Seat Sofa with Plush Gray Velvet and Rose Gold Arms by Nika Zupanc has timeless appeal in light gray velvet and rich rose gold metal arms.
Nika Zupanc, a strikingly renowned Slovenian designer, never shies away from redefining the status quo of design, moving far beyond affirming boundaries. Her consistent yet ambiguous attitude to femininity and Romanticism reflects in this collection. Inspired by the eighty-eight constellations of the stars, each piece from the 88 Secrets collection tells a story, almost bashfully, as we do with secrets. Nika playfully paints with a palate of quaint colors and gold, both rose and oro, manifesting the magic of diamonds in the sky, for your very own space, introducing new values like modesty and strength through delicately designed furniture and optical illusion rugs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sofas
Materials
Foam
Nebula Nine Cotton Linen Leather or Velvet Covered Sofa by Moroso for Diesel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Nebula Nine" is a sofa, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring elements in stress-resistant polyurethane foam in varied de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Cotton, Linen, Ash, Velvet, Foam, Wood
"Gimme Shelter" Two-Seat Sofa with Steel Frame and Base by Moroso for Diesel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Gimme Shelter" is a two-seat sofa, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring injected flame-retardant foam over internal steel frame and base in varnish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
"Gimme More" Two-Seat Fabric Sofa with Fiber or Goose by Moroso for Diesel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Gimme More" is a two-seat sofa, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring elements in stress-resistant polyurethane foam in va...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
"Monseigneur" Quilted Leather Sofa Designed by Philippe Starck for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Monseigneur" is an iconic sofa, designed by Philippe Starck and manufactured by Driade, featuring a padded quilted leather structure, with stainless cast steel front legs and armres...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Fenix" Three-Seat Sofa Designed by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Fenix" is a three-seat sofa, designed by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba and manufactured by Driade, with a wooden and steel structure, supported by anthracite painted steel legs, polyurethane foam padding and cushions with polyurethane foams and goose feather padding.
Fixed structure leather cover and removable cushions in fabric or leather. Indoor use only.
DIMENSIONS:
D. 35.4", W. 118", H. 31.5", Seat H. 16.1"
Sectional sofa has been the main recurrent theme concerning typological researches since last century golden age of design. Ludovica and Roberto Palomba deal with it emphasizing the sense of suspension from the floor, thanks to a thin metal structure, and modelling a great peninsula, provided with a gracefully asymmetric shape, in the version with terminals.
LUDOVICA and ROBERTO PALOMBA, architects, work and live in Milan. They founded Palomba Serafini Associati in 1994. They received many international awards such as Compasso D'Oro, Elle Decoration International Design Award, Red Dot, Design Plus, Good Design Award, German Design Award.
Ludovica and Roberto Palomba plan architectures and design exhibitions worldwide. They work and are art director for some of the most established brands such as Antolini, Bisazza, Boffi, Brix, Cappellini, Dornbracht, Driade, Elica, Elmar, Exteta, Fiam, Flaminia, Foscarini, KitchenAid, Kos, Laufen, Lema, Plank, Poltrona Frau, Rapsel, Redaelli, Salviati, Sawaya & Moroni, Samsung, Schiffini, Tubes, Valli&Valli, Viccarbe, When Objects Work...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
"Wow" Composition P1 or P2 Sectional Sofa in Goose Feather by P. Starck, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Wow Composition P1" or "Wow Composition P2" (mirrored composition of P1) are sectional sofas, designed by Philippe Starck and manufactured by Driade, with solid wooden structures an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Foam, Wood, Plywood, Feathers
"Verlaine" Left and Right Sensuous Sofa by Lievore Altherr for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Verlaine" is an elegant and sensuous sofa, designed by Lievore Altherr and manufactured by Driade, with a polimex and MDF structure, different densities polyurethane foams padding a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Velvet
"Elisa" Indoor Three-Seat Sofa Designed by Enzo Mari for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Elisa" is a three-seat sofa, designed by Enzo Mari and manufactured by Driade, featuring a structure made of steel finished in black-brown epoxy paint, cushions in polyurethane foam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
"Elisa" Outdoor Two-Seat Sofa Designed by Enzo Mari for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Elisa" is an outdoor two-seat sofa, designed by Enzo Mari and manufactured by Driade, featuring a structure made of steel with protective cataphoresis treatment, finished in black-b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
"Sister Ray" Leather Covered Three-Seat Sofa by Moroso for Diesel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Sister Ray" is a three-seat sofa, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring elements in stress-resistant flame-retardant polyurethane foam in varied densities and polyester fiber on wood frame. Feet in ash varnished screwed to structure. Cushions in goose down.
Sister Ray covers are removable. Recommended covers: cotton, linen, velvet, Divina, Plumcake, G-Print, leathers cat.T and cat.Z.
Pricing of cat Q is given here.
Indoor use only.
DIMENSIONS: D. 36.2", W. 94.5", H. 31.5", Seat H. 17.3"
This new sofa system consists of a thin molded shell structure finished with oversized cushions. The play of a vintage inspired form updated with contemporary proportions and materials. The full cushions and extra depth exaggerate the comfort contrasting with the light structure. Wooden...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Wow" Two-Seat Sectional Sofa with Goose Feather by Philippe Starck for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Wow" is a two-seat sectional sofa, designed by Philippe Starck and manufactured by Driade, with a solid wooden structure and plywood panels, covered in a vast sampler of upholstery ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Foam, Wood, Plywood, Feathers
GUFRAM Autumntime Couch by Valerio Berruti
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The collaboration with Valerio Berrutti, an Italian artist with a distinctive trait, has given life to couches which have been produced in 250 numbered pieces and have evocative name...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Other
"Garçonne" Leather or Fabric and Goose Feather Sofa by Carlo Colombo for Driade
By Driade, Carlo Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Garçonne" is a luxury three-seat sofa, designed by Carlo Colombo and manufactured by Driade, with metal structure, goose feather and different densities polyurethane foams padding a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
"Elisa" Outdoor Three-Seat Sofa Designed by Enzo Mari for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Elisa" is an outdoor three-seat sofa, designed by Enzo Mari and manufactured by Driade, featuring a structure made of steel with protective cataphoresis treatment, finished in black...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
Neil Three-Seat Sofa in Tan by Ludovica & Roberto Palomba for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"When he walked on the moon in complete absence of gravity, Neil Armstrong forever consecrated the concept of lightness. For the new Neil sofa designed for Driade, Ludovica and Rober...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
"Wow" Composition I1 or I2 Sectional Sofa in Goose Feather by P. Starck, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Wow Composition I1" (combining a left daybed and a right three-seat terminal element with one armrest) or "Wow Composition I2" (mirrored composition of I1) are sectional sofas, desi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Feathers, Leather, Fabric, Foam, Wood, Plywood
"Herve'" Outdoor Two-Seat Sofa Designed by Lievore Altherr for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Herve'" is an outdoor two-seat sofa, designed by Lievore Altherr and manufactured by Driade, featuring a steel structure with an embossed painting in grayish olive green color, seat and back cushions, filled with Solotex and polyurethane foams. A removable optional outdoor slipcover is available.
Indoor and outdoor use.
DIMENSIONS:
D. 31.8", W. 61.8", H. 34.6, Seat H. 15.3"
Herve' is a garden and outdoor design collection inspired by natural forms, as it features a thin metal structure interlaced with the backrest in order to create a pleasant decoration recalling plants, bushes and branches, sporting a sober and refined taste. Several seatings are given form by these branches changed into thin metallic rod. Differently sized cushions make seatings comfortable.
This outdoor collection offers different solutions for outdoors relax, including a two-seat sofa, a single element and two-seat left hand or right hand terminal, a coffee table or ottoman and a corner ottoman...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
"Leeon" Three-Seat Velvet Covered Sofa Designed by L. and R. Palomba for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Leeon" is an elegant three-seat sofa, designed by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba and manufactured by Driade, featuring a back in flexible cold-cured polyurethane foam working with metal inserts, seat with elastic straps and structure in painted steel and wood, padding in polyurethane foam and painted aluminum legs in black or white colors. Available in a sampler of fabric or leather fixed covers. Indoor use only.
DIMENSIONS:
D. 31.8", W. 83.4", H. 31.8"
Ludovica and Roberto Palomba propose a collection of upholstered pieces of design recalling some distinctive features of aesthetics coming from the late 1980s, such as the die-cast aluminum pointy supports (elegantly painted in this case) and the checkerboard motif of the upholstery.
The result is a refined project, complete with different pieces of design such as sofa, daybed, bench and bed, and meant to be used both in private and public spaces.
LUDOVICA and ROBERTO PALOMBA, architects, work and live in Milan. They founded Palomba Serafini Associati in 1994. They received many international awards such as Compasso D'Oro, Elle Decoration International Design Award, Red Dot, Design Plus, Good Design Award, German Design Award.
Ludovica and Roberto Palomba plan architectures and design exhibitions worldwide. They work and are art director for some of the most established brands such as Antolini, Bisazza, Boffi, Brix, Cappellini, Dornbracht, Driade, Elica, Elmar, Exteta, Fiam, Flaminia, Foscarini, KitchenAid, Kos, Laufen, Lema, Plank, Poltrona Frau, Rapsel, Redaelli, Salviati, Sawaya & Moroni, Samsung, Schiffini, Tubes, Valli&Valli, Viccarbe, When Objects Work...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
"Wow" Composition C1 or C2 Sectional Sofa in Goose Feather by P. Starck, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Wow Composition C1" or "Wow Composition C2" (mirrored composition of C1) are sectional sofas, designed by Philippe Starck and manufactured by Driade, with solid wooden structures an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Foam, Wood, Plywood, Feathers
"Elisa" Indoor Two-Seat Sofa Designed by Enzo Mari for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Elisa" is a two-seat sofa, designed by Enzo Mari and manufactured by Driade, featuring a structure made of steel finished in black-brown epoxy paint, cushions in polyurethane foam o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
"Fenix" Two-Seat Sofa Designed by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Fenix" is a two-seat sofa, designed by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba and manufactured by Driade, with a wooden and steel structure supported by anthracite painted steel legs, polyurethane foam padding and cushions with polyurethane foams and goose feather padding.
Fixed structure leather cover and removable cushions in fabric or leather. Indoor use only.
DIMENSIONS:
D. 34.2", W. 83.4", H. 29.5", Seat H. 17.3"
Sectional sofa has been the main recurrent theme concerning typological researches since last century golden age of design. Ludovica and Roberto Palomba deal with it emphasizing the sense of suspension from the floor, thanks to a thin metal structure, and modelling a great peninsula, provided with a gracefully asymmetric shape, in the version with terminals.
LUDOVICA and ROBERTO PALOMBA, architects, work and live in Milan. They founded Palomba Serafini Associati in 1994. They received many international awards such as Compasso D'Oro, Elle Decoration International Design Award, Red Dot, Design Plus, Good Design Award, German Design Award.
Ludovica and Roberto Palomba plan architectures and design exhibitions worldwide. They work and are art director for some of the most established brands such as Antolini, Bisazza, Boffi, Brix, Cappellini, Dornbracht, Driade, Elica, Elmar, Exteta, Fiam, Flaminia, Foscarini, KitchenAid, Kos, Laufen, Lema, Plank, Poltrona Frau, Rapsel, Redaelli, Salviati, Sawaya & Moroni, Samsung, Schiffini, Tubes, Valli&Valli, Viccarbe, When Objects Work...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
"Out/In" Metallic Silver Gray Colored Sofa by P. Starck & E. Quitllet for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Out/In" is an iconic sofa, designed by Philippe Starck with Eugeni Quitllet and manufactured by Driade, in polyethylene monobloc available in metallic silver gray color with silver ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Aluminum
"Fenix" Right or Left Linear Set Sofa by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Fenix" is a right or left linear set sofa, designed by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba and manufactured by Driade, with a wooden and steel structure supported by anthracite painted ste...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
Lobel Originals "Box Tufted Sofa"
Located in New York, NY
"Box Tufted Sofa", made to order in any size with solid mahogany legs which can be done in a choice of finishes, by Lobel Originals / COM. This sofa is handcrafted.
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Foam, Wood, Mahogany
"Wow" Composition E1 or E2 Sectional Sofa in Goose Feather by P. Starck, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Wow Composition E1" (combining a left daybed and a righ three-seat terminal element with one armrest) or "Wow Composition E2" (mirrored composition of E1) are sectional sofas, desig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Foam, Wood, Plywood, Feathers
"Vigilius" Sofa Designed by Matteo Thun and Antonio Rodriguez for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Vigilius" is an elegant sofa, designed by Matteo Thun and Antonio Rodriguez and manufactured by Driade, with ebonized beechwood legs and polyurethane foams padded wooden structure w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Beech, Leather, Fabric, Foam, Wood
Illum Wikkelso Sofa in Rosemary Hallgarten Mohair, Denmark circa 1968
Located in Culver City, CA
Illum Wikkelso Sofa in Rosemary Hallgarten Mohair
Denmark circa 1968
Model ML90 sofa, newly upholstered in Rosemary Hallgarten mohair.
81”L x 33”d x 28.25”h x 16”seat
Ref. MOD1054
Category
1960s Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Mohair, Teak
Three Seater Sofa by Frits Henningsen
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Frits Henningsen three seater sofa on a mahogany frame with eight legs and covered with green wool. The sides have exposed wood panels on either side. It was designed and made circ...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
A pair of L shaped sofas by Giulio Minoletti
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of L shaped sofas, covered in their original fabric, from the 50s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Curved Two Piece Sofa by Carlo di Carli
Located in San Francisco, CA
A leather two piece sectional sofa by Carlo di Carli. When placed side by side, the pieces create a gently curved symmetrical sofa. Each section has ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Brass
Three Seat Sofa by Stig Thoresen-Lassen
Located in San Francisco, CA
A three seat sofa designed by Stig Thoresen-Lassen and created by master cabinetmaker Louis G Thiersen. The base is made of mahogany and the body is cove...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
'Mah Jong' Living Room Set by Jean Paul Gaultier for Roche Bobois, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large 22-piece living room set designed by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois, is called the "Mah Jong" sectional sofa with fabric and leather selections by Jean Paul Gaultier. Signed with Roche Bobois / Jean Paul Gaultier labels and repeat fabric.
Included in this set are twenty two (22) pieces in total which include 12 square seat cushions (which also function as large ottomans and can be stacked), 4 straight backs, 2 corner backs, and 4 throw pillows. Unique to this set, which is quite rare, of the twenty two total pieces, two are light blue leather cushions with two light blue leather seat backs.
The best part of this set is that you can mix and match the cushions and seat backs to make any style arrangement you wish, and create a customized room which you can change as frequently as your heart desires... you can create small and large sofas, loveseats, lounge chairs and ottomans using the cushions and seat backs.
We also have other large Mah Jong sets available which can be combined with this set, if desired. Contact us for more details.
Ideal for all kinds of uses... consider this set for a large screening room, den or living room, bedroom seating, entertainment room, commercial uses such as a hotel or boutique lounge, you can even spread the pieces around the house and put some in a large walk-in closet / dressing room, kids room, classroom or training room, and for those limited on space in an apartment - you can stack the cushions and then spread them out when you have company. A great way to make the most of space by keeping versatile with this Roche Bobois Mah Jong seating system.
Originally designed in 1971 by Hans Hopfer the 'Mah Jong' seating system is as iconic today as it was then. Here is what Roche Bobois has to say about this design and the designer: Painter, sculptor, designer... Hans Hopfer designed sofas that are, for many, the indisputable “signature” of Roche Bobois’ collections. In the 1970s, Hopfer’s innovative and informal approach to comfort had a profound influence on the way people furnished and arranged their living space. In 1971, he created the Mah Jong, a sofa based on the total freedom of function and form. Starting with three basic elements that can be combined or stacked, the Mah Jong allows limitless options of composition. It can be an armchair, sofa, lounge chair or bed; a space in which to rest, to play or to lounge. It encourages experimentation and breaks the rules of formal living, reflecting the nonconformist era in which it was born. Avant-garde when first created, iconic today, and “dressed” by Missoni Home, Kenzo Takada and Jean Paul Gaultier, this “free form” modular seating is the reference point for fully modular and creative design.
This large Mah Jong sectional sofa system by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois would work great in a Post-Modern, Mid-Century Modern, Space Age Mod, Scandanavian Modern or Danish Modern home or penthouse apartment but could also look fantastic in a Contemporary or Zen / Minimalism room. Also consider mixing it up in a Traditional, Transitional, Hollywood Regency, Classical or Art Deco room with a splash of juxtaposition. Would also be an apt choice in a commercial project such as a hotel lobby lounge or members club, creative design studio or high-rise executive office. Use this set to create sofa sections, settee sections, easy chair sections, ottomans and chaises, even a large daybed or room sized night-bed using...
Category
2010s French Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Fabric
'Mah Jong' 26-Piece Living Room Set by Missoni for Roche Bobois France, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large 26-piece living room set designed by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois, is called the "Mah Jong" sectional sofa with fabric selections by Missoni and Kenzo Takada.
Included in this set are twenty six (26) pieces in total which include 17 square seat cushions (which also function as large ottomans and can be stacked), 5 straight seat backs (two of which have the upgraded tilt-up tilt-back feature) and 4 corner backs. Signed with Roche Bobois labels and repeat fabric.
The best part of this set is that you can mix and match the cushions and seat backs to make any style arrangement you wish, and create a customized room which you can change as frequently as your heart desires... you can create small and large sofas, loveseats, lounge chairs and ottomans using the cushions and seat backs.
We also have other large Mah Jong sets available which can be combined with this set, if desired. Contact us for more details.
Ideal for all kinds of uses... consider this set for a large screening room, den or living room, bedroom seating, entertainment room, commercial uses such as a hotel or boutique lounge, you can even spread the pieces around the house and put some in a large walk-in closet / dressing room, kids room, classroom or training room, and for those limited on space in an apartment - you can stack the cushions and then spread them out when you have company. A great way to make the most of space by keeping versatile with this Roche Bobois Mah Jong seating system.
Originally designed in 1971 by Hans Hopfer the 'Mah Jong' seating system is as iconic today as it was then. Here is what Roche Bobois has to say about this design and the designer: Painter, sculptor, designer... Hans Hopfer designed sofas that are, for many, the indisputable “signature” of Roche Bobois’ collections. In the 1970s, Hopfer’s innovative and informal approach to comfort had a profound influence on the way people furnished and arranged their living space. In 1971, he created the Mah Jong, a sofa based on the total freedom of function and form. Starting with three basic elements that can be combined or stacked, the Mah Jong allows limitless options of composition. It can be an armchair, sofa, lounge chair or bed; a space in which to rest, to play or to lounge. It encourages experimentation and breaks the rules of formal living, reflecting the nonconformist era in which it was born. Avant-garde when first created, iconic today, and “dressed” by Missoni Home, Kenzo Takada and Jean Paul Gaultier, this “free form” modular seating is the reference point for fully modular and creative design.
This large Mah Jong sectional...
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric
'Mah Jong' 12 Piece Living Room Set by Missoni for Roche Bobois France, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large living room set designed by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois, is called the "Mah Jong" sectional sofa with fabric selections by Missoni and Kenzo Takada.
Included in this set are twelve (12) pieces in total which include 6 square seat cushions (which also function as large ottomans and can be stacked), 1 longer rectangular cushion which can be used as a chaise, 3 straight seat backs (one of which has the upgraded tilt-up tilt-back feature) and 2 corner backs. Signed with Roche Bobois labels and repeat fabric.
The best part of this set is that you can mix and match the cushions and seat backs to make any style arrangement you wish, and create a customized room which you can change as frequently as your heart desires... you can create small and large sofas, loveseats, lounge chairs and ottomans using the cushions and seat backs.
We also have other large Mah Jong sets available which can be combined with this set to make a monumentally large set, if desired. Contact us for more details.
Ideal for all kinds of uses... consider this set for a large screening room, den or living room, bedroom seating, entertainment room, commercial uses such as a hotel or boutique lounge, you can even spread the pieces around the house and put some in a large walk-in closet / dressing room, kids room, classroom or training room, and for those limited on space in an apartment - you can stack the cushions and then spread them out when you have company. A great way to make the most of space by keeping versatile with this Roche Bobois Mah Jong seating system.
Originally designed in 1971 by Hans Hopfer the 'Mah Jong' seating system is as iconic today as it was then. Here is what Roche Bobois has to say about this design and the designer: Painter, sculptor, designer... Hans Hopfer designed sofas that are, for many, the indisputable “signature” of Roche Bobois’ collections. In the 1970s, Hopfer’s innovative and informal approach to comfort had a profound influence on the way people furnished and arranged their living space. In 1971, he created the Mah Jong, a sofa based on the total freedom of function and form. Starting with three basic elements that can be combined or stacked, the Mah Jong allows limitless options of composition. It can be an armchair, sofa, lounge chair or bed; a space in which to rest, to play or to lounge. It encourages experimentation and breaks the rules of formal living, reflecting the nonconformist era in which it was born. Avant-garde when first created, iconic today, and “dressed” by Missoni Home, Kenzo Takada and Jean Paul Gaultier, this “free form” modular seating is the reference point for fully modular and creative design.
This large Mah Jong sectional sofa...
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric
Vladimir Kagan for Directional 'Cloud' Sofa in New Nubby Bouclé, c 1980, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This spectacular Vladimir Kagan 'Cloud' sofa was produced by Directional Furniture in the 1980s and was just newly reupholstered in a gorgeous nubby bouclé fabric, and is signed underneath with Directional label and has the lucite center support leg.
The color of the bouclé is a very light oatmeal color - close to ivory and off-white. In brighter light settings it appears to be white but in darker or regular room settings you can see the slight tan color it possesses. We've searched for years for the best bouclé fabric and this one is quite exquisite, with bigger and softer pile and thicker backing than all the others we have found.
*NOTE, the Philip & Kelvin LaVerne 'Chan' cocktail table shown in the photos is not priced in this set however is available for purchase in another listing. In addition, we have a matching ottomans on casters, three 'Corkscrew' swivel club chairs and other configurations of the 'Cloud' sofas, contact with questions and for more details.
Kagan, inspired by his early 1950s Kagan-Dreyfuss 'Serpentine' sofa and his later 'Shorty' sofa, designed his popular and classic always-in-demand 'Cloud' sofa for Directional Furniture with all of its sensuous Post-Modern curves and signature lucite bar fitted between two cylindrical bases. This pair of sofas feature the pouf / ottoman on the right side (if you are sitting on the sofas) which allow you to face the sofas towards each other in a Yin / Yang formation. Also both sofas are the style with the more in-demand 'center back' vs the style which has the 'wrap around arm'. This particular style is more rare and desirable so having both sofas with this style is difficult to achieve as they are harder to find. If you need a different configuration contact us as we have other Cloud sofas in stock that are ready to be reupholstered.
Collectors and designers, it's hard to find a matching pair together - here's your opportunity, but hurry - this design is hot and sell fast as they are a staple for interior designers looking to create a magazine cover interior.
This Vladimir Kagan cloud sofa is so popular today with interior designers and collectors - the demand for Kagan's designs keep growing year after year. There is something timeless about the shape and silhouette of this couch and the comfort level is through the roof. Combine this was the on-trend off-white / oatmeal boucle fabric - and this sofa is a recipe for exquisiteness.
This Vladimir Kagan for Directional curved Cloud sofa...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Bouclé, Lucite
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