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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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Style: Modern
Period: 20th Century
Space Age Togo Love Seat Two Seater Blue Ultra Suede Ligne Roset 1970s France
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age authentic vintage loveseat or two seater sofa Togo from ultra suede alcantara in cornflower blue color tone by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset 1970s.
An iconic freestanding ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Sofas
Materials
Ultrasuede
Vladimir Kagan Serpentine Cloud Sofa, Directional, in Chinoiserie Tiger Velvet
Located in Culver City, CA
This Vladimir Kagan Cloud sofa is divine! This is not just any sofa; it's a fantastical journey into the world of design where comfort meets chic in the most delightful way possible...
Category
1990s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet
Maralunga 675 Sofa, Armchair and Ottoman by Vico Magistretti for Cassina
Located in Dronten, NL
Maralunga 2-seat sofa with matching lounge chair and ottoman, designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, Italy, in distinctive grey and black striped velvet.
The unpretentious innovat...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet
Vladimir Kagan Serpentine Cloud Sofa for Directional in Heavy Boucle
Located in Culver City, CA
This Vladimir Kagan sofa is simply stunning. The entire sofa has been upholstered in a heavy ivory bouclé, including the double disc bottom. This heavily textured sofa is not only vi...
Category
1990s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Bouclé
Vladimir Kagan Serpentine Cloud Sofa for Directional in Tan Mohair
Located in Culver City, CA
Step into the realm of luxury and design with this iconic Vladimir Kagan Cloud Sofa! Crafted with the finesse of a sculptor, this masterpiece is not just a piece of furniture; it's ...
Category
1990s Modern Sofas
Materials
Mohair
Osaka Sofa in Stretchy Blue Upholstery by Pierre Paulin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In 1967, the French designer Pierre Paulin challenged the rationalism that was predominant at the time by envisaging a range of seats with naturally winding lines. Developed for Expo 1970 in the city after which it is named, the Osaka sofa...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
20th Century English Moss Green Velvet Upholstered 3-Seat Saddle Arm Sofa
Located in Chicago, IL
20th century English custom-made 3-seat saddle arm sofa in dark moss green velvet. Wood legs, condition as shown.
Category
20th Century English Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet
A pair of "Spirit" Sofas by John Hutton
By John Hutton
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair “spirit” sofas by John Hutton for Dohghia. Covered in a deep rust colored velvet with decorative velvet rosettes across the back. Retains Donghia label.
Condition: Very goo...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Roche Bobois Mah Jong sofa Missoni design by Hans Hopfer
Located in OSS, NB
Roche Bobois Mah Jong sofa Missoni design by Hans Hopfer
Roche Bobois Mah jong sofa consiting of 8 pieces of whom partially in Missoni fabric designed in 1971 by Hans Hopfer. A mo...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric
Pair of B&B Sofas Newly Upholstered Acid Green and Green Iridescent Velvet 1970
By B&B Italia
Located in Florence, IT
Pair of B&B Sofas Newly Upholstered in Iridescent Acid Green and Green Velvet, mirrored checkerboard effect.
Can be sold individually.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet
Chrome Bar 3-Seat Sofa by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin, USA 1970s
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Chrome Bar 3-Seat Sofa by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin, USA 1970s
Gorgeous, long, low mid century sofa with flat bar chromed-steel framed arm and legs, recently re upholstered in ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sofas
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Mid Brown Club Sofa Italian Designer 1970s
Located in Aachen, NW
This timeless iconic sofa was made in the 1970s in Italy in the manner of Poltrona Frau or De Sede.
The sofa is upholstered in an amazing super smooth Mid Brown leather.
The cushi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ligne Roset 'Ploum' Three-Seater Sofa in Grey by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Located in West Reading, PA
This is a 'Ploum' sofa, an unusual design created by brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Ligne Roset. It retains its Ligne tag on reverse.
This piece is solid and has fabulous b...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Foam
Frau Italian leather sofa by Tito Agnoli, Poppy model
Located in Milano, IT
Imagine entering a living room adorned with the epitome of sophistication and style. At the center of this refined environment is the exclusive Poppy seating set, a masterpiece designed by Tito Agnoli and made by Poltrona Frau. With its classic design and vintage charm, the Poppy sofa...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Modern Leather Sleeper Sectional Sofa
Located in New York, NY
Dark Green and Saddle Leather Upholstered Sleeper Sofa, with three back and three seat cushions above a conforming plinth. 32" H x 92" L x 32" D; seat: 20" H.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
1st Gen Dieter Rams RZ620 Sofa for Vitsoe 1962
By Vitsoe, Dieter Rams
Located in Aachen, NW
This timeless iconic sofa was made in the early 60s by Vitsoe and designed by Dieter Rams.
The sofa comes from the iconic RZ620 series and is a first generation example.
The sofa i...
Category
1960s German Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Curved sofa "Max" by Antonio Citterio, Flexform, Italy, 1983 (Customizable)
Located in Argelato, BO
ANTONIO CITTERIO, "Max" sofa for FLEXFORM, 1983.
Chromed steel tube, fabric covered padding.
Height 70 cm, width 210, depth 75.
The sofa is presented in its original fabric (to be...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
Modern Cache Antiques Carlyle Sofa Settee
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Modern Cache Antiques Carlyle Sofa Settee
Category
1990s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Down
Italian modern Brown leather modular sofa Paione by Salocchi for Sormani, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Brown leather modular sofa Paione by Claudio Salocchi for Sormani, 1970s
Modular sofa mod. Paione entirely in camel brown leather. The 3 modules are: a rectangular pou...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Italian modern Tramonto a New York modular sofa, Gaetano Pesce for Cassina, 1984
By Gaetano Pesce, Cassina
Located in MIlano, IT
Modular sofa model Tramonto a New York, made up of eight pieces between skyscrapers and sun. The padded skyscrapers act as seats and armrests and backrests and are covered in a fabri...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric
Macassar Ebony Base Tuxedo Sofa
Located in Houston, TX
20th Century tuxedo sofa newly upholstered, featuring beige ecru performance fabric, button tufting, feather down wrapped spring coil seat cushions, supported by Macassar Ebony wood.
Category
20th Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Ebony, Macassar
1970s Curved Sofa in Bouclé
Located in New York, NY
1970s Curved Sofa in Boucle with a chrome base.
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Chrome
Vladimir Kagan for Preview 4 piece Sectional Sofa, 1988
Located in Chicago, IL
4 piece curved biomorphic sectional sofa, 1988. Designed byVladimir Kagan for Preview. Original blue/green fabric is in great condition.
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric
American modern rattan and beige floreal fabric sofa by McGuire Company, 1970s
By McGuire
Located in MIlano, IT
American modern rattan and beige floreal fabric sofa by McGuire Company, 1970s.
Two-seater sofa with rectangular seat in woven rattan with leather laces, with armrests, also in woven...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Rattan
Two "Diesis" two-seaters by Antonio Citterio & Paolo Nava for B&B Italia, 1970s
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of two-seater sofas, Diesis model, designed by Antonio Citterio and Paolo Nova for B&B Italia. The sofas stand on a metal frame and are fitted with thick cushions. The red uphol...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
Original 932-Quartet Leather Sectional Sofa by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1964
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
It doesn't get much cooler than this early year (original) collectors set of the model-932 'Quartet' sectional by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Released in 1964, this example has incred...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Canvas
Italian modern five modules sofa in blue velvet, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern five modules sofa in blue velvet, 1980s
Modular sofa in blue velvet composed of five modules. The modules are three central twins and two with armrests. The seats and ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Plastic
Vintage Elegant Minimalist Black Leather Sofa by Natuzzi Design Center
By Natuzzi
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This stunning sofa was manufactured in Italy by Natuzzi, a small workshop founded in 1959 in Puglia, which grown to become a worldwide manufactory. This in-line model was designed by...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Modern Leather Club Sofa: Timeless Elegance & Luxurious Comfort
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transform your living or office area with the timeless elegance and luxurious comfort of our Modern Leather Club Sofa. Expertly revitalized by our skilled craftsmen, this sofa showca...
Category
1990s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Cotton, Upholstery, Foam, Polyester, Wood, Lacquer
Rolf Benz Vintage Oxred Leather Living room Sofa Ensemble, Germany, 1970
By Rolf Benz
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This stunning leather Living suite room sofa ensemble was produced by Rolf Benz an manufactured in Germany.
It is a pure 70ties design with timele...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Plastic, Wood, Beech
Set Mod. Togo Designed By Michel Ducaroy For Ligne Roset
Located in Madrid, ES
Set mod. Togo designed by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset. Reupholstered in brown leather. France 70's.
Dimensions: W265 x D 190 x H 35 / 70 cm
Double armchair size: W 120 x D 100 x...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
‘Novemila 9000' Modular Sofa in Gray Striated Velvet by Tito Agnoli for Arflex
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Chicago, IL
A 4-piece ‘Novemila’ sofa designed by Tito Agnoli in 1969 and produced by Arflex. The ‘Novemila’ is modular and can be arranged in a variety of configurations. This rare version is c...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Italian modern red sofa Bocca by Studio 65 for Gufram, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern red sofa Bocca by Studio 65 for Gufram, 1970s
Bocca model sofa, in fact it is in the shape of giant lips, padded with cold expanded polyurethane with differentiated lo...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric
Bull 3-seater red leather sofa by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina 1987
Located in Stavenisse, NL
A timeless design by infamous Italian designer Gianfranco Frattini (1926-2004) for Cassina; the Bull sofa. Only produced in 1987 by Cassina, this design is becoming increasingly rare...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Plastic, Rubber
Togo Sofa in Velvet by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset
Located in Porto, PT
Togo sofa in velvet by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset
The designer was inspired by the tooth paste tube
Three seater sofa, upholstered in soft and smooth vetvet. The colour and and p...
Category
1990s French Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet
Two-Seat ‘DS-47’ Sofa in Buffalo Leather by De Sede, Switzerland 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Chicago, IL
‘DS-47’ Two-Seat Sofa in Buffalo Leather by De Sede, Switzerland 1970s
DIMENSIONS: 69"W x 33"D x 29"H; 16"Seat Height
CONDITION: Great vintage condition.
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Upholstery
Orange corduroy four-seater sofa, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
Orange corduroy four-seater sofa, 1970s
Orange corduroy four-seater sofa with a shape typical of the 1970s.
The fabric is new, but has been reconstructed true to the original.
E...
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
Italian modern brown leather sofa Coronado Afra and Tobia Scarpa for B&B, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern brown leather sofa Coronado Afra and Tobia Scarpa for B&B, 1970s
Sofa mod. Coronado in brown leather with high back. The seats, armrests and backrest have curved and s...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Plastic
Erwin Lambeth Tomlinson Tuxedo Sofa
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Magnificent Erwin Lambe...
Category
1990s Modern Sofas
Materials
Cotton, Foam, Feathers
Erasmo leather sofa by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for B&B Italia, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Erasmo leather sofa by Tobia Scarpa for B&B Italia, 1960s
Erasmo sofa in a very rare buffalo leather version, produced in the 1960s.
Good condition, s...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
Denmark Three-seater sofa 3303 Airport by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 1993
Located in MIlano, IT
Denmark Three-seater sofa 3303 Airport by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 1993
Three-seater sofa mod. 3303 Airport with square seat and backrest, padded and covered in red fabric. Sq...
Category
1990s Danish Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
Jules Leleu, Sofa, Mahogany, Brass, Fabric, France, 1960s
By Jules Leleu
Located in High Point, NC
A mahogany, brass and bouclé fabric sofa or settee designed and produced by Jules Leleu, France, 1960s.
Literature: Sirex, The House of Leleu, 2008, p. 327.
seat height 15.5”.
Reu...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Brass
August Inc Modern Modular Sectional Sofa Straight & Wedge Pieces Style Chadwick
Located in Topeka, KS
A selection of handsome Laurel Series seating modular sofa sections by August Inc. both straight and wedge pieces. There is a total of 21 sections with 9 we...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Foam
5 piece Brown Carrera Modular Sofa by Lomazzi, De Pas + D'urbino for BBB Italia
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare five piece Carrera modular sofa designed by Jonathan De Pas, Donato D’Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi for BBB Italia in 1969. This stunning sofa has two curved corner sections and th...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Leather togo sofa by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset
Located in Athens, Attiki
Togo toffee leather 3-seater sofa by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset, 1973.
A Ligne Roset classic of all-foam cushion seating with no hard points. Michel Ducaroy’s Togo has been the u...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
DS-85 Sofa or Daybed by De Sede, Switzerland 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Amazing DS-85 sofa or daybed in white (cream) leather.
This DS 85 daybed was designed and manufactured in the 1970s by De Sede in Switzerland.
This extremely comfortable sofa or l...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Odin Sofa by Konstantin Grcic, ClassiCon
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The special geometry of the seat means that people are not sitting parallel to each other, but facing each other: an invitation to dialogue. Seen in this way, Odin is a modern interp...
Category
1990s German Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet
Donghia Attributed Italian Custom L-Shape Sectional Sofa
Located in New York, NY
Italian Modern Custom long L-shape 3-piece sectional sofa with low back, attributed to Donghia. Measures: 31" H x 132" W x 132" L, Seat 19" H.
Category
20th Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
De Sede DS-1025 Terrazza Sofa in Cognac Suede by Ubald Klug, 1970s
By Ubald Klug
Located in Chicago, IL
Ubald Klug presented his design for the “Terrazza” sofa to De Sede in 1972 based on inspiration he found in the terraced fields of the Alps and the organic formations of sand.
Pe...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Upholstery
Camaleonda Sofa by Mario Bellini Original for C & B Italia, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Camaleonda sofa by Mario Bellini for C&B Italia, circa 1970s.
This iconic sofa features four seat elements with four back-rests.
The Camaleonda became instantly famous when introduc...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Suede, Fabric
Harvey Probber Sofa
Located in San Francisco, CA
A three-seat sofa by Harvey Probber. Curved front. Loose cushions on the seat, back and sides. Sofa sits on 6 wooden feet.
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Wood
Alanda vintage sofa by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980s
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Alanda sofa by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia. A true design product, typical of the 1990s.
Made of Steel and upholstered in Grey color Alcantara, fully removable cover.
Armrests and head...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric
Gian Pietro Arosio, Three Aluminum & Velvet Armchairs Forming Sofa, Italy 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Gian Pietro Arosio for D.A.S, three armchairs forming sofa, circa 1970, covered in original velvet, patinated aluminum structure.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Aluminum
Modular Sofa by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia
Located in BREDA, NL
A sofa extravaganza in soft calf leather. Made by B&B Italia, designed by Antonio Citterio. The set named 'LUIS' contains 7 modular units that can be combined in several set-ups.
Th...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
2 Sesann sofas Gianfranco Frattini Cassina
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Gianfranco Frattini's set of two Sesann sofas is a sublime expression of contemporary design. Characterized by clean lines and elegant shapes, these sofas embody the essence of Itali...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet
Italian modern three-seat sofa in burgundy teddy fabric, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern three-seat sofa in burgundy teddy fabric, 1970s
Three-seat sofa in burgundy Teddy fabric. It features soft and curved lines, from the backrest, to the seat and armrest...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric
1958 Florence Knoll Parallel Bar Three Seat Sofa, Model 57 in Green Fabric
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an extremely early Florence Knoll ‘Parallel Bar’ Sofa, Model 57, designed by Florence Knoll in 1958. It is a rare example of Florence K...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
Renzo Zavanella Attribution, Large Sofa, Shearling, Wood, Italy, 1940s.
Located in High Point, NC
A large shearling and stained wood sofa attributed to Renzo Zavanella, Italy, 1940s.
Seat height 18”
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Sofas
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood
Modern sofas for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern sofas for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage sofas created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern sofas made in a specific country, there are Europe, Portugal, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sofas, popular names associated with this style include De Sede, Finn Juhl, Stephen Kenn, and Moooi. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for sofas differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $72 and tops out at $497,965 while the average work can sell for $9,554.
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