Pair of Ettore Sottsass East Side Armchair for Knoll, circa 1980, Italy
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Girona, Spain
DESCRIPTION: Pair of Ettore Sottsass East Side Armchair for Knoll, circa 1980, Italy.
Metal
East Side Lounge Chair by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, Italy, 1980's
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Wonderful lounge chair with its original soft leather upholstery in great condition. This suburb lounge chair features gray lacquered steel feet with translucent plastic end pieces. ...
Metal
Unavailable
H 33.47 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
Pair of 1980s "East Side" Club Lounge Chair by Ettore Sottsass and Knoll
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Paris, France
This rare pair of tricolor "Eastside model" club armchairs was created by designer Ettore Sottsass for Knoll International. Its structure in gray steel tube and its soft leather cove...
Metal, Aluminum
Ettore Sottsass "East Side" Three-Seat Sofa for Knoll
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Kansas City, MO
Original Ettore Sottsass east side sofa in the original black leather and original fabric.
Steel
Ettore Sottsass East Side Sofa
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Dronten, NL
East side sofa designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll International in 1983.
Steel
Ettore Sottsass "East side" Lounge Chair
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in New York, NY
Ettore Sottsass for Knoll upholstered lounge chair with enameled tubular steel base. Marked logo on the underside of the cushion.
Literature: Il Design in Italia Dell'Arredam...
Wool
Ettore Sottsass East Side Lounge Chair
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Dronten, NL
Iconic East Side arm chair in Royal Blue fabric designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll International in 1983.
Steel
Ettore Sottsass "East Side" Sofa for Knoll
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A great 1980s Knoll three-seat sofa designed by the re-known Memphis Postmodern iconic designer Ettore Sottsass. The Leather is original as is the bottom and top duvet with the Knoll...
Leather, Fabric
Pair of Ettore Sottsass East Side Arm Chairs
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Dronten, NL
East side lounge chairs designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll International in 1983.
Steel
Blue Ettore Sottsass East Side Sofa and Two Lounge Chairs
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Dronten, NL
Spectacular East Side sofa and 2 lounge chairs designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll International in 1983.
Steel
Ettore Sottsass for Knoll Postmodern 'East Side' Armchairs
By Ettore Sottsass, Knoll
Located in Astoria, NY
Ettore Sottsass for Knoll International Postmodern 'East Side' pair of armchairs in upholstered leather on metal base with Lucite feet discs.
Metal
Ettore Sottsass for Knoll East Side Living Room Set
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Dronten, NL
Spectacular East Side 3-seat sofa, 2-seat sofa and lounge chair designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll International in 1983.
Steel
Sold
H 41 in W 52.5 in D 30.25 in
Postmodern Leather "East Side" Sofa Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Memphis-Style/Postmodern two-seat sofa designed in 1983 by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll for the "East Side" collection.
Aluminum, Steel
Sold
H 31.11 in W 33.86 in D 31.5 in
Post Modern Design by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll Set East Side Lounge Club Chairs
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Antwerp, BE
These East side chairs designed two years after the founding of Memphis, Sottsass splintered off from his collective to partner with Knoll Studio, creating the Eastside and Westside ...
Chrome
Ettore Sottsass East Side Lounge Chair
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Weesp, NL
East side lounge chair by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll 1983.
Upholstery
Ettore Sottsass Knoll East Side Chairs 1980s Leather
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in New York, NY
A rare pair of 1980s bold architectural Postmodern chairs designed by the famed Italian architect, Ettore Sottsass for Knoll. The comfortable cube chairs are in black leather with bl...
Steel
Sold
H 34.65 in W 32.29 in D 29.14 in
Pair of Knoll “East Side” Armchairs by Ettore Sottsass in Red and Black Wool
Located in Barrowford, GB
As you will no doubt be aware by your interest in this Ettore Sottsass-designed masterpiece, Knoll International pieces are the epitome of contemporary furniture design, are of peerl...
Wool
Sold
H 34.65 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Sublime Rare Knoll “East Side” Sofa by Ettore Sottsass in Blue and Grey Wool
By Knoll
Located in Barrowford, GB
This is quite a find and a genuine 1980’s icon, it being a rare, original “East Side” Sofa from the world renown furniture house of Knoll International, dressed in their sublime Wove...
Wool
Sold
H 33.47 in W 31.5 in D 28.75 in
Pair of “East Side” Chairs by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll International, USA, 1980
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Wilnis, UT
A wonderful pair of “Easy Side” chairs, designed by Ettore Sottsass and manufactured by Knoll International in the USA around 1980. Made of high quality black leather with red suè...
Leather, Fabric
$5,470 / set
H 26.38 in W 28.35 in D 29.53 in
Vittorio Introini. Pair of armchairs for Saporiti. 1970s
By Vittorio Introini, Saporiti
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Vittorio Introini for Saporiti Pair of armchairs in fabric with chrome metal frame Italian craftsmanship from the 1970s Dimensions: H 67 x W 72 x D 75 cm Reference: LS6689714
Chrome
$8,888 / set
H 27.56 in W 29.93 in D 26.38 in
Pair of LC2 Armchairs by Le Corbusier for Cassina, Italy 1970s
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of LC2 Armchairs, designed by Le Corbusier in 1928 and realized by Cassina in 1970s. Upholstered in cream silk. Cassina original label and serial numbers marked on steel. Ver...
Steel
$8,450 / set
H 33.5 in W 31.75 in D 21 in
Vintage Ettore Sottsass for Knoll Eastside Lounge Chairs - A Pair
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Embrace the iconic design of the late 20th century with this rare pair of vintage lounge chairs, designed by the legendary Ettore Sottsass for Knoll. These chairs embody a distinctiv...
Metal
Pair of Midcentury Lounge Chairs, Italy, 1970s
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Praha, CZ
- extremely rare type - very confortable - Space Age era.
Fabric, Faux Leather
Vintage Leathet Le Corbusier LC2 Longue Chair Italy 1980s
By Le Corbusier
Located in Čelinac, BA
Vintage Leather Le Corbusier LC2 Longue Chair Italaly 1980s
Chrome
$1,680Sale Price|40% Off
H 24 in W 45 in D 36 in
Cassina Sesann Lounge Chair by Gianfranco Frattini, Italy, 1970s
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sesann lounge chair designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, produced in Italy, 1970s. A signature postmodern silhouette with generous proportions, low profile, and sculptural ar...
Leather
$7,863Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 16.93 in W 33.08 in D 34.65 in
Cassina 'Viola d'amore' Armchairs by Piero Martini, Postmodern, Italian design
By Cassina, Piero De Martini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Cassina produced these post-modern luxury lounge chairs by Italian designer Piero de Martini. Remarkably comfortable, magnificent camel leather seats in amazing vintage condition, as...
Leather, Wood, Down
$5,470 / set
H 26.38 in W 35.83 in D 31.11 in
Pair of Bastiano Armchairs by Tobia Scarpa for Knoll, Italy, 1962
By Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of Bastiano Armchairs by Tobia Scarpa for Knoll, Italy, 1962
Leather, Wood
$7,749Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 70 in W 100 in D 88 in
Pair of armchairs by Adriano Piazzesi, Italy 1970s
By Adriano Piazzesi
Located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District
This pair of armchairs by Adriano Piazzesi, crafted in 1970s Italy, embodies the designer’s mastery of form and function. Upholstered in their original brown velvet fabric, they offe...
Aluminum
$6,400 / set
H 27.56 in W 25.99 in D 24.81 in
Giancarlo Piretti "Alky" Lounge Chairs for Anonima Castelli, 1970, Set of 2
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Giancarlo Piretti "Alky" Lounge Chair for Anonima Castelli, Dark Brown Leather, Italy, 1972. Designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli in 1972, the "Alky" lounge chair is o...
Metal
$3,730
H 30.71 in W 40.95 in D 40.95 in
Straccio Easy Chair by De Pas, D’urbino, Lomazzi for Zanotta, Italy 1967
By Zanotta, Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Almelo, NL
Straccio Easy Chair by De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi for Zanotta, Italy, 1967. This stylish lounge chair, designed by Jonathan de Pas, Donato D’Urbino, and Paolo Lomazzi for Zanotta in ...
Fabric
1960s Pair of Italian Armchairs
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition - cleaning.
Fabric, Wood
Mario Bellini 415 Cab Lounge Chairs, a pair
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s, signed. There is considerable wear and patina but both chairs present well and are very comfortable. There is a notable flaw on one chair, an area where the seam has ripped...
Leather
$3,646 / set
H 32.68 in W 23.63 in D 26.78 in
Pair of Postmodern Leather Armchairs "Tentazione" by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Beograd, RS
Pair of postmodern leather club chairs "Tentazione" designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina. The club chairs feature spectacular, somewhat organic and curvy design. The chairs are very...
Steel
$7,692 / set
H 29.53 in W 26.38 in D 23.63 in
Set of Two ‘Planula’ Swivel Armchairs by Ettore Sottsass, Italy 1970's
Located in Hellouw, NL
This set of two Planula armchairs was designed during the 1970s by Ettore Sottsass in collaboration with Perry King and produced by Planula di Agliana in Italy. Design Each chair co...
Aluminum
Orsay Lounge Chair by Gae Aulenti for Knoll
By Gae Aulenti, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s. USA. Original gunmetal frame with reupholstered cushions
Metal
$2,200 / set
H 6.3 in Dm 3.94 in
Pair of 1950s Italian Brass Table Lamps with Spherical Opaline Glass Shades
Located in Rome, IT
This pair of Italian table lamps from the 1950s features a clean, modern design built around a compact, geometric composition. Each lamp is structured as a solid brass cylinder risin...
Brass
Green Mercury Glass Pendant, Made in Italy
Located in Culver City, CA
Green Mercury Glass Pendant Made in Italy With unique brass fitter and elegant ribbed shade. 19.5" dia x 12" h ( overall h adjustable ) Ref. L1581 *4-6 Week Lead Time* *EU Wiring / ...
Brass
Handblown Murano Glass Candelabra Multicolored, circa 1940
By Murano 5
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Handblown Murano glass candelabra, multicolored, circa 1940, Baroque style, five-arm candelabra with multicolored applied decoration, materials: glass and wood, wired for electricity...
Blown Glass
$4,500
H 20.08 in W 20.08 in D 20.08 in
Jindřich Halabala Art Deco Stool in Walnut Burl and Cowhide, 1930s
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Prague, New Town
Art Deco stool, designed by Jindřich Halabala. Produced by Spojené UP závody Brno, Czechoslovakia, 1930s. Frame in solid beech with walnut burl veneer. Recently restored and reuphols...
Cowhide, Walnut, Burl
$2,735
H 10.75 in W 5.25 in D 4.4 in
Striking Art Nouveau Ceramic and Bronze-Mounted Vase in Victor Horta Style
By Victor Horta
Located in Lisse, NL
Top condition and pure elegance Art Nouveau vase. For the collectors of museum quality and condition Art Nouveau ceramics. This stunning Art Nouveau vase is decorated with the mos...
Bronze
Swedish Grace Dining Chairs in Birch & Velvet 1920s
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Odense, DK
Wonderful set of 4 dining chairs from the 1920s in the style of Axel Einar Hjort.
Velvet, Birch
"Perf" Sideboard in Varnished Steel by Moroso for Diesel
By Diesel Creative Team 1, Moroso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Perf" is a credenza, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, in varnished steel black mat, with doors in varnished steel available in these colors: copper, blac...
Steel
Paolo Buffa, Walnut Mid-Century Daybed, Italy 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Argelato, BO
Paolo Buffa (1903-1970) Rare and very elegant wooden daybed Varnished walnut and fabric Model created circa 1940 H 58 × L 205 × W 95 cm Paolo Buffa was an Italian furniture des...
Velvet, Walnut
$3,090 / set
H 25.2 in W 7.29 in D 3.94 in
Pair of Fontana Arte Style Mid-century Modern Aqua Green Murano Glass Sconces
By Fontana Arte
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This wall light is composed of three organic elements in curved satin-finish Murano glass, shaped like an aquamarine leaf, in the style of Fontana Arte. The elongated parts are conca...
Metal, Brass
Rare ‘2045’ ceiling light by Studio B.B.P.R. for Arteluce, 1962
By Studio BBPR, Arteluce
Located in Sittard, LI
Rare '2045' ceiling light, designed by Studio B.B.P.R. for Arteluce, Italy, 1962. This highly collectible piece remains in its original condition, beautifully preserved, with wear an...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
XC-TurnTable Stainless Steel Coffee Table with Integrated Turntable
By Slash Objects
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The XC-TurnTable by Arielle Assouline-Lichten for Slash Objects reimagines the coffee table as a functional listening station. Crafted from a monolithic block of mirror-polished stai...
Stainless Steel
$4,160Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 22 in W 11.5 in D 14.5 in
Pair of Large Italian Sconces by Arredoluce
By Arredoluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of large nickel-plated brass sconces with frosted glass. Made in Italy, circa 1960. Rewired for US Junction boxes. Each sconces takes one E27 60w maximum bulb.
Nickel, Brass
Pair of 'Catilina' Wall Lights by Sergio Mazza for Artemide
By Artemide, Sergio Mazza
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two "Catilina" wall lights by Sergio Mazza. Designed in Italy, circa 1960s. Wired for US junction boxes. Takes one E27 base 20-40w maximum bulb or LED equivalent. Sold as a pair only...
Steel, Wrought Iron
19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed
Located in Marbella, ES
This is a wonderful example of a canopy bed from Shanghai Province, China. Made of Chinese Northern Elm, this bed features hoofed feet and multiple floral carvings. The exterior ...
Gold Leaf
$6,349 / item
H 40.56 in W 28.75 in D 37.8 in
Franco Albini 'Fiorenza' Lounge Chair with Ottoman for Arflex 1952
By Franco Albini
Located in Tilburg, NL
Franco Albini 'Fiorenza' Lounge Chair with Ottoman for Arflex, designed in 1952. Italy. New, current production. Symbol of comfort, Fiorenza armchair appears in Pirelli's 1950s adv...
Fabric, Wood
$3,465Sale Price|30% Off
H 27.5 in W 17.25 in D 17.25 in L 27.5 in
A Rare French Baroque Style Wrought-Iron Stained Glass Hall Lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th-20th century Baroque Revival style wrought iron and four-color vitreaux stained glass single-light hall lantern, the rounded four stained glass panels with red, green, ...
Wrought Iron
An architect, industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, Ettore Sottsass led a revolution in the aesthetics and technology of modern design in the late 20th century. He was a wild man of the Radical Design movement that swept Italy in the late 1960s and ’70s, rejecting rationalism and modernism in favor of ever-more outrageous imaginings in lighting and furniture such as mirrors, lamps, chairs and tables.
Sottsass was the oldest member of the Memphis Group — a design collective, formed in Milan in 1980, whose irreverent, spirited members included Alessandro Mendini, Michele de Lucchi, Michael Graves and Shiro Kuramata. All had grown disillusioned by the staid, black-and-brown “corporatized” modernism that had become endemic in the 1970s. Memphis (the name stemmed from the title of a Bob Dylan song) countered with bold, brash, colorful, yet quirkily minimal designs for furniture, glassware, ceramics and metalwork.
The Memphis Group mocked high-status by building furniture with inexpensive materials such as plastic laminates, decorated to resemble exotic finishes such as animal skins. Their work was both functional and — as intended — shocking.
Even as it preceded the Memphis Group's formal launch, Sottsass's iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell and radical pops of pink neon — embodies many of the collective's postmodern ideals.
Sottsass created innovative furnishings for the likes of Artemide, Knoll, Zanotta and Poltronova, where he reigned as artistic director for nearly two decades beginning in 1958. His most-recognized designs appeared in the first Memphis collection, issued in 1981 — notably the multihued, angular Carlton room divider and Casablanca bookcase. As pieces on 1stDibs demonstrate, however, Sottsass is at his most inspired and expressive in smaller, secondary furnishings such as lamps and chandeliers, and in table pieces and glassware that have playful and sculptural qualities.
Sottsass left the Memphis Group in 1985 in order to concentrate on the growth of Sottsass Associati, a design and architecture consultancy he cofounded in 1980.
It was as an artist that Sottsass was celebrated in his life, in exhibitions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in 2006, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art a year later. Even then Sottsass’s work prompted critical debate. And for a man whose greatest pleasure was in astonishing, delighting and ruffling feathers, perhaps there was no greater accolade. That the work remains so revolutionary and bold — that it breaks with convention so sharply it will never be considered mainstream — is a testament to his genius.
Find Ettore Sottsass lighting, decorative objects and furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.