The name Edra is derived from the Greek word exedra, meaning a space for conversation and socialization. True to its name, the Italian furniture manufacturer creates beautiful seating like sofas and armchairs, as well as coffee tables and end tables to go with them. Its unique and heritage-quality modern pieces are sure to become the classics of tomorrow.
Edra was established in 1987 in Tuscany with the goal of combining traditional craftsmanship and technological innovation into a new style of collectible design. The company wanted to challenge established ideas about how living room furniture such as chairs, tables and cabinets are to look and function, deploying cutting-edge materials and working with unique shapes to produce exciting designs that disrupted the design world.
Part of Edra’s success has been due to its fruitful collaborations with acclaimed designers. The company has worked with Italian designer Francesco Binfare since 1992, producing the iconic Tangeri, Angels, Flap and Essential seating collections. Jacopo Foggini, known for his own innovative designs, is another frequent Edra collaborator. In 2022, Edra and Foggini released the sea-inspired A'mare collection of translucent blue outdoor furniture made from polycarbonate.
Edra has also represented Italy on several international sporting stages. The company was an official furniture supplier for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang and the 2022 Alpine Skiing World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Since its founding, the company's contemporary furniture has been added to museums around the world. Today, Edra's designs are held in the collections of New York City’s Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
In 2022, Edra also exhibited at the Salone Del Mobile, where the brand debuted a chic, pebble-inspired sofa — On the Rocks — that demonstrates the company's continued commitment to originality and ingenuity.
On 1stDibs, find Edra seating, tables and case pieces.
Vintage POSTMODERN Leather Club Chair by Paolo Piva
By Wittmann, Paolo Piva
Located in Oxnard, CA
Here is a fantastic postmodern 1980s leather chair by Paolo Piva for Wittman. This unique oversized chair features supple grey leather with ribbing details accented by spherical wood...
Leather
$4,145Sale Price|40% Off
H 29.53 in W 40.16 in D 35.44 in
Italian Leather Armchair by Claudio Salocchi, 1970s Modern Design
By Rossi di Albizzate, Claudio Salocchi
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This unique armchair with its 1970s design by Claudio Salocchi is characterized by the rotating headrest and adjustable supports. Very unusual is also the abstract leather embossing...
Leather
$12,703Sale Price|20% Off
H 37.41 in W 43.31 in D 68.9 in
Leather 'Joe' Chair Designed by De Pas, D'Urbino, Lomazzi for Poltronova, Italy
By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in London, GB
This super sized, super cool, leather 'Joe' chair has now become a design classic. Designed by Jonathan De Pas, Donato D'Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi in 1970, this contemporary re-editio...
Metal
$4,755 / item
H 26.78 in W 33.47 in D 33.47 in
Gufram Womb Sculptural Armchair by Luigi Bistagnino, 1972 Toffee Leather
By Gufram Furniture
Located in Varedo, MB
Designed by Luigi Bistagnino for Gufram, the Womb is a legendary sculptural armchair that embodies the brand's founding belief that true Radical Design must also deliver functionalit...
Leather
Leather Lounge Chair by Tongiana Stefano
By De Sede
Located in Turners Falls, MA
1970's Leather lounge chair designed by Tongiana Stefano chair. Original dark brown leather.
Leather
$3,693
H 26.78 in W 30.71 in D 32.68 in
Postmodern "Kola" Leather Club Chair by Manzoni & Tapinassi for Steiner Paris
Located in Beirut, LB
An exceptional piece of early 21st-century European seating, this authentic "Kola" lounge chair was designed by the acclaimed Italian duo Maurizio Manzoni and Roberto Tapinassi for t...
Leather
$4,850
H 36.62 in W 37.01 in D 35.44 in
Vintage Gerard van den Berg Leather Lounge Chair, The Netherlands, 1970s
By Gerard Van Den Berg
Located in Almelo, NL
Vintage Gerard van den Berg Leather Lounge Chair, The Netherlands, 1970s A striking example of 1970s Dutch design, this vintage lounge chair by renowned designer Gerard van den Berg...
Leather, Beech
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 33 in W 40 in D 34 in
Post modern twice Leather Lounge Chair by Pierluigi Cerri Poltrona Frau
By Poltrona Frau, Pierluigi Cerri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Post Modern Maroon “Twice” leather Lounge chair by Pierluigi Cerri for Poltrona Frau Italy, circa 1970. Low Modern designed lounge chair with 2 front caster and 2 rear legs - Very so...
Chrome
$2,282Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.99 in W 47.25 in D 36.23 in
Vintage Mid-century Modern Monza Leather Armchair from Niels Eilersen, 1970s
By Jens Juul Eilersen, Niels Eilersen
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This large Monza armchair was designed by Jens Juul Eilersen and manufactured during 1970s by Niels Eilersen, a very well regarded Danish furniture make...
Leather, Wood
$3,573
H 35.44 in W 39.38 in D 35.44 in
Italian Midcentury Leather Armchair in the style of Poltrona Frau, 1970s
By Poltrona Frau, Tito Agnoli
Located in Vicenza, IT
This armchair is a stunning replica of the famous "Poltrona Frau" design, reflecting the finest traditions of European furniture craftsmanship. It features its original brick leather...
Leather, Foam
Antonio Citterio, Armchair mod. Baisity for B&B Italia
By B&B Italia, Antonio Citterio
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
“Baisity” armchair by Antonio Citterio for B&B, with red fabric cushions. Metal frame upholstered in black leather.
Metal
Philippe Starck, armchair designed by J. Lang for Driade Aleph, 1987
By Driade, Philippe Starck
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
The armchair J. Lang, designed in 1987 by Philippe Starck for Driade Aleph, is a striking, sculptural piece of furniture with a strong iconic character. The generously dimensioned se...
Aluminum
Siegfried Pütz, armchair from the artist’s private collection, around 1940
By Siegfried Pütz
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
The armchair was created between 1930 and 1945, when artist and designer Siegfried Pütz was banned from working during the Nazi regime. In 2001, a year before her death, Rose-Maria Pütz gave the armchair, along with a table and the drawing Kosmischer Rhythmus (Cosmic Rhythm, 1958, black chalk), to the artist Margaretha Küwen. The handover took place in connection with the book Siegfried Pütz – Sein Schaffen (Siegfried Pütz – His Work), signed by Rose-Maria Pütz, which she presented to Margaretha Küwen with a personal dedication. Margaretha Küwen and her husband Michael Kohr were closely connected to the Pütz family through their work at the Freie Kunst-Studienstätte Ottersberg (Ottersberg Free Art Study Centre). Rose-Maria Pütz had already written the foreword to Küwen’s book Heilendes Malen (Healing Painting) in 1998. In January 2026, the armchair was acquired by Katharina Schütte, Margaretha Küwen’s daughter. The drawing Cosmic Rhythm remains in her possession. The armchair is made of ash wood, a material often used in the context of anthroposophical furniture...
Fabric, Ash
Adriano Piazzesi, recliner mod. Flexa for Arketipo, 1987
By Adriano Piazzesi
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
The reclining chair by Adriano Piazzesi can be easily moved backwards and the inclination adapts to the person lying on it. In the 1980s, Adriano Piazzesi, who in earlier years attr...
Metal
Antonio Citterio, pair of armchairs mod. Baisity for B&B Italia, 1980
By B&B Italia, Antonio Citterio
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
A pair of armchairs in black leather by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia, a classic post-modern design. A geometric interplay of tubes, a thick disk, the square and castors gives the...
Metal
Attributed to Bruno Paul, expressive armchair, 1925, Viennese Mesh
By Bruno Paul
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Expressive armchair, Germany 1925 in Makassar ebony. Sides and backrest with double Viennese Mesh. The base for the seat cushion in simple Viennese Mesh. An elegant, beautiful armch...
Fabric, Rattan, Ebony
