Kazuhide Takahama was a Japanese designer born in Miyazaki, Japan. After graduating from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1953, Takahama designed the Japanese Pavilion for the Milan Triennale. There he met Dino Gavina, and over the next decade, Takahama designed several pieces for Gavina.
Later, Takahama also collaborated with B&B Italia, Simon and Knoll, just to name a few. His designs are clear in line and shape and have a high-quality design. With the functionalist approach to modernism, he designed with a Japanese sense of material and aesthetics conveniently combined with Western elements.
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Kazuhide Takahama for Gavina Black Lacquered Wood Leather Two-Seater Sofa 1977
By Simon Gavina Editions, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in bari, IT
Disegnato da Kazuhide Takahama per la divisione Studio Simon di Gavina negli anni '70, questo divano biposto appartiene al corpus di mobili laccati nato dalla collaborazione di Takah...
Wood, Animal Skin
Kazuhide Takahama Sofa for Simon Gavina, Italy, 1975
By Kazuhide Takahama, Simon Gavina Editions
Located in bari, IT
This sofa by Kazuhide Takahama is the perfect fusion of typical Japanese minimalism and Italian luxury of that period. Takahama’s design philosophy saw furniture as a sculptural ‘box...
Fabric, Wood
Poltrona Frau Sofa by Pierluigi Cerri, Leather & Metal, Vintage 1984
By Paltrona Frau, Pierluigi Cerri
Located in bari, IT
Two-seater sofa lacquered metal frame leather seats designer Pierluigi Cerri for Poltrona Frau early 1980s. The sofa includes lacquered metal coffee table with top in marble measure...
Marble, Metal
Otto Zapf Follow Me Sofa, Beech Frame, Mid-Century Modern, 1976
By Knoll, Otto Zapf
Located in bari, IT
Original comfortable Follow Me two-seater sofa maple wood frame and original fabric seats in good condition, designer Otto Zapf for Koll International 1970s production. The seat is slightly reclining Industrial designer Otto Zapf was born into a family of cabinetmakers in 1931 in Rossbach, former Czechoslovakia. In 1945 his family moved to Germany, to Eschborn near Frankfurt, where, discouraged by the dustiness of his father’s carpenter’s studio...
Fabric, Beech
Italian Mid-Century Modern Two-Seater Sofa, Cognac Leather, 1978
Located in bari, IT
Two-seater sofa with red lacquered tubular frame seats and leather in an elegant cognac colour, late 1970s Italian production.
Metal
Vittorio Introini Calypso C35 Armchair Black Leather Italian Design
By Saporiti, Vittorio Introini
Located in bari, IT
The Calypso armchair (often identified as C35), designed by Vittorio Introini for Saporiti Italia in 1979, is a masterful piece that marks the transition between the rigor of the 197...
Animal Skin
Gianfranco Frattini “Sesann” Sofa for Cassina, Black Leather, 1969
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gianfranco Frattini “Sesann” Sofa for Cassina, black leather and stainless steel, Italy, 1969 Designed in 1969 by Gianfranco Frattini, the Sesann collection marked a turning point i...
Stainless Steel
Vintage Mid-Century Danish Modern Two-Seater Black Leather Sofa, 1970s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This elegant two-seater sofa was manufactured in Denmark during the 1970s, perfectly combines minimalist form with exceptional comfort. Its geometric, cubist lines are inspired by cl...
Metal
Modern Marinelli Two-Seat Black Leather Sofa, Italy
By Marinelli Home 1
Located in Voorburg, NL
Amazing black leather two seat sofa manufactured by Marinelli of Italy. This sofa is very solid and extremely comfortable to sit in. The so...
Leather
Italian mid-century modern black faux leather sofa Bastiano Scarpa Gavina 1960s
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Gavina
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern black faux leather sofa Bastiano Scarpa Gavina 1960s Two-seater sofa mod. Bastiano in wood and black faux leather. The seat, backrest and armrests are made...
Faux Leather, Wood
Studio Simon Minimalist Black Leather Three-Seater “Simone” Sofa, Italy, 1975
By Studio Simon
Located in Vicenza, IT
Three-seater “Simone” sofa, designed and manufactured by Studio Simon in 1975. The structure is made of black lacquered wood. A black leather big seat completes the sofa. The minim...
Leather, Foam, Beech
De Sede 2-Seat Sofa Black Leather Sofa, 1970
By De Sede
Located in Munich, Bavaria
De Sede black leather 2-seat sofa from 1970. Both seats are extendable for much more lounge seat comfort. This sofa model is well known from German Artist Joseph Beuys. Beuys got a 4-seat leather sofa from this De Sede Model in his atelier. The Photographer Robert Lebeck...
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
