Vladimir Kagan is one of the 20th century's pre-eminent modern furniture designers. His designs from the forties, fifties, and sixties have become icons of mid-century Modern and have been a major influence on many of the designers who followed him.

His work is collected by connoisseurs and museums throughout the world and is in the permanent collections of the, The Cooper Hewitt Design Museum of the Smithsonian Institution the Metropolitan Museum and The Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York, The Victoria & Albert Museum - London, Vitra Design Museum and Die Neue Samlung in Germany, The Chicago Athenaeum, San Francisco's MOMA and in Geneva The Petit Palais. His works as been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art and the Fashion Institute of Technology. Private collectors of his work include Donna Karen, Tom Ford, Andy Warhol, Robert Mapplethorpe, Frank Sinatra, Isaac Stern and David Lynch.

The New York Times wrote "Vladimir Kagan is famous for his enormous kidney shaped couches and his wooden chairs and tables with boomerang curves. He puts a sensual touch on the cool modern style of the period. While collectors and museum curators have long appreciated the Kagan esthetic, a new generation of downtown hipsters, young people who have made it in entertainment, fashion, art and media, are feathering their nests with Mr. Kagan's James Bond-meets-the-Jetsons furniture."

Kevin Stayton, curator of design and decorative arts at the Brooklyn museum says, "The two things one wants from a designer are personal, artistic expression and a connection to his time. Kagan has both."

"Vladimir Kagan is in fact a living legend," says Richard Buckley in his article for House and Garden Magazine.

The first Kagans appeared in 1947, but his work will go well into the 21st Century, continuing to define the term modern.

For a complete Vladimir Kagan biography, click here.


The Vladimir Kagan Classic Collection is custom built to the exacting specifications and authentic details of Vladimir Kagan's designs. Only the original patterns drawings and molds in Mr. Kagan's archives are used.

Our upholsters take pride in producing the sofas with eight-way hand-tied springs, using horsehair stuffing to created the soft contoured lines and individually sculpt all the foam coverings for the smooth final finish of a Kagan masterpiece. When selecting leathers, we use the finest Top Grain Swedish aniline died hides. Our framemakers choose only Grade-A kiln-dried woods for the handmade frames, and our cabinetmakers find the finest hardwoods and veneers from around the world for our tables and cabinets. Kagan finishes are available in traditional hand rubbed linseed oil or the latest high-tech polyurethane and polyester finishes. Each piece of furniture from The Vladimir Kagan Classic Collection is custom made to the client's specifications.



The Kagan New York Collection consists of over 50 designs adapted from Vladimir Kagan's classic furniture. Unlike the Classic Collection, The New York Collection is not custom fabricated. The furniture is made in factories using the latest technologies in CAD and C&C manufacturing. Italian engineering is superb in developing slipcover upholstery, which allows for removal of the fabrics for cleaning and replacements.

Club House Italia, the manufacturer of Fendi Casa, manufactures The Kagan New York Collection in Italy. First introduced at the prestigious Cologne Mobel Messe and the Salone Del Mobile in Milan in 2000, the response has been spectacular; galleries world wide - Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Warsaw, London, Milan, Bologna, Zurich, San Paulo in Brazil carry these items. Currently available through all Vladimir Kagan Design showrooms in the United States. Hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles, world wide, have been written about the Vladimir Kagan mystique.



Both Kagan Classics and Kagan New York collections are available through all Kagan showrooms and dealers. Please go to the showroom page on our site for locations nearest you.



Kagan Vintage: As so many of our clients who have purchased Kagan furniture in the past, turn to us for advice on selling some of their collections, we have added A Kagan Vintage page on our site. Please check it often for new items being offered. If you own Kagan furniture that you might wish to sell on our web site, send us photographs (no e-mail attachments, please!) and contact us by phone at 212.289.0031 for more details. If you are interested in having your furniture authenticated by Vladimir Kagan, Mr. Kagan provides a Provenance Service for a fee per item. Bear in mind that an authenticated piece of Kagan furniture greatly enhances its value. (Unfortunately, there are no refunds for furniture that is not by Kagan.)



What's New gives you current news on our most recent activities, exhibits, awards, and personal appearances by Mr. Kagan. This page will be continuously updated.



Kagan Press features articles written about Mr. Kagan and our products.



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