These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things: A 1970s Tappo Sofa

These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things: A 1970s Tappo Sofa

There is a lot to look at in Teatown Vintage’s space at Newburgh Vintage Emporium, but it’s pretty hard for anything to compete with this sofa.

Designed by John Mascheroni for Vecta in the 1970s, the Tappo is a four-piece modular sofa with a matching coffee table. The individual sections can be moved around and configured in different ways, which was part of the appeal of modular furniture in the ’70s — and probably explains why pieces like this still work so well in homes today.

This particular set has also been fully restored and upholstered in HBF Textiles Italian red wool. It’s a great choice for it. The bright red really shows off the unusual shape of the sofa, especially those big curved arms, without making a very ’70s piece feel like a time capsule.

We see a lot of furniture come through the Emporiums, and that’s probably why pieces like this get our attention. It isn’t something you run across every day, and it certainly isn’t something you’re going to find new at a furniture store.

It also makes a pretty good argument for mixing vintage into a modern home. You don’t need a house full of 1970s furniture to make this work. Put it in a simple room, add a good lamp and a few things you actually love, and let the sofa do the rest.

The 1970s Tappo modular sofa and coffee table by John Mascheroni for Vecta is available from Teatown Vintage at Newburgh Vintage Emporium for $3,500.

Come see it at 5006 Route 9W in Newburgh — preferably before one of us figures out where we could put it.

These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things is an Emporium Edit series featuring pieces around the shops that caught our eye.