I’m trying to remind myself of a sort-of back-to-back chaise longue or sofa, probably from a scene on American TV or film – possibly of the mid-century or modern style – where I think two characters are having an informal business meeting. But the chaise longue itself is a single piece of furniture with two sides, such that each characters can stretch their legs while still being able to face each other for the meeting, with a short wall separating them.

That is to say, they are laying anti-parallel along the chaise longue, if that makes any sense. The picture here is the closest thing I could find on Google Images.

So my questions are: 1) what might this piece of furniture be called? A sofa, chaise longue, settee, something else? And 2) does anyone know of comparable pieces of furniture from TV or film? Additional photos might help me narrow my search, as I’m somewhat interested in trying to buy such a thing. Thanks!

EDIT 1: it looks like “tete a tete chair” is the best keyword so far for this piece of furniture

EDIT 2: the term “conversation chair” also yields a number of results, including a particular Second Empire style known as the “indiscreet”, having room for three people!

  • FuglyDuck
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    305 months ago

    historically, there’s the french Kissing Chairs, or “tete a tete”:

    • @litchraleeOP
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      285 months ago

      “tete a tete chair” turned up a lot of very relevant pictures on Google Images. I’m poised to think you’ve comprehensively answered the main question!

      I’ll have to do more digging to see if modern versions of these chairs exist and if any were featured on TV or film, but at least I know have a workable keyword. Thanks!

      • @[email protected]
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        135 months ago

        Damn that blue one is sick af. I would face one side to my window so my cat could look outside while I watch TV haha.