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!

  • FuglyDuckEnglish
    30•5 months ago

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

    • @litchraleeOPEnglish
      28•5 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]
        13•5 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.

    • @litchraleeOPEnglish
      11•5 months ago

      Funnily enough, the reason I thought to look for this double-sided sofa is because a friend joked about a two-person toilet. This isn’t what I had in mind, but it’s amazing nevertheless.

      Thank you for improving my happiness today!

  • @[email protected]English
    9•5 months ago

    Bit of a side question:

    Other than something like a public waiting room; when/where would you want seating like this?

    • @[email protected]
      5•5 months ago

      I feel like this is the type of item meant specifically for rich people to waste their money on. You’ll never actually use it, but it does look expensive when your house guests walk past it.

    • @litchraleeOPEnglish
      0•5 months ago

      I could see this used like a therapist chair, where two people will be conversing at length and would like to both be comfortable, to face each other, and don’t necessarily need a table between them. It certainly would be interesting to arrange this in a space, but the closeness does evoke a sense of privacy and coziness.

      The fanciness could make it workable in a space-constrained high-rise office, say Chicago or SF.

      • @[email protected]English
        3•5 months ago

        Idk.

        Particularly with the rounded corners; it seems to divide/push you away from each other more than invite a conversation.

        Some of the other chair examples in the comments are a bit more close and personal.

        I just can’t really picture any of them in a home. Maybe waiting room/lobby office furniture… 🤷

  • @[email protected]
    5•5 months ago

    Double jumper sofa from coolsofa.com Or

    Corvi one square arm chaise lounge from Wayfair.com (may be called a tete a tete chaise)

    You might try searching for office furniture as that’s what it sounds like you’re describing. Or look into something modular like a doctor’s or dentists office would use, that way you can mix and match to create the look you’re going for