Nicos Zographos Chairs
Industrial designer Nicos Zographos is renowned as a mid-century modern master. His abstract structures and minimalist forms helped elevate 20th-century furniture design.
Born in Athens, Greece, in 1931, Zographos completed his graduate degree at the University of Iowa before joining the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in 1957.
He worked in SOM’s interior design department, where he enjoyed unlimited creative freedom, resulting in the design of two critically acclaimed pieces. The fluid Ribbon chair, which he created in 1959, is an interpretation of the Barcelona chair by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The Alpha bucket chair, featuring Zographos’s signature reverse curl, was designed in 1960. Also while at SOM, Zographos developed a suite of TA35 low tables, which have gentle curves and slim stainless steel legs.
Zographos spent five years at SOM before he formed his own company, Zographos Designs Limited, in 1964. The New York-based firm manufactured elegant, polished and streamlined pieces such as lounge chairs, office chairs, side tables, coffee tables and dining room tables. Several of his furnishings have been included in interiors by such revered architects as Gordon Bunshaft and I.M. Pei.
Among Zographos’s most iconic designs are the wood-carved Ireland chair, the wooden Saronis tables and his two tubular-steel cantilevered chairs: the solid CH17 chair and the CH66 chair, which he designed in 1966. It is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Zographos has retired to his native Greece, and Zographos Designs Limited recently closed after 56 years in business. His pieces continue to be highly sought by interior designers and avid vintage furniture collectors.
On 1stDibs, find a range of vintage Nicos Zographos seating and tables.
1970s American Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Chairs
Stainless Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Chairs
Bronze
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Chairs
Metal
1690s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Nicos Zographos Chairs
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Nicos Zographos Chairs
Cane, Teak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Chairs
Chrome, Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Nicos Zographos Chairs
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Chairs
Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Chairs
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Nicos Zographos Chairs
Teak
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Nicos Zographos Chairs
Fabric, Beech, Walnut
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Chairs
Leather, Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Chairs
Bronze
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Chairs
Upholstery, Masonite, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Nicos Zographos Chairs
Steel, Chrome
1970s American Vintage Nicos Zographos Chairs
Chrome
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Nicos Zographos Chairs
Steel, Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Chairs
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Chairs
Chrome
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Nicos Zographos Chairs
Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nicos Zographos Chairs
1970s American Bauhaus Vintage Nicos Zographos Chairs
Chrome, Steel
1970s American Vintage Nicos Zographos Chairs
Stainless Steel
20th Century American Modern Nicos Zographos Chairs
Stainless Steel