Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chair, Adrian Pearsall Style, American, Chrome, 1950s
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chair, Adrian Pearsall Style, American, Chrome, 1950s In a word, Stunning.
Chrome
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Craft Associates Chrome Barrel Back Club Chairs
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Wilmington, DE
Designed by the Adrian Pearsall this pair captures the essence of the 1960's Modern era.
Steel
Unavailable
H 24 in W 41 in D 37 in
Pair of Oversized Adrian Pearsall Lounge Chairs by Craft Associates
Located in Amarillo, TX
Pair of oversized Adrian Pearsall lounge chairs by Craft Associates, with chrome Paul Evans Cityscape like frame, circa 1960s-70s.
Chrome
Adrian Pearsall Chrome Pod Chairs, 1960
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Chicago, IL
Adrian Pearsall Chrome Pod Chairs, 1960. Original Lenor Larsen style velvet with new foam.
Chrome
Adrian Pearsall Crafts Associates Chrome Lounge Chair
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Fulton, CA
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates lounge chair.
Steel, Chrome
Sold
H 26 in W 33 in D 33 in
Mid-Century Modern Outrageous Adrian Pearsall Walnut and Chrome Bolt Chair
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Simply outrageous Adrian Pearsall walnut and chrome bolt barrel back lounge chair.
Chrome
Four Adrian Pearsall Mid-Century Modern Chrome and Velvet Dining Chairs
By Adrian Pearsall, Comfort Designs, Inc.
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Handsome set of four dining chairs designed by Adrian Pearsall for Comfort Designs.
Chrome
Sold
H 29 in W 33.5 in D 36 in
Mid-Century Danish Modern Adrian Pearsall Chrome Craft Associates Lounge Chairs
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a rare pair of Mid-Century Modern adrian pearsall craft associates chrome lounge chairs.
Chrome
Pair of Chrome Lounge Chairs by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rare pair of Mid-Century Modern chrome armed lounge chairs by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates with orange vinyl upholstery and wood accents.
Chrome
Adrian Pearsall Midcentury Chrome Cube Low Lounge Chair Gold Faux Fur
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall, Milo Baughman
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Fabulous 1970s Adrian Pearsall by Craft Associates midcentury low lounge cube chair flat chrome and rosewood Original upholstery - Amazing gold fuzzy crushed faux fur with rosewood ...
Chrome
Sold
H 41 in W 35 in D 40.5 in
Pair of Adrian Pearsall Lounge Chairs / Ottomans, over Scale Dramatic Forms
By Comfort Designs, Inc., Adrian Pearsall
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pair of Adrian Pearsall lounge chairs / ottomans, over scale dramatic forms, Classic modernist design. Exaggerated forms, large wing backs, extremely comfortable. Retain original neu...
Chrome
Pair of Adrian Pearsall Chrome Strap Barrel chairs
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of Adrian Pearsall Chrome Strap Barrel chairs - Marked "Craft Lane Furniture
Vintage Mid-Century Modern His & Her Lounge/Pod Chairs, Pair
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Wilmington, DE
Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Modern his & her lounge/pod chairs Offered is a pair of Vintage Mid-Century Modern his & her lounge/pod chairs. Absolutely incredible lines on these ch...
Chrome
Milo Baughman Yellow Crushed Velvet Chrome Lounge Chairs, circa 1960s
By Milo Baughman, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wow. Pair of cool vintage 1960s yellow lounge chairs by Milo Baughman. Chrome runners with butcher block walnut sides. Original fabric is in almost usable condition but should be ...
Velvet
MCM Chrome Flat Bar Sofa & Lounge Chair w/ Newly Upholstered- 2 piece
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Chrome Flat Bar Sofa and Lounge Chair with Rosewood Bases for Craft Associates Newly Upholstered in High End Plush Italian "Midnight Black" Velvet ...
Chrome
Pair Swivel Lounge Chairs on Chrome Plinth Base, Adrian Pearsall 1970
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair Swivel Lounge Chairs on Chrome Plinth Base, Adrian Pearsall 1970.
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Style Lounge Chair
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This gorgeous vintage modern lounge chair features plush blood orange upholstery, heavy chrome sled legs, and wide comfortable seating. The stylish high back rest and added cushions ...
Chrome
Adrian Pearsall for Comfort Designs Chrome Lounge Chair, Pair
By Comfort Design Furniture, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall for comfort designs mid century chrome lounge chair - pair Each chair measures: 28.25 wide x 31.5 deep x 28.25 inches high, with a seat height of 17.5 and arm heig...
Chrome
Sold
H 27 in W 29 in D 35 in
Pair of Adrian Pearsall Cantilever Chrome Lounge Chairs for Comfort Designs
By Adrian Pearsall, Comfort Designs, Inc.
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of cantilever lounge chairs in chromed steel with original upholstery by Adrian Pearsall for Comfort designs, circa 1970s.
Steel
Pair Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Midcentury Cube Lounge Chairs
By Adrian Pearsall, Milo Baughman, Craft Associates, Harvey Probber
Located in Decatur, GA
Exquisite pair of Adrian Pearsall oversized Mid-Century Modern cube lounger chairs by Craft Associates, circa 1970.
Aluminum, Chrome
1970s, Chrome Caged Armchair by Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. - Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates chrome caged arm chair in dark brown upholstery circa 1970s
Chrome
Sold
H 32 in W 33.5 in D 36 in
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mohair, Wood and Chrome Lounge Chair, Pair
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates. Newly reupholstered in a lush and prismatic blue mohair, the wood platform base is in excellent cond...
Chrome
Vintage Curvy Adrian Persall Style Lounge Chair
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in San Francisco, CA
Super curvy vintage lounger, in the style of Adrian Persall designs. This one has been reupholstered in a Gray Wool and legs have been re-chromed. Very easy to take a nap in this on...
Chrome
Sold
H 25.6 in W 27.56 in D 21.26 in
Spectacular 1970s American Chrome Frame Chairs by Craft Associates
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Oberstown, Lusk, IE
The chairs have a craft associates paper label on the cushions so presumably they are designed by Adrian Pearsall.
Chrome
Chrome Faux Bamboo Newly Upholstered Tweed Club Chairs
By Adrian Pearsall, Milo Baughman
Located in Bridport, CT
Faux bamboo chrome double frame. Newly upholstered fabric in grey wool tweed. Two castors on the front and fixed legs on the back. Very comfortable, amazing fabric.
Chrome
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$78,400 / set
H 36.62 in W 40.95 in D 26.97 in
Pair of Brasiliana Armchairs by Jorge Zalszupin, 1965, Brazilian Midcentury
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
The iconic Brasiliana is a series composed of a sofa and armchair designed by Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020) in 1965 and produced by his company, L'atelier. These rare pieces have molde...
Rosewood, Fabric
$1,701 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 43.31 in
Contemporary Art Deco Mint green and Red powder coated Carousel 5 arms pendant
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
Carousel suspension lamp has a delicate balance of form and function that produces a quiet, modern light ambiance for all to savour, with its Contemporary Art Deco lines. The struct...
Metal
$16,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 22 in W 128 in D 36 in
Adrian Pearsall Cloud Sofa in Excellent Original Condition, ca. 1960’s
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional example of the work of Adrian Pearsall, this sofa is in excellent original condition showing only light cosmetic wear normal and consistent with age. Rarely seen Cloud so...
Upholstery, Walnut
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Flatbar Lounge Chairs, 1970
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Chicago, IL
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Flatbar Lounge Chairs, 1970’s. Original upholstery, shows some sun fading on back. There was a small tear on side of one arm that has been fixed.
Stainless Steel
$16,500 / item
H 53.15 in W 125.99 in D 59.06 in
Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape. The metal arms paint...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Bauhaus Modernist StyleTubular Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Great pair of Bauhaus tubular sling chairs in cowhide and matte steel. The arm covers are black leather that lace up underneath while the seat and back are lace-up cowhide. Similar ...
Steel
Italian Architectural Wall Unit in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wall unit or wardrobe, walnut, Italy, 1970s This striking wall unit from the 1970s reflects a bold modernist approach with an architectural appearance. Crafted from rich walnut, the...
Walnut
$9,237 / item
H 39.38 in W 122.05 in D 41.34 in
Vico Magistretti Maralunga 40 Maxi Sofa for Cassina, Italy - new
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Berlin, DE
The two-seater is available in 204cm or 214cm width. The three-seater is available in 300cm or 310cm width. The price of the sofa is dependent on the chosen fabric and size. The ic...
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Swivel Lounge Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modern swivel lounge chairs. Has a walnut round base and the original upholstery.
Upholstery, Walnut
$9,475 / item
H 31 in W 84 in D 40 in
Lawson-Fenning Mesa Sofa, Brown Mohair with Walnut Base, Modern Couch
By Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Mesa Sofa by Lawson-Fenning is a fully upholstered sofa that features a walnut or oak plinth base. Also available as an L Shaped Sectional or a Sectional with Chaise. The Lawson...
Upholstery, Walnut, Mohair
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Brutalist Sofa
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Brutalist Sofa This sofa measures: 126 wide x 34.5 deep x 25 inches high, with a seat height of 10.5 (to the frame) All pieces of f...
Upholstery, Wood
Adrian Pearsall Armless Sofa
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Napa, CA
This well taken care of armless sofa by American furniture designer, Adrian Pearsall will surely make your space that much more unique! This armless sofa was constructed by the Cra...
Fabric, Walnut
Petite Milo Baughman Chrome Cube Lounge Chair, Mid-Century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Petite Milo Baughman chrome cube lounge chair. We love the smaller scale of this chair measuring 25.5" T x 24" W x 25.5" D and the seat height is 16.5".
Chrome
$22,658
H 26.78 in W 82.68 in D 30.71 in
Imbuia Wood Sofa by Móveis Cimo, 1960s, Brazil, Dedar Milano Fabric
By Moveis Cimo
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Móveis Cimo / Sofa Imbuia Wood, Dedar Milano Fabric 1960s, Brazil Matching Pair of Lounge Chairs Available Founded in 1913 in Santa Catarina, Móveis Cimo grew from a small box fact...
Upholstery, Imbuia
$6,500 / set
H 25.5 in W 24 in D 25.5 in
Stunning Pair of Signed Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin Chrome Cube Chairs Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning pair of signed Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin chrome cube chairs. The original vinyl shows wear and re-upholstery is recommended. Thayer Coggin tags are still on the underside.
Chrome
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
While this specific seating is known to all for its comfort and familiar form, the history of how your favorite antique or vintage lounge chair came to be is slightly more ambiguous.
Although there are rare armchairs dating back as far as the 17th century, some believe that the origins of the first official “lounge chair” are tied to Hungarian modernist designer-architect Marcel Breuer. Sure, Breuer wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel when he introduced the Wassily lounge chair in 1925, but his seat was indeed revolutionary for its integration of bent tubular steel.
Officially, a lounge chair is simply defined as a “comfortable armchair,” which allows for the shape and material of the furnishings to be extremely diverse. Whether or not chaise longues make the cut for this category is a matter of frequent debate.
The Eames lounge chair, on the other hand, has come to define somewhat of a universal perception of what a lounge chair can be. Introduced in 1956, the Eames lounger (and its partner in cozy, the ottoman) quickly became staples in television shows, prestigious office buildings and sumptuous living rooms. Venerable American mid-century modern designers Charles and Ray Eames intended for it to be the peak of luxury, which they knew meant taking furniture to the next level of style and comfort. Their chair inspired many modern interpretations of the lounge — as well as numerous copies.
On 1stDibs, find a broad range of unique lounge chairs that includes everything from antique Victorian-era seating to vintage mid-century modern lounge chairs by craftspersons such as Hans Wegner to contemporary choices from today’s innovative designers.
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