Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates

4 Seater Mid Century Sofa

Mid Century Sofa Walnut Frame

Mid Century Walnut Lounge Chair

Adrian Pearsall Glass Coffee Table

Adrian Pearsall Sofa With End Tables

Adrian Pearsall Chair And Ottoman

Brutalist Couch

Adrian Pearsall High Back Lounge Chair

Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Lounge Chair

$2,950

Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Lounge Chair

By Adrian Pearsall

Located in Esperance, NY

For sale is this all original vintage Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Lounge Chair.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Lounge Chair by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates

By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This Adrian Pearsall lounge chair for Craft Associates is the kind of piece that instantly elevates a space.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Exceptional Adrian Pearsall Brutalist Cube or Side Table

Unavailable

H 16 in W 16 in D 16 in

Exceptional Adrian Pearsall Brutalist Cube or Side Table

By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall

Located in Mount Penn, PA

An exceptional Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Brutalist cube or side table, circa 1970.

Category

Late 20th Century American Brutalist Tables

Materials

Resin, Wood

Adrian Pearsall 2458-T Sculptural Walnut Dining Table

Unavailable

H 29 in Dm 42 in

Adrian Pearsall 2458-T Sculptural Walnut Dining Table

By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates

Located in Long Beach, CA

Beautiful sculptural walnut dining table designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates. This is the model 2458-T.

Category

Vintage 1960s Dining Room Tables

Adrian Pearsall Massive Brutalist Style Faux Fireplace

Unavailable

H 88 in W 30 in D 58 in

Adrian Pearsall Massive Brutalist Style Faux Fireplace

By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates

Located in Houston, TX

Need a massive faux fireplace for your Mid-Century home? This extremely rare two-piece fireplace is an unusual find.

Pair of Oversized Adrian Pearsall Lounge Chairs by Craft Associates

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.

Category

Vintage 1970s Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Tables

Unavailable

H 21 in W 20 in D 30 in

Mid-Century Tables

By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates

Located in Baltimore, MD

Pair of American Mid-Century walnut end tables with Kagan influenced legs. New glass. Pristine restored condition.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Walnut, Glass

Sold

H 19 in W 28 in D 20 in

Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates 'Stingray' Tables

By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates

Located in Middlesex, NJ

Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates 'Stingray' tables.

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Mid-Century Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Sofa

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H 27 in W 128 in D 52 in

Mid-Century Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Sofa

By Adrian Pearsall

Located in Esperance, NY

Mid-century Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates sofa.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Fabric

Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Lounge Chair Rocking Chaise Rocker

Sold

H 28 in W 60 in D 34 in

Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Lounge Chair Rocking Chaise Rocker

By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates

Located in Wayne, NJ

Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates lounge Chair Rocking Chaise Rocker.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Pair of Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates End Side Tables

Sold

H 20 in W 18 in D 18 in

Pair of Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates End Side Tables

Located in Wayne, NJ

Pair of Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates End Side Tables.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Side Tables

Materials

Walnut, Glass

Pair of Mid-century Chairs by Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates

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H 36 in W 29.5 in D 36 in

Pair of Mid-century Chairs by Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates

Located in Westport, CT

Pair of Mid-century Chairs by Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Wood, Walnut

Sold

H 29 in W 125 in D 30.5 in

Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Midcentury Mauve Curved Sofa, 1800s

By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall

Located in West Hartford, CT

Magnificent and coveted signed Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates sofa with walnut front trim extending all around except the back.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Materials

Blown Glass

H 34 in W 68 in D 30 in

Mid-Century Bovenkamp Style Sofa in Ruby Red Velvet with Organic Dark Wood Arms

By Bovenkamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Dutch Mid-Century, three-seater sofa with organic carved dark wood arm rests and legs in a characteristic of the post-war style esthetic, reminiscent of the output of Dutch furniture...

Category

Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Velvet, Wood

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Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of adrian pearsall craft associates for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct adrian pearsall craft associates — often made from wood, walnut and fabric — can elevate any home. Adrian pearsall craft associates have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Adrian pearsall craft associates made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates and Bassett Furniture each produced beautiful adrian pearsall craft associates that are worth considering.

How Much are Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,612, while they’re typically $5 on the low end and $42,500 highest priced.

Adrian Pearsall for sale on 1stDibs

Adrian Pearsall designed some of the most exuberant and expressive American chairs, sofas and other furniture of the 1950s and ’60s. For verve and vivacity of form, he surpasses even Vladimir Kagan — whose work is the emblem of swinging, sexy mid-20th century modernism. Pearsall gave his imagination free rein, and his flamboyant, eye-catching styles are icons of what has become known as “Atomic Age” design.

Pearsall studied architectural engineering at the University of Illinois before opening his Pennsylvania furniture company, Craft Associates, in 1952, and that training shows in many designs.

A Pearsall trademark, for example, is a lounge chair with an exceptionally tall, trapezoidal back, which give the pieces a skyscraper-like silhouette. Pearsall also had a talent for so-called Gondola sofas — long, low-slung pieces with upswept ends. Many of Pearsall’s sofas and chairs are supported not by legs, but on gently arced walnut skids.

Pearsall had a gift for tables, too, in particular glass-topped side tables and coffee tables with frames that have the look of an Alexander Calder stabile. As you will see from the offerings on 1stDibs, Pearsall had flair, and his work adds an attention-getting, sculptural exclamation point to any décor.

Find vintage Adrian Pearsall sofas, armchairs, coffee tables and other furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture

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

Emerged during the mid-20th century
Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
A heyday of innovation in postwar America
Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
Promotion of functionality

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

Charles and Ray Eames
Eero Saarinen
Milo Baughman
Florence Knoll
Harry Bertoia
Isamu Noguchi
George Nelson
Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa

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.