Blue Artifort F588 chair, by Geoffrey D. Harcourt, 1960s
By Artifort, Geoffrey D. Harcourt
Located in Delft, NL
Blue Artifort F588 chair, by Geoffrey D. Harcourt, 1960s The chair, designed by Geoffrey D
Metal
Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort F588 Swivel Lounge Chairs
By Geoffrey Harcourt, Artifort
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Geoffrey Harcourt F588 Swivel Lounge Chairs for Artifort, 1967 Designed in 1967 by
Metal
F588 Swivel chair by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort
By Artifort, Geoffrey Harcourt
Located in Ranst, VAN
A ‘F588’ swivel lounge chair, designed by Geoffrey Harcourt and made by Artifort in the Netherlands
Leather
F588 Lounge Chair by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort, 1960s
By Geoffrey D. Harcourt, Artifort
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very cosy and comfortable Artifort model F588 lounge chair. Designed by the famous English
Fabric
$4,589
H 38.98 in W 37.01 in D 36.23 in
Mid Century F588 Lounge Chair by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort, 1960s
By Artifort, Geoffrey Harcourt
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very comfortable midcentury Artifort lounge chair, model F588 Designed by the famous English
Metal
$5,402
H 37.01 in W 37.01 in D 36.23 in
Mid Century F588 Lounge Chair by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort, 1960s
By Geoffrey Harcourt, Artifort
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very comfortable midcentury Artifort lounge chair, model F588. This chair is designed by the
Leather
$4,695 / set
H 37.01 in W 37.01 in D 36.23 in
Mid Century F588 Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort, 60s
By Artifort, Geoffrey Harcourt
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very comfortable midcentury Artifort lounge chair, model F588, with Ottoman. This set is
Leather
$2,800
H 30.25 in W 31 in D 30 in
One Mid Century F588 Lounge Chair by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort, 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
One Mid Century F588 Lounge Chair by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort, 1970s. Original flower fabric
Metal
$3,800
H 30.25 in W 31 in D 30 in
Mid Century F588 Lounge Chair with Ottoman by Geoffrey Harcourt Artifort, 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
One Mid Century F588 Lounge Chair with Ottoman by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort, 1970s. Original
Metal
Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort F588 Swivel Lounge Chair
By Geoffrey Harcourt
Located in Dallas, TX
In 1962 British designer Geoffrey Harcourt (1935) joined the Artifort team, and developed the
Leather
Sold
H 37.41 in W 36.23 in D 37.01 in
Iconic Artifort F588 Swivel Chair in Cognac Leather by Geoffrey Harcourt, 1960s
By Artifort, Geoffrey D. Harcourt
Located in Voorburg, NL
Iconic Artifort F588 swivel chair designed by Geoffrey Harcourt. This Classic chair comes in
Steel
1970's F588 Artifort Lounge Chair by Geoffrey Harcourt
By Artifort, Geoffrey Harcourt
Located in BE
F588 lounge chair Artifort Well-known lounge chair by the famous company Artifort. This chair was
Fabric
F588 Chair and Ottoman, Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort 1960s
By Artifort, Geoffrey Harcourt
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful original mid century F588 lounge swivel chair with ottoman deisgned by Geoffrey Harcourt
Leather, Fiberglass
Geoffrey D Harcourt F588 Lounge Chair Artifort, 1974
By Geoffrey D. Harcourt, Artifort
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice large lounge chair model F588 designed by Geoffrey D Harcourt, manufactured by Artifort
Leather, Plastic
Geoffrey Harcourt F588 Swivel Lounge Chair for Artifort
By Geoffrey D. Harcourt, Artifort
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harcourt began designing for Artifort in 1962. He studied at the Royal College of Art in London and won the
Acrylic, Upholstery
Sold
H 36.77 in W 36.23 in D 37.41 in
Geoffrey Harcourt F588 Lounge Chair Artifort The Netherlands 1967
By Geoffrey D. Harcourt, Artifort
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautiful iconic F588 swivel lounge chair designed by Geoffrey Harcourt and manufactured by
Fabric, Polystyrene
Sold
H 38.19 in W 36.23 in D 36.23 in
Geoffrey D. Harcourt "F588" Lounge Chair for Artifort, 1960 Netherlands
By Geoffrey D. Harcourt, Artifort
Located in The Hague, NL
This iconic mid-century lounge chair, model F588, was designed by renowned English designer
Metal
Sold
H 37 in W 36.25 in D 36.25 in
Geoffrey Harcourt F588 Swivel Lounge Chair and Ottoman for Artifort
By Geoffrey D. Harcourt, Artifort
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Geoffrey Harcourt began designing for Artifort in 1962. He studied at the Royal College of Art in
Acrylic, Upholstery
Sold
H 36.23 in W 55.12 in D 37.01 in
"F588" Cognac Leather Lounge Chair + Ottoman By Geoffrey Harcourt For Artifort
By Geoffrey D. Harcourt, Artifort
Located in Brussels, BE
"F588" Cognac Leather Lounge Chair + Ottoman By Geoffrey Harcourt For Artifort
Leather
Sold
H 36.23 in W 36.23 in D 37.01 in
Geoffrey D. Harcourt "F588" Blue Lounge Chair for Artifort, 1974 Netherlands
By Artifort, Geoffrey D. Harcourt
Located in The Hague, NL
In 1962 British designer Geoffrey Harcourt (1935) joined the Artifort team, and developed the
Metal
Sold
H 36.62 in W 36.62 in D 37.41 in
Pair of Geoffrey Harcourt F588 Artifort Swivel Chairs in Original Black Leather
By Artifort, Geoffrey D. Harcourt
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Geoffrey D. Harcourt F588 swivel lounge chairs in black leather designed in 1967. These chairs
Metal, Enamel
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H 38.59 in W 37.41 in D 37.41 in
Geoffrey Harcourt f588 lounge chair with ottoman in bouclé fabric by Artifort.
By Artifort, Geoffrey D. Harcourt
Located in The Hague, NL
his first series of small office armchairs for Artifort. With his input, Artifort will gain access to
Metal
Geoffrey Harcourt 'F588' Swivel Lounge Chair
By Artifort, Geoffrey Harcourt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful 1967 Geoffrey Harcourt 'F588' Swivel lounge chair for Artifort. In impressive overall
Metal
Mushroom / F588 , Pierre Paulin , Artifort , Pays Bas , Années 1960
By Pierre Paulin
Located in PARIS, FR
Fauteuil mushroom F 588 de pierre Paulin, pour artifort Tissu iceberg en laine et coton de chez
Fabric, Foam
Sold
H 38.98 in W 37.01 in D 36.23 in
Fauteuil F588, Geoffrey Harcourt , Artifort, Pays Bas, Années 1970
By Geoffrey Harcourt
Located in PARIS, FR
Fauteuil F 588;,dessiné par Geoffrey Harcourt, pour Artifort Les mousses et tissus ont été refaits
Metal
High Lounge Chair F588 by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort
By Geoffrey D. Harcourt
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This high lounge chair is designed by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort in 1974. The comfortable
Metal
Pair of F588 Easy Chairs by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort
By Geoffrey Harcourt
Located in London, England
Designed for Artifort, Netherlands. Extremely comfortable, swivel chairs with buttoned backs and
Leather
Sold
H 36.62 in W 36.62 in D 37.41 in
Geoffrey Harcourt F588 Artifort Swivel Lounge Chair in Tan Leather, 1967
By Geoffrey D. Harcourt
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Geoffrey D. Harcourt F588 swivel lounge chair in tan leather designed in 1967. It still remains
Metal
Sold
H 36.23 in W 36.23 in D 37.01 in
Dutch F588 Lounge Chair by Geoffrey D. Harcourt for Artifort, 1974
Located in The Hague, NL
In 1962 British designer Geoffrey Harcourt (1935) joined the Artifort team, and developed the
Metal
Luxury Artifort F588 by Geoffrey Harcourt
By Artifort, Geoffrey D. Harcourt
Located in Voorburg, NL
Excellent Artifort F588 swivel chair designed by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort Holland. Chair in
Steel
Geoffrey Harcourt F588 Swivel Lounge Chair for Artifort
By Geoffrey D. Harcourt, Artifort
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harcourt began designing for Artifort in 1962. He studied at the Royal College of Art in London, and won
Acrylic, Fabric
Geoffrey Harcourt F588 Swivel Lounge Chair for Artifort
By Geoffrey D. Harcourt, Artifort
Located in Los Angeles, CA
designing for Artifort in 1962. He studied at the Royal College of Art in London and won the title “Royal
Acrylic, Leather
Geoffrey Harcourt F588 Swivel Lounge Chair for Artifort
By Geoffrey D. Harcourt, Artifort
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mod chair with new sandy tweedish upholstery and original Saarinen Style white enameled acrylic base. Geoffrey Harcourt designed his famous swivel chair 500-series in 1967. Base in g...
Acrylic, Upholstery
Geoffrey Harcourt F588 Lounge Chair for Artifort with Ottoman
By Geoffrey D. Harcourt, Artifort
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful white on white Geoffrey Harcourt f588 swivel lounge chair for Artifort with matching
Metal
Lounge Chair F588 with Ottoman by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort
By Artifort, Geoffrey Harcourt
Located in Paris, FR
Lounge chair model F588 with ottoman P585 created by the English designer Geoffrey Harcourt in the
Wool, Plastic
F588 Lounge Chair by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort, 1960s
By Geoffrey D. Harcourt, Artifort
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very cosy and comfortable Artifort model F588 lounge chair. Designed by the famous English
Fabric
Geoffrey Harcourt F588 Lounge Chair for Artifort
By Geoffrey D. Harcourt, Artifort
Located in Providence, RI
F588 lounge chair in original leather, designed by English designer Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort
Leather
F588 Lounge Chair by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort
By Artifort, Geoffrey Harcourt
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
In 1962 British designer Geoffrey Harcourt ( 1935 ) joined the Artifort team, and developed the
Velvet, Plastic
F588 Lounge Chair Designed by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort
By Geoffrey D. Harcourt, Artifort
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
In 1962 British designer Geoffrey Harcourt (1935) joined the Artifort team, and developed the
Wool
F588 Lounge Chair Designed by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort
By Geoffrey D. Harcourt, Artifort
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
In 1962 British designer Geoffrey Harcourt ( 1935 ) joined the Artifort team, and developed the
Velvet
F588 Lounge Chair Designed by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort
By Geoffrey D. Harcourt, Artifort
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
In 1962 British designer Geoffrey Harcourt (1935) joined the Artifort team, and developed the
Mohair
Swivel Lounge Chair by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort
By Geoffrey D. Harcourt, Artifort
Located in Staphorst, NL
Typical seventies lounge chair Designer: Geoffrey Harcourt Manufacturer: Artifort Holland Model
Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finished in Batavia Black with a Sandbar finish interior, this bookcase showcases rhythmic, crescent-shaped oval cut-outs that form an architectural silhouette—an homage to the sculp...
Wood
$5,166
H 74.81 in W 72.45 in D 11.82 in
Libreria Modulare in Legno Laccato - Carlo De Carli per Fiarm - Italia - Anni 70
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Milano, IT
La libreria in foto, attribuita a Carlo De Carli, prodotta da Fiarm negli anni '70 del XX secolo, è composta da due corpi distinti ma offre la possibilità di unirli in un unico eleme...
Bentwood
LU Swing Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful brass LU swing sconce made by Lumfardo Luminaires in patinated brass. Wired with an E26 medium based socket. Light bulb provided as well as all mounting hardware. Priced in...
Brass
$1,800 / item
H 26 in W 18 in D 18 in
Bertu Counter Stool, Cicely Modern Sheepskin Counter Stool, White Oak
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stool, Cicely Modern Sheepskin Counter Stool, White Oak This Modern Cicely Counter Stool with Sheepskin Seat is beautifully constructed from solid white oak in Ohio, ...
Sheepskin, Wood, Oak
$4,626
H 17.52 in W 34.06 in D 3.94 in
Bertil Vallien Fireplace Screen Fireguard Wrought Iron Forged Mid Century 1960s
By Bertil Vallien, Boda Smide AB
Located in Basel, BS
Rare fireplace screen designed by Bertil Vallien in the mid 1960s and produced by Boda Smide. Hand forged iron with well crafted and perfectly proportioned details. Whole length: 8...
Wrought Iron
$10,660 / item
H 33.47 in W 32.29 in D 32.29 in
Brutalist Black Leather & Cast Solid Brass Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
Egg Designs’ Primal lounge chair (2024) is a bold, Brutalist-inspired statement piece, crafted with sculptural presence and rich material contrast. Upholstered in black leather, the ...
Brass
Vico Magistretti Silver Maralunga Two - Seater Sofa For Cassina
By Cassina
Located in Astoria, NY
Cassina “Maralunga” 2-Seater Sofa by Vico Magistretti — Fully Restored with Silver Technical Fabric, Italy, circa 1975s. Offered here is an iconic 2-seater “Maralunga” sofa, design...
Acrylic
$1,999Sale Price / set|60% Off
H 30.5 in W 25.5 in D 23 in
Rare Pair of Mid-Century Modern Fiberglass and Brown Leather Shell Lounge Chairs
By Krueger International
Located in Lafayette, IN
Wonderful pair of rare 1960s AFKA guest/side chairs by Krueger metal products. These chairs feature a white fiberglass shell, chrome steel frame and solid walnut armrests. Chairs hav...
Chrome
Bertu Coffee Tables, Mondo Walnut Coffee Table, Large
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Coffee Tables, Mondo Walnut Coffee Table, Large This Large Modern Coffee Table - The Mondo is made in the heart of Ohio with locally sourced wood. Each table is hand-made wit...
Wood, Walnut
$960 / item
H 4.73 in W 11.82 in D 15.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Opaline Glass Wall or Ceiling Lights, Italy, 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Modern Opaline Glass Wall or Ceiling Lights, Italy, 1970s (14 Available, Priced per Fixture) Description: Offered here is a set of Mid-Century Modern lights made in Ita...
Metal
Adriano Piazzesi Space Age Lounge Chair, Blue Velvet, Italy 1970s
By Adriano Piazzesi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Space Age lounge chair by Adriano Piazzesi, originating from Italy in the 1970s. This chair perfectly capture Piazzesi's distinctive vision of blending futuristic forms with ultimate...
Velvet
Mamun Bedside
Located in Singapore, SG
Mamun, which translates to trustworthy in Arabic, was designed by Studio Kallang in 2021 as a playful take on both midcentury and brutalist forms. Designer Faezah Shaharuddin intende...
Teak
$3,850Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 30.71 in W 39.38 in D 28.75 in
The Laziness Armchair in Brazilian Solid Wood and Leather with rocking footstool
By Amilcar Oliveira
Located in São Paulo, SP
Laziness is a laid-back and spacious rocking armchair, crafted for sitting/lying down and unwinding. The low seat height from the ground draws inspiration from Japanese rocking chair...
Alabaster
$2,824
H 27.96 in W 26.38 in D 32.29 in
Giancarlo Piretti “Alky” Chair in Pierre Frey Fluffy Fabric, Artifort, 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Artifort
Located in ŁÓDŹ, PL
A beautiful Giancarlo Piretti “Alky” chair, re-upholstered in high-quality Pierre Frey wool from Paris, France, offering excellent structural properties and a soft, luxurious feel fo...
Wool, Alpaca, Mohair
$6,160 / set
H 34.65 in W 28.75 in D 29.53 in
Set of Two Montreux Armchairs in Retro-Style In Custom High Performance Velvet
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This set of two Montreux armchairs brings retro-inspired elegance to life through soft sculptural lines and enveloping comfort. Upholstered in a sumptuous chocolate velvet, the chair...
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
$5,023 / item
H 38.59 in W 38.59 in D 38.59 in
Customizable Artifort F585 High Chair by Geoffrey D. Harcourt RDI
By Artifort, Geoffrey D. Harcourt
Located in New York, NY
In 1967, Harcourt designed a series of swivel armchairs with trumpet bases, based on a shellshaped template. The shell is large enough to curl up in and is the paragon of his philoso...
Textile
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.
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.