Fully Restored Red Bauhaus Sofa, High-Quality Leather, Tubular Chrome, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Fully restored red Bauhaus sofa with chrome tubular steel frame. Period: 1930-1939 Source: Czechia (Czechoslovakia) Material: high-quality leather, chrome-plated steel The ch...
Chrome
Original Bauhaus Stool, by Robert Sezák, Chromed Steel, Leather, Czech, 1940s
By Robert Slezák
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant stool in a pure Bauhaus style brilliantly embodies the revolutionary philosophy of the era, seamlessly combining strict purposefulness, minimalist decor, and maximum eve...
Chrome, Steel
Restored Bauhaus Armchair, by Vichr a Spol., Chrome, Leather, Germany, 1930s
By Vichr & Spol
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This Bauhaus armchair date back to the early 20th century and was made in Germany.
Steel, Chrome
Restored Bauhaus Sofa by Robert Slezak, High-Quality Leather, Chrome, 1930s
By Robert Slezák
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Fully Restored Bauhaus Sofa with Chrome Tubular Steel Frame by Robert Slezak.
Chrome
Restored Bauhaus Sofa, by Robert Slezak, Chrome, Steel, Leather, Czech, 1930s
By Robert Slezák
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bauhaus designers avoided the fussy and pretentious, looking for clean, modern lines.
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Restored Bauhaus Armchairs, Mücke-Melder, Leather, Chrome, Czech, 1930s
By Mücke & Melder
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bauhaus designers avoided the fussy and pretentious, looking for clean, modern lines.
Steel, Chrome
Restored Bauhaus Sofa, by Vichr a Spol., Chrome, Leather, Czech, 1930s
By Vichr & Spol
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bauhaus designers avoided the fussy and pretentious, looking for clean, modern lines.
Chrome, Steel
Bauhaus Gabo Adjustable Cantilever Leather Chair by FSM
By De Sede, Markus Hartmann
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Gabo chair by de Sede. Gabo is multi-faceted. Take the cantilever chair, sleek and stylish with its classic round-tube profile, or the elegant square-tube frame chair. Both combi...
Leather
Restored Bauhaus Stool, by Robert Slezák, Chromed Steel, Leather, Czech, 1930s
By Robert Slezák
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
The glossy chrome frame seamlessly transitions into a solid base, upon which a precisely shaped seat upholstered in high-quality leather in a warm cognac-orange tone is mounted.
Steel, Chrome
Restored Black Bauhaus Sofa, Robert Slezak, High-Quality Leather, Chrome, 1930s
By Robert Slezák
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored black Bauhaus sofa by Robert Slezak. Source: Czechia (Czechoslovakia) Period: 1930-1939 Number of Seats: 3 Material: Chrome-plated steel, high-quality leather Desig...
Chrome, Steel
Fully Restored Bauhaus Yellow Leather Tubular Chrome Sofa, Robert Slezák, 1930s
By Robert Slezák
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Bauhaus-style sofa with chrome tubular steel frame.
Chrome, Steel
Restored Bauhaus Sofa, by R. Slezák, Chrome, High-Quality Leather, Czech, 1930s
By Robert Slezák
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bauhaus designers avoided the fussy and pretentious, looking for clean, modern lines.
Chrome, Steel
Restored Bauhaus Sofa, by Robert Slezak, Chrome, Steel, Leather, Czech, 1930s
By Robert Slezák
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bauhaus designers avoided the fussy and pretentious, looking for clean, modern lines.
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Restored Bauhaus Stools, Chromed Steel, Italian Leather, Czech, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This pair of stools originating from the 1930s represents an exceptional and highly valued example of Czechoslovak design production carrying the characteristic and popular spirit of...
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Bauhaus Style Tubular Lounge Chairs in Cognac Leather, Jox Interni 1970s
By Jox Interni
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a pair of sleek Bauhaus Style Tubular Leather chairs manufactured by Jox Interni.
Steel
Restored Bauhaus Sofa, Chrome-Plated Steel, High Quality Leather, Czech, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bauhaus designers avoided the fussy and pretentious, looking for clean, modern lines.
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Restored Bauhaus Armchairs, by Mücke-Melder, Leather, Czech, 1930s
By Mücke & Melder
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
We present a pair of iconic Bauhaus armchairs from the early 20th century, crafted by the renowned Czechoslovak company Mücke Melder.
Steel, Chrome
Bauhaus Chrome Tubular Steel and Black Faux Leather Chairs, Italian Modernism
Located in Zagreb, HR
Italian modernist, Bauhaus design tubular chrome and black faux leather stackable dining or living room chairs.
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Restored Bauhaus Armchairs, by Mücke-Melder, Fn24, Leather, Czech, 1930s
By Mücke & Melder
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Catalog number: Fn.14 This designe pair of armchairs originating from the 1930s represents an exceptional and highly valued example of Czechoslovak design production by the famous m...
Chrome
Pair of Bauhaus Chrome-Plated Steel Stools, Brown Leather, Czech, 1930-1939
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bauhaus designers avoided the fussy and pretentious, looking for clean, modern lines.
Chrome, Steel
$1,290Sale Price|20% Off
1940s Rare Restored Bauhaus Chrome Plated Adjustable Armchair in White Leather
Located in Praha, CZ
- newly upholstered - Carefully refurbished - high of seat 49 cm
Chrome
Vintage Rare Bauhaus German Leather Armchair by Franco Albini for Tecta, 1950s
By Franco Albini
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
The frame is made of tubular chrome-plated steel but the seat and back are made of real leather with beautiful natural patina. The chair carry great influence from the Bauhaus School...
Chrome
Pair of Bauhaus Style Tubular Lounge Chairs in Cognac Leather, Jox Interni 1970s
By Jox Interni
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a pair of Bauhaus Style Tubular Leather chairs manufactured by Jox Interni.
Steel
Pair of Restored Bauhaus Armchairs, Leather, Nickel, Steel, Oak, Czech, 1920s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bauhaus designers avoided the fussy and pretentious, looking for clean, modern lines instead.
Steel, Nickel
Pair of Restored Bauhaus Armchairs, by Hynek Gottwald, Leather, Czech, 1930s
By Hynek Gottwald
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bauhaus designers avoided the fussy and pretentious, looking for clean, modern lines instead.
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Restored Bauhaus Armchairs, by Mücke-Melder, Fn24, Leather, Czech, 1930s
By Mücke & Melder
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Catalog model Fn24 This pair of armchairs represents the absolute pinnacle of interwar functionalism and avant-garde Bauhaus style from the 1930s. Both pieces were manufactured in C...
Chrome
Restored Bauhaus Stool, by R. Slezák, Leather, Chrome-Plated Steel, Czech, 1930s
By Robert Slezák
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Modernist Bauhaus - Art Deco chrome tabouret. Completely restored, new upholstery and leather.
Chrome, Steel
Bauhaus Design Chrome Tubular Steel and Brown Faux Leather Dining Chairs, 1980s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Italian modernist, Bauhaus design tubular chrome and brown faux leather stackable dining or living room chairs.
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Restored Bauhaus Fn21 Armchairs, by Mücke-Melder, Leather, Czech, 1930s
By Mücke & Melder
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bauhaus designers avoided the fussy and pretentious, looking for clean, modern lines.
Steel, Chrome
Mart Stam Bauhaus English Red Leather MG5 Dining Chair for Matteo Grassi, 1976
By Mart Stam, Matteo Grassi
Located in Vicenza, IT
About the Manufacturer: Matteo Grassi is renowned for its expertise in leather craftsmanship and innovative furniture design.
Steel
Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Black Leather and Chrome Model B3 Wassily Armchair, 1973
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Vicenza, IT
This Bauhaus style armchairs are part of the most important list from the 20th Century design furniture collection.
Chrome, Iron
Pair of Restored Bauhaus Fn21 Armchairs, by Mücke-Melder, Leather, Czech, 1930s
By Mücke & Melder
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bauhaus designers avoided the fussy and pretentious, looking for clean, modern lines.
Steel, Chrome
Fully Restored Bauhaus White Leather Tubular Chrome Sofa by Robert Slezák, 1930s
By Robert Slezák
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bauhaus style sofa with chrome tubular steel frame.
Chrome
Red High-Quality Leather Bauhaus Sofa by Thonet, Chrome, Fully Restored, 1930s
By Thonet
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Red high-quality leather Bauhaus sofa with chrome tubular steel frame.
Chrome
Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Bauhaus Coffee Leather Barcelona Daybed for Knoll
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Vicenza, IT
Barcelona daybed, designed by Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe in 1929 and manufactured by Knoll International. The Barcelona chair epitomizes functional minimalism, initially crafted in 19...
Chrome
Pair of Restored Bauhaus Fn21 Armchairs, by Mücke-Melder, Leather, Czech, 1930s
By Mücke & Melder
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bauhaus designers avoided the fussy and pretentious, looking for clean, modern lines.
Steel, Chrome
Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Bauhaus White Leather Barcelona Daybed for Knoll
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Vicenza, IT
Barcelona daybed, designed by Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe in 1929 and manufactured by Knoll International. Made of chromed steel and leather. Fully restored in Italy. The Barcelona cha...
Chrome
Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Bauhaus Brown Leather Barcelona Daybed for Knoll
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Vicenza, IT
Barcelona daybed, designed by Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe in 1929 and manufactured by Knoll International. Made of chromed steel and coffee brown leather. Fully restored in Italy. The ...
Chrome
Pair of Bauhaus Dining Chairs S34 by Mart Stam in white leather and steel
By Mart Stam
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a pair of Iconic Bauhaus dining chairs with armrests, model S34 designed by Mart Stam.
Steel
Bauhaus Design Chairs in Chrome Tubular Steel and Brown Faux Leather, 1980s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Italian modernist, Bauhaus design tubular chrome and brown faux leather stackable dining or living room chairs.
Steel, Chrome
Thonet Bauhaus Brno Style Chairs Chrome & Cognac Leather Cantilever Set of 12
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Lilly Reich, Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Phenomenal Bauhaus style Thonet chrome tube cantilever frame & cognac leather armchairs in the style of Brno chair by Mies van der Rohe, & Lilly Reich, set of 12.
Chrome
Bauhaus Design Chrome Tubular Steel and Brown Faux Leather Dining Chairs, 1980s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Italian modernist, Bauhaus design tubular chrome and brown faux leather stackable dining or living room chairs.
Steel, Chrome
Vegan Leather Bauhaus Swivel Chair with Foot Stool, Made in 1960s Czechia
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This item features classic Bauhaus design elements. Elements of this style are neutral colours, and occasional bright primary colours. Bauhaus designers avoided the fussy and pretent...
Steel, Chrome
Set of 10 Vintage De Sede RH-304 leather chairs by Robert Haussmann, Bauhaus
By De Sede, Robert Haussmann
Located in Berlin, DE
De Sede RH-304 leather chairs by Robert Haussmann, set of 10, very good condition Discover this exclusive set of 10 De Sede RH-304 chairs designed by the renowned designer Robert Ha...
Leather
$785 / item
Bauhaus chairs S34 by Mart Stam
By Mart Stam
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Bauhaus chairs S34 by Mart Stam in very nice original condition with signs of use.
Chrome
Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Black Leather Model B3 Wassily Armchair, 1973, Set of 3
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Vicenza, IT
This Bauhaus style armchairs are part of the most important list from the 20th Century design furniture collection.
Chrome, Iron
$6,323Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Germany Icon Bauhaus B35 Black Leather Chair by Marcel Breuer for Thonet
By Thonet, Marcel Breuer
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
It has natural patina on the leather, minor scrapes and scratches. The seat is 34 cm high.
Chrome
Set of 4 Bauhaus Dining Chairs S33 by Mart Stam in white leather and steel
By Thonet
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a set of 4 Iconic Bauhaus dining chairs, model S33 designed by Mart Stam.
Steel
Bauhaus Modernist Stool with Chrome Tubular Frame and Leather Seat, Germany
Located in Meulebeke, BE
This striking Bauhaus‑era stool, crafted in Germany circa 1920, embodies the movement’s revolutionary approach to form and function.
Chrome
Set of Four Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Style B5 B40 Chrome and Leather Chairs c 1970s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional set of four Bauhaus style dining chairs, designed by Marcel Breuer in 1926, these examples are circa 1970's, probably made by Tecta.
Chrome
1930s Bauhaus Tubular Steel Sofa with Chestnut Brown Leather
Located in Berlin, DE
Since then, the chestnut brown leather has developed the subtle signs of everyday use that give the piece an authentic and lived-in character.
Steel
Bauhaus MR 20 Black Leather Arm Chairs by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll, 1979
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Detroit, MI
This pair of vintage Bauhaus Mies van der Rohe MR 20 black leather cantilever arm chairs were made by Knoll in 1979.
Steel, Chrome
LINEA VEAM Lounge Chair BAUHAUS Italy
By Linea Veam
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Linea Veam Lounge Chair from the 80ties. Chromed tubular steel and black saddle leather. Heavy best steel quality. It´s a comefortable lounge Chair from Italian manfucturer Linea Vea...
Steel, Chrome
Bauhaus Tubular Chrome Armchairs by Mücke Melder, Restored Leather, 1930s
By Mücke & Melder, Marcel Breuer
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bauhaus designers avoided the fussy and pretentious, looking for clean, modern lines instead.
Chrome
Red Art Deco/Bauhaus Chair Made in 1940s Czechia, Restored Leather and Steel
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Red Art Deco chair made in Czechia in the 1940s and professionally restored by our team. Material: chrome plated steel and leather Source: Czechia Period: 1940-1949.
Steel, Chrome
MW02 in Bauhaus style with vegan leather seat in pearl, designed by MW DESIGNER
By Olivier Santini
Located in Beaumont-Louestault, FR
Elevating furniture design to an artistic level, the MW02 armchair enhances and transforms any space it occupies. Its tempered glass panels, extremely resistant, are meticulously sig...
Stainless Steel
1 of 8 Bauhaus Chrome Tubular Steel and Black Faux Leather Chairs, 1980s Italy
Located in Zagreb, HR
1 of 8 Italian modernist, Bauhaus design tubular chrome and black faux leather stackable dining or living room chairs.
Chrome
Bauhaus Black Leather and Chrome Cantilever Chair, Italy, 1960s
By Giandomenico Belotti
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant Bauhaus-style cantilever chair in chrome-plated metal and black leatherette. This stylish chair is attributed to Giandomenico Belotti and was produced in Italy during the 196...
Leather, Fabric, Wood
MW02 armchair in Bauhaus style with vegan leather seat in brown, by MW designer
By Olivier Santini
Located in Beaumont-Louestault, FR
Elevating furniture design to an artistic level, the MW02 armchair enhances and transforms any space it occupies. Its tempered glass panels, extremely resistant, are meticulously sig...
Stainless Steel
Classic Bauhaus Style Leather and Chrome Rocker, Arter Mies Van De Rohe, Italy
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Bauhaus style leather and chrome rocker, after Mies Van De Rohe, made in Italy, wonderful quality and construction, extremely comfortable, retains original MADE IN ITALY labe...
Chrome
The Bauhaus was a progressive German art and design school founded by the architect Walter Gropius that operated from 1919 to 1933. Authentic Bauhaus furniture — sofas, dining chairs, tables and more — and the school’s followers married industrial and natural materials in simple, geometric forms. The goal of the Bauhaus was to erase the distinction between art and craft while embracing the use of new technologies and materials.
ORIGINS OF BAUHAUS FURNITURE DESIGN
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The name Bauhaus is derived from the German verb bauen, “to build.” Under the school’s innovative curriculum, students were taught the fine arts, such as painting and sculpture, as well as practical skills like carpentry and metalworking.
The school moved from Weimar in 1925 to the city of Dessau, where it enjoyed its heyday under Gropius, then Hannes Meyer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The period from 1932 to 1933 when it operated in Berlin under Mies was its final chapter. Despite its brief existence, the Bauhaus has had an enduring impact on art and design in the United States and elsewhere, and is regarded by many as the 20th century’s chief crucible of modernism.
The faculty roster at the Bauhaus reads like a who’s who of modernist creative genius — it included such artists as Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and László Moholy-Nagy along with architects and designers like Mies and Marcel Breuer, who became known for his muscular brutalist-style concrete buildings in the postwar years. In 1925, while he was head of the Bauhaus carpentry workshop, Breuer gave form to his signature innovation: the use of lightweight tubular-steel frames for chairs, side tables and sofas — a technique soon adopted by Mies and others. Breuer’s Cesca chair was the first-ever tubular steel frame chair with a caned seat to be mass produced, while the inspiration for his legendary Wassily chair, a timeless design and part of the collection crafted to furnish the Dessau school, was the bike he rode around campus.
Bauhaus design style reflects the tenets by which these creators worked: simplicity, clarity and function. They disdained superfluous ornament in favor of precise construction. Seating pieces such as side chairs, armchairs or club chairs for example, were made with tubular metal or molded plywood frames, and upholstery was made from leather or cane. Above all, designs in the Bauhaus style offer aesthetic flexibility. They can be the elements of a wholly spare, minimalist space, the quiet foundation of an environment in which color and pattern come from one’s own collection of art and artifacts.
Today, from textiles to typefaces, architecture, furniture and decorative objects for the home, Bauhaus creations continue to have an outsize influence on modern design.
Find a collection of authentic Bauhaus furniture on 1stDibs.
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.
